The actress and writer Anna Kanakis has died in Rome after a long illness. He was 61 years old. The tragic news was confirmed to news agencies by her husband, Marco Merati Foscarini.
Born in Messina to a Greek father and a Sicilian mother, her career began in 1977, when at just 15 years old she was elected Miss Italy (the youngest in the history of the competition).
Then her career in cinema, female protagonist of numerous comedies of the 1980s, in particular those directed by Castellano and Pipolo and Sergio Martino.
Not just entertainment, but also politics: Francesco Cossiga appointed her head of Culture and Entertainment of Udeur, the party he founded.
In 2010, she made her debut as a writer, with the novel “You're so mine when you sleep. The Last Scandalous Love of George Sand” (Marsilio), followed by “Goebbels' Lover” (Marsilio) and “Don't judge me” (Baldini&Castoldi), released in 2022.
(Unioneonline/lf)