Daniela Poggi (born October 17, 1954) is an Italian film and stage actress and television presenter.
Born in Savona , at young age Poggi studied ballet, then graduated from Linguistic High-school. Following her family she moved in Milan where she started working in commercials; resumed her ballet studies, after a few minor film roles Poggi had the first great opportunity in 1978, chosen by Walter Chiari to star with him in the revue Hai mai provato nell'acqua calda? . In 1979 she got a huge popularity thanks to the participation to the Raiuno variety television La sberla , that was seen by an average of about 20 million viewers.
Poggi started her cinema career in genre films, especially starring in roles of sexual object in several commedie sexy all'italiana, then, from late 1980s, she switched into more dramatic roles. She was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.
Son tornate a fiorire le rose , directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1975)L'ultima orgia del III Reich , directed by Cesare Canevari (1977)C'era una volta la legge , directed by Stelvio Massi (1979)Belli e brutti ridono tutti , directed by Domenico Paolella (1979)Tre sotto il lenzuolo , directed by Domenico Paolella and Michele Massimo Tarantini (1979)Quando la coppia scoppia Prestami tua moglie , directed by Giuliano Carnimeo (1980)Mi faccio la barca , directed by Sergio Corbucci (1980)Speed Cross La gatta da pelare Teste di quoio , directed by Giorgio Capitani (1981)L'ultimo harem , directed by Sergio Garrone (1981)Culo e camicia , directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile (1981)I camionisti , directed by Flavio Mogherini (1982)Il paramedico Sergio Nasca (1982)Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore Pier Francesco Pingitore (1983)Quelli del casco , directed by Luciano Salce (1987)Giallo alla regola , directed by Stefano Roncoroni (1988)Supysaua , directed by Enrico Coletti (1988)Dr. M , directed by Claude Chabrol (1990)Al calar della sera , directed by Alessandro Lucidi (1992)Caino e Caino , directed by Alessandro Benvenuti (1993)La strana storia di Olga O. , directed by Antonio Bonifacio (1995)Viola bacia tutti , directed by Giovanni Veronesi (1998)La cena , directed by Ettore Scola (1998)Notte prima degli esami Fausto Brizzi (2006)Il passato è una terra straniera , directed by Daniele Vicari (2008)L'ultima estate , directed by Eleonora Giorgi (2009)La sberla , directed by Giancarlo Nicotra (1978-1979)L'occhio di Giuda , directed by Paolo Poeti (1982)Un caso d'incoscienza , directed by Emidio Greco (1984)La ragazza dell'addio , directed by Daniele D'Anza (1984)I ragazzi di celluloide 2 , directed by Sergio Sollima (1984)Voglia di volare Il commissario Corso , directed by Gianni Lepre and Alberto Sironi (1987)Sonore , directed by Biagio Proietti (1988)I figli del vento , directed by Enzo Doria (1989)Solo , directed by Sandro Bolchi (1989)Vita dei castelli , directed by Vittorio De Sisti (1990)Il commissario Corso - episode Patto con la morte , directed by Gianni Lepre (1991)Ti ho adottato per simpatia , directed by Paolo Fondato (1991)La ragnatela , directed by Alessandro Cane (1991)La primavera di Michelangelo , directed by Jerry London (1991)La moglie nella cornice , directed by Philippe Monnier (1991)La cavalière , directed by Philippe Monnier (1992)Il coraggio di Anna , directed by Giorgio Capitani (1992)Morte a contratto , directed by Giorgio Lepre (1993)La ragnatela 2 , directed by Alessandro Cane (1993)Amico mio Per troppo amore , directed by Paolo Poeti (1993)Butterfly , directed by Tonino Cervi (1995)Belle Époque , directed by Gavin Millar (1995)Incantesimo 2 , directed by Alessandro Cane and Tomaso Sherman (1998)Sotto il cielo dell'Africa , directed by Ruggero Deodato (1998)Una donna per amico Un prete tra noi 2 - episode Per troppo amore , directed by Giorgio Capitani (1999)San Paolo , directed by Roger Young (2000)Vento di ponente Incantesimo 5 , directed by Alessandro Cane and Leandro Castellani (2002)Incantesimo 7 , directed by Alessandro Cane (2004)Le cinque giornate di Milano , directed by Carlo Lizzani (2004)Incantesimo 8 , directed by Ruggero Deodato and Tomaso Sherman (2005)Il maresciallo Rocca 5 Il mistero di Santa Brigida (2005)Capri Enrico Oldoini (2006)Nebbie e delitti 2 Vietato ai minori , directed by Riccardo Donna (2007)Capri 2 Andrea Barzini and Giorgio Molteni (2008)Io e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi , directed by Luciano Odorisio (2010)
