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Nadia Cassini Dies: American-Born Star Of Sexy Italian Comedies Was 76


American actress Nadia Cassini, who found fame as a sex symbol in the Italian film comedy scene of the 1970s and '80s, died March 18 in Italy at 76.

American actress Nadia Cassini, who found fame as a sex symbol in the Italian genre scene of the 1970s and ’80s, has died in Italy at the age of 76. The actress and showgirl’s only daughter Kassandra Voyagis confirmed in a social media post her mother’s death after a long illness on March 18 in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria. After the genre started to die out, Cassini reinvented herself as a showgirl in 1980s variety shows of the then emerging channels of Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset TV network such as Drive In and Premiatissima.

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Nadia Cassini Dies: American-Born Italian Sexy Comedies Star Was 76