Pia Zadora
| Pia Zadora | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pia Alfreda Schipani May 4, 1953 Hoboken, New Jersey, United States |
| Residence | Summerlin, Nevada |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | piazadora |
Pia Zadora (born May 4, 1953) is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), she came to national attention in 1981, when following her starring role in the highly criticizedButterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year, while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, and "Worst New Star" for the same identical performance.
When her film career failed to take off, she became a singer of popular standards, and made several successful albums backed by a symphonic orchestra; as a singer, she earned a measure of respect from critics who had previously written her off as an actress.
Zadora was born Pia Alfreda Schipani in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her father, Alphonse Schipani, was an Italian-American violinist, while her mother, Saturnina (Zadorowski) Schipanni, was a Polish-American theatrical wardrobe supervisor for Broadway productions and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as the New York City Opera. Pia is of Polish maternal and Italian paternal descent. She adapted part of her mother's maiden name as her stage name. Zadora appeared as a child actress with Tallulah Bankhead in Midgie Purvis. She played the youngest sister (Bielke) in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof (1964–1966).
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