Antonella Elia

Born in Turin, Italy, Elia started her career as a model and made her television debut in 1989 in a minor role in the TV series The Betrothed.^[1] She became first known as the assistant of Corrado in the Canale 5 variety show La Corrida, a role she had between 1990 and 1993.^[1] In 1991 she was cast in the successful variety television Non è la RAI, and between 1993 and 1996 she was sidekick of Raimondo Vianello in the Italia 1 program Pressing.^[1][2] She participated in the second edition of the Rai 2 reality show L'isola dei famosi in 2004, and she returned in the 2012 edition, winning the show and donating the 100,000 euro prize to Amnesty International.^[3] She is also active in films, TV-series and on stage.^[1][2]