Biography

Carmen Russo (born Carmela Carolina Fernanda Russo on October 3, 1959) is an Italian dancer, actress, television personality and singer. Russo started her career as a model in the mid 1970s participating in several beauty contests in Italy. She first came to the public's attention for her roles in the commedia erotica all'italiana, (sex comedy) genre, like in the movies Mia moglie torna a scuola, Giovani, belle. probabilmente ricche and Paulo Roberto Cotechiño, centravanti di sfondamento. She subsequently established herself as a television star in the 1980s with the variety shows Drive In, Risatissima and Grand Hotel.