Pina Bottin | |
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 Bottin in 1953 | |
| Born | Giuseppina Bottin 17 March 1933 |
| Died | 1 August 2024 (aged 91) Padua, Italy |
| Years active | 1953–1964 |
| Era | Classic Era |
| Notable work | Hannibal (1959), Empty Eyes (1953) |
Giuseppina "Pina" Bottin (17 March 1933 – 1 August 2024) was an Italian actress. She worked in various Italian films and television programs from 1953 to 1970.
After having been noticed in a beauty contest, in 1953 Bottin made her acting debut in Empty Eyes. Bottin often played the role of a ingénue (an endearingly innocent young woman), either from Rome as in A Hero of Our Times, or from Venice as in The Seducer. During her career, she alternated main roles in B-movies and supporting roles in major productions. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that she died at her home in the Sacra Famiglia neighborhood of Padua at the age of 91.
Bottin took part in a number of editions of Carosello: In 1957 with Nino Besozzi, Fanny Marchiò, Ferruccio Amendola and Munaretto; In 1959 with Gianni Caiafa and Fausto Tommei; in 1961 and 1964 with Serena Cantalupi and James Turnbull.[citation needed]