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Edy Campagnoli (12 June 1934 – 6 February 1995) was an Italian television personality and actress.
Life and career
Born Edda Campagnoli in Milan, she started her career as a runway model in the WWII post-war. In 1954 she played Venus in the opera La Vestale by Luchino Visconti.
Campagnoli made her television debut in the program Vetrine, then, noticed by a RAI manager, in 1955 she was chosen as the assistant of Mike Bongiorno in the popular quiz show Lascia o raddoppia?. In spite of the controversities surrounding her ornamental role, for which she was nicknamed "la valletta muta" (i.e. "the mute valet"), Campagnoli achieved a large popularity, as to be referred as "the most famous woman in Italy".
After abandoning the quiz show in 1959, Campagnoli appeared in a number of other television programs, then she left the showbusiness in mid-1960s to pursue a career as a fashion businesswoman. She died at 60 years old for the consequences of a stroke. She had been married to Italian football goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon for a time, although they later divorced.