Liana Orfei

Liana Orfei San Giovanni in Persiceto June 6 1937 Belonging to the famous Orfei circus dynasty Liana is a multifaceted figure in Italian entertainment capable of successfully ranging between circus cinema theater and television Active on the big screen primarily between the 1950s and 70s she acted in approximately forty films working with masters of the caliber of Federico Fellini in the documentary The Clowns Orson Welles Mario Monicelli and Dino Risi Her versatility led her to perform in highly diverse genres from commedia allitaliana to Westerns and even horror and science fiction In television her participation in the musical television drama Scaramouche 1965 is wellremembered She made her debut in the ring at just two years old as a clown under the name Lacrima In 1960 together with her brothers Nando and Rinaldo she founded her own circus characterized by colossal and innovative productions such as Circorama and the Circus of the Thousand and One Nightsthe latter born from an idea by Fellini with costumes by Oscar winner Danilo Donati In 1984 to respond to the industrys crisis she founded the Golden Circus an international festival that remains a reference point for circus arts today In the theatrical field she collaborated with distinguished names such as Eduardo De Filippo and Emma Gramatica returning to the stage even in more recent years in 2005 with the musical Se il tempo fosse un gambero She was also a singer and entrepreneur in the 1980s she founded the theme park Divertimondo in Rimini inspired by the emerging major amusement parks