Enrica Bonaccorti

Enrica Bonaccorti (born 18 November 1949) is an Italian television presenter and actress.

Life and career

Born in Savona, Liguria, Bonaccorti spent her adolescence in several cities, including Sassari and Genoa, because of the work of her father, a police colonel. She started her career on stage, debuting in the play Alla ringhiera and later joining the stage company held by Domenico Modugno and Paola Quattrini. She also collaborated with Modugno composing the lyrics of several songs, notably Modugno's hits "La lontananza" and "Amara terra mia". During the 1970s she also appeared in films and television series. She debuted as radio presenter in 1974, with the program L'uomo della notte, which she hosted alongside the poet Alfonso Gatto, and as television presenter in 1978 with the quiz show Il sesso forte, which she co-hosted with Michele Gammino. She had the peak of her career between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s, when she hosted the successful quiz shows Pronto, chi gioca? (1985–1987), Cari genitori (1988–1991) and the first season of the variety show Non è la Rai (1991–1992). She is an atheist.