- She was one of the most popular actress of the 50s and the 60s.
She was acclaimed not only in Italy, but in France and Japan too.
From the second half of the 60's she has been working more for TV than the big screen. - Hosting the TV Show "Domenica In" (November 2002)
- She first came to prominence as a Miss Italy contestant in 1946; her failure to win caused a tabloid outcry.
- Gave up full-time acting to look after her elderly parents in the mid-1960's.
- Was nicknamed "Nini Pampan" in France.
- Eschewed repeated offers from Hollywood because of her poor command of English.
- In 1996, she released a memoir entitled "Scandalosamente perbene" (Shockingly Respectable).
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