Nicoletta Orsomando: key obituary facts
Is Nicoletta Orsomando dead? Yes. Nicoletta Orsomando died on August 21, 2021, at age 92.
Cause of death: Nicoletta Orsomando's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Nicoletta Orsomando known for?
She was an Italian announcer (1929-2021).
More about Nicoletta Orsomando
Born: 11 January 1929.
Place of birth: Casapulla.
Place of death: Rome.
Gender: female.
Occupation: announcer, actor, television presenter, stage actor.
Nationality: Italy.
Employer: RAI.
Awards: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Premio Simpatia.
Father: Giovanni Orsomando.
Occupations: Continuity announcer, actress.
Nicoletta Orsomando, the Italian actress and television personality who became the first Italian continuity announcer to appear on television, died on August 21, 2021, aged 92.
Born Nicolina Orsomando in Casapulla on January 11, 1929, she became known as a pioneer of Italian broadcasting and was later regarded as the dean of the country’s continuity announcers. Her career included work as an announcer, actor, television presenter and stage actor at RAI, and she first appeared on Italian television on October 22, 1953, during the experimental years of the medium, presenting a children’s program about the Encyclopædia Britannica.
She was born in the province of Naples and died in Rome.