Lina Sastri
Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career. Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her breakout in 1974, starring in the musical drama "Masaniello". On stage, she worked intensively with Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and her collaborations include Eduardo De Filippo, Fabio Carpi and Memè Perlini. Sastri made her film debut in "Il prefetto di ferro", in 1977. In 1984 she won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actress and a David di Donatello in  the same category for her performance in "Mi manda Picone". One year later, she won the same two awards for her role in "Segreti segreti". In 1987 she was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for Damiano Damiani's "L'inchiesta". As a singer she has released numerous albums, mainly sung in the Neapolitan dialect. She participated at the Sanremo Festival in 1992 with the song "Femmene 'e mare". She considers herself Roman Catholic.