Ramona Bădescu (; born 29 November 1968) is a Romanian-Italian actress, singer, model, and politician. In 2008 Bădescu joined the list of council candidates supporting Gianni Alemanno for Mayor of Rome, but was not successful. However Alemanno was elected mayor and subsequently appointed her his Counsellor for the Romanian Community of Italy.
Biography She grew up in Romania in a well-off family. She holds a degree in Economics and has lived in Italy since 1990. In addition to her native Romanian, she speaks fluent Italian, French, and English.
In 1996, following her marriage to a Roman lawyer, she also obtained Italian citizenship.
She made her television debut in 1994 in the fantasy series Le storie di Farland, playing the fortune teller Vedonia. She later began her film and television career, appearing in several Italian television productions, including La piovra 8 - Lo scandalo, Incantesimo 2, and I misteri di Cascina Vianello.
She was one of the leading performers of the Bagaglino theatre company, alongside Giulia Montanarini, Pamela Prati, and Angela Melillo, appearing in the show Marameo.
In 2005 she took part in the second edition of the reality television show La fattoria, hosted by Barbara D'Urso with Pupo, and was eliminated during the seventh episode with 61% of the votes.
In 2007 she appeared in several television programmes and performed in theatre in the musical Le magie del Moulin Rouge - Musical romantico, inspired by the Moulin Rouge, alongside Nathalie Caldonazzo.
In May 2010 she released the album Jumi Juma. The title, meaning "half and half", reflects the artist's cultural background—half Italian and half Romanian—with the aim of bringing together the musical traditions of the two countries. The album features reinterpretations of Neapolitan songs in a Balkan style as well as traditional Romanian songs. It also includes a duet with Gigi Finizio, who arranged the song Resta cu'mme.
Filmography Films YearTitleRoleNotes1992Parenti serpentiParty guestCameo appearance1993Teste rasateWaitressCameo appearance1994Le nuove comicheRamona1995La regina degli uomini pesceThe Queen1996Chiavi in manoTrielina1998PaparazziHerselfCameo appearance2000Alex l'arieteFabiana2000Bibo per sempreAlessia2001Caruso, Zero for ConductTrielina Television YearTitleRoleNotes1993–1994Le storie di FarlandVedoniaSeries regular; 40 episodes1997La piovra 8 - Lo scandaloMaria CariddiMiniseries1997I misteri di Cascina VianelloSamanthaEpisode: "Un matrimonio e un funerale"1997–1998IncantesimoSonya LarisRecurring role (seasons 1–2); 17 episodes1998Trenta righe per un delittoFrancescaEpisode: "Il serial killer del metronotte"2005La FattoriaHerselfContestant (season 2)2006Lo zio d'AmericaSamRecurring role; 3 episodes2010Lo scandalo della Banca RomanaIda TanlongoMiniseries
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