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Elisa Kadigia Bove

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Elisa Kadigia Bove
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Occupationactress
Years active1960s–1980s
Spouse
(divorced)
Children2

Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1942) is an Italian actress of Italian-Somali descent.[1]

Early life and career

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Daughter of an Italian soldier and a Somali woman, Bove began her film career acting in commercials. She first gained renown during a television campaign for Atlantic, a popular 1970s TV-set brand. After attending the Piccolo Teatro directed by Giorgio Strehler, she began a long career as an actress and vocalist, between theater, film and television. She interpreted a number of compositions by the Italian avant-garde composer Luigi Nono, including A floresta é jovem e cheja de vida, Un volto del mare, Contrappunto dialettico alla mente, Y entonces comprendió. She debuted as an actress in the first feature film directed by Valentino Orsini. She later starred in some B-movies in the late 1960s and 1980s, while her last role was in a comedy directed by Cristina Comencini.

Bove later starred in a number of Italian feature films, particularly in the giallo horror genre. Of the latter, she appeared in the 1980 film Macabre by Lamberto Bava.[2]

Besides cinematic work, Bove is the president of the Associazione Donne Immigrate Africane (ADIA; Association of African Immigrant Women), a non-profit organization serving immigrant women in Italy.[3]

Personal life

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Bove was married to Italian politician Achille Occhetto, with whom she had two sons, Malcolm and Massimiliano (both born in Sicily).[4]

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Women in the Resistance in Italy and Algeria (in Italian)
  2. ^ "BAISER MACABRE" (PDF). Cine Horreur. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ Immigration. Denying the role of women in culture. Interview with Kadgiga Bove and Pauline Aweto. Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  4. ^ Biography|Achille Occhetto Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
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