Eva Grimaldi

Italian actress and model

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Eva Grimaldi (born Milva Perinoni ; 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and model.
She made her film debut in Federico Fellini's Intervista , and starred in Giuliano Carnimeo's cult horror film Ratman and Marina Ripa di Meana's Cattive ragazze .
She was also very active on stage, working mainly with Pier Francesco Pingitore.
In 2020, she revealed that her relationship with actor Gabriel Garko had been invented by the production company as a publicity stunt.

Eva Grimaldi (born Milva Perinoni; 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and model.

Biography

Born in Nogarole Rocca, Italy, Grimaldi debuted as a nude model in Playmen and as a soubrette in the Antonio Ricci's TV-show Drive In. She made her film debut in Federico Fellini's Intervista, and starred in Giuliano Carnimeo's cult horror film Ratman and Marina Ripa di Meana's Cattive ragazze. From then, she appeared in numerous films and TV-series, including works by Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Damiano Damiani, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Marie Poiré and John Irvin. She was also very active on stage, working mainly with Pier Francesco Pingitore.

Personal life

In 2019, she entered into civil union with politician and activist Imma Battaglia. In 2020, she revealed that her relationship with actor Gabriel Garko had been invented by the production company as a publicity stunt. She considers herself Roman Catholic.