Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1942) is an Italian actress of Italian-Somali descent.^[1]

Early life and career[edit]

Daughter of an Italian soldier and a Somali woman, Bove began her film career acting in commercials. She first gained renown during a television campaign for Atlantic, a popular 1970s TV-set brand. After attending the Piccolo Teatro directed by Giorgio Strehler, she began a long career as an actress and vocalist, between theater, film and television. She interpreted a number of compositions by the Italian avant-garde composer Luigi Nono, including A floresta é jovem e cheja de vida, Un volto del mare, Contrappunto dialettico alla mente, Y entonces comprendió. She debuted as an actress in the first feature film directed by Valentino Orsini. She later starred in some B-movies in the late 1960s and 1980s, while her last role was in a comedy directed by Cristina Comencini.

Bove later starred in a number of Italian feature films, particularly in the giallo horror genre. Of the latter, she appeared in the 1980 film Macabre by Lamberto Bava.^[2]

Besides cinematic work, Bove is the president of the Associazione Donne Immigrate Africane (ADIA; Association of African Immigrant Women), a non-profit organization serving immigrant women in Italy.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Bove was married to Italian politician Achille Occhetto, with whom she had two sons, Malcolm and Massimiliano (both born in Sicily).^[4]

Filmography[edit]

• Macabre (1980)
• Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)

See also[edit]

• Jonis Bashir
• Italian Somalis

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Elisa Kadigia Bove at IMDb