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Catherine Spaak

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French-Belgian actress and singer (1945–2022)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • L'amore blu
  • Da me
  • Oltre il cielo

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1945-04-03
Active to
2022-04-17
pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8,537
Total plays
38,091

Tags

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One of the European sex symbols of the 1960s, though lesser-known in the United States, Catherine Spaak was born on April 3rd, 1945, the daughter of Belgian writer Charles Spaak. Born in France, she has spent most of her career in Italy. She made her debut in film in Nightwatch (1960) at the age of fifteen, and acting has been her main career, although she has made a name for herself in singing as well. Her singing career includes two albums, Catherine Spaak (1964) and Noi siamo i giovani..

via Last.fm · Catherine Spaak

Key facts

Born
( 1945-04-03 ) 3 April 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt , France
Died
17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) (aged 77), Rome , Italy
Citizenship
France Italy
Occupations
Actress, singer, model
Years active
1959–2020
Father
Charles Spaak
Relatives
Agnès Spaak (sister), Paul-Henri Spaak (uncle), Marie Janson (grandmother), Antoinette Spaak (cousin), Fernand Spaak (cousin)
Family
Spaak

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Catherine Spaak (3 April 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a French-Italian actress, singer, model, and media personality. A member of the Spaak family, she was known as an iconic "It girl" in Italy during the 1960s, becoming a star of commedia all'italiana films, before later becoming prominent as a talk show host and media personality.

Family

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