Catherine Spaak was born on April 3, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress, known for Il Sorpasso (1962), For Love and Gold (1966) and The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971). She has been married to Vladimiro Tuselli since July 2013. She was previously married to Daniel Rey, Johnny Dorelli and Fabrizio Capucci.
Iconic "Catherine Spaak hairstyle" (long straight cut with bangs)
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Told her classmates she wanted to become an actress. They made fun of her by asking for her autograph.
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Lived on $8 a day during her salad days.
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Did not speak Italian when she first arrived in Italy as an actress. Her early Italian film dialogues were dubbed.
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Her movie career started to stall in the 80s. She turned her attention to journalism and television. She had a very successful Italian TV talk show called "Harem" that ran from 1988-2002.
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Has a successful singing and song-writing career. Considered by some as the Italian equivalent of French chanteuse Françoise Hardy.
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Had a lifelong friendship with Marcello Mastroianni. He was one of her favorite actors she had worked with. She said he was always a gentleman and treated her with nothing but respect.
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The "it" girl and teenage sensation of the 60s. Many young women copied her haircut and her fashion style after watching her films.
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Originally wanted to become a ballerina but was told she was too tall.
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The only conversation she had with co-star Bette Davis on the set of The Empty Canvas (La Noia 1963) was one word "hello".
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She only had one Hollywood production (Hotel 1967) during the peak of her film career. She could have pursued more work in Hollywood but chose not to. She said she is too much of a European and does not enjoy the Hollywood / California lifestyle.
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Got her big break when her uncredited brief appearance in "Le Trou" (1960) caught the eye of a Paris TV reporter. Sophia Loren happened to see the reporter's interview with Catherine on TV. She immediately thought she looked perfect for the lead role in "I dolci inganni" (Sweet Deceptions, 1960) which was being cast by her producer-husband Carlo Ponti.
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Niece of Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium.
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She is a fan of Audrey Hepburn and named her daughter "Sabrina" after her character.
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She met her first husband Fabrizio Capucci on the set of Crazy Desire (La Voglia Matta) in 1961. She fell for him because he was the only male on the set who did not hit on her.
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Married her first husband Fabrizio Capucci at the tender age of 18 despite her father's disapproval. She was several months pregnant at the time. Her parents were notably absent at the civil ceremony. Only her sister Agnes Spaak and actor Vittorio Gassman were present.
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Tried to flee Italy for France with 7 month old daughter Sabrina while in the middle of a divorce custody battle with Fabrizio Capucci. She was stopped at the border, escorted back to Rome by authorities and placed under house arrest.
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Competed in reality TV show "L'isola dei famosi" (Italian version of "Survivor") briefly in 2015 but dropped out citing safety concerns and said she would not risk her life for a game show.
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