Italian actress and singer

Fanny Cadeo

Fanny Cadeo is an Italian actress, television personality, singer, and model.

By globalcelebwiki Editorial Desk, adapted from Wikipedia · Published 29 September 2026

Profession
Italian actress and singer
Born
11 September 1970
Birthplace
Lavagna
Nationality
Italian
Portrait of Fanny Cadeo
Photo: Iamalessandronicoletti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Fanny Cadeo (born 11 September 1970) is an Italian actress, television personality, singer, and model.

Cadeo was born in Lavagna and studied acting with Beatrice Bracco. She achieved her first success in 1992 when she was one of the first showgirls to appear in Striscia la notizia and remained with the show until 1994. Since 2013, she has been the presenter of the Rai Due television show Il Cercasapori.

Cadeo has a daughter born in 2014 from her relationship with an Italian businessman, Stefano Caviglia.

Biography

Before entering show business, she graduated in languages at Liceo Lingiustico Santa Marta in Chiavari and participated in several singing lessons, dance and modern jazz. She made her television debut as a velina presenting Striscia la notizia (1992 and 1994).

She has also performed several songs, such as a cover of "Mambo italiano" (1993), "I want your love" (1994) and "Living in the Night" (2000).

In 1995 she landed a leading role in the film Trinita & Bambino ... e adesso tocca a noi!. In 2003 she was in the cast of Buona Domenica.

In 2012 she played Portia in the stage production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice directed by Andrea Buscemi. From 2012 to 2014 she worked for Rai Radio 1 on the program L'Italia che va with Daniel Della Seta.

Gocce di luna - directed by Armando Marra

Passerelle with Platinette - directed by Mino Bellei

Arrivederci e grazie (monologues) with Manuela Kustermann - directed by Giancarlo Nanni

Portami tante rose.it with Valeria Valeri - directed by Marco Mattolini

Rimanga tra noi with Antonio Giuliani - directed by Antonio Giuliani

Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi, directed by E.B. Clucher (1995)

Croce e delizia, directed by Luciano De Crescenzo (1995)

Gli inaffidabili, directed by Jerry Calà (1997)

Una milanese a Roma, directed by Diego Febbraro (2001)

Fatti della banda della Magliana, directed by Daniele Costantini (2005)

Agenzia fantasma - directed by Vittorio De Sisti

Tutti gli uomini sono uguali - directed by Alessandro Capone

Un posto al sole (guest star, in some episodes) - RAI 3

Il Grande Torino - directed by Claudio Bonivento

Condominio sit-com in Buona Domenica (with Claudio Lippi and Laura Freddi) - directed by Beppe Recchia

Follie rotolanti (presenter) Raidue (2008)

Cercasapori (presenter) (Raidue) 2009-2010

L'Anno che verrà Raiuno Concerto do Capodanno 2011 a Rimini (2 canzoni)

Lasciatemi cantare Raiuno with Carlo Conti

Quello che le donne (non) dicono (guest) (2015) - Agon Channel

Programma musicale anni ’60 – ’80. Author and presenter - Isoradio

Il Cercasapori-SMS consumatori. Presenter - Isoradio

L’Italia che va con Daniel della Seta. Presenter - Radio 1

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