Camilla Patrizia "Milly" Carlucci (born 1 October 1954) is an Italian television presenter, actress and singer. Carlucci played the role of Urania in the 1985 film The Adventures of Hercules. In 1996 she became a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Since 2005 she has been the sole host of Ballando con le Stelle ("Dancing with the Stars"), the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2009 she became the first woman to host the Miss Italia beauty pageant. A top presenter of national broadcaster Rai 1, Carlucci is considered one of the most important women in Italian television.Milly Carlucci: Goodwill Ambassador Italia (Italian)La prima volta di Milly Carlucci Condurrà Miss Italia 2009 (Italian)
Biography Born in Sulmona (AQ), she is the daughter of Luigi Carlucci, a general in the Italian Army, and Maria Caracciolo. She spent her childhood in Udine, before moving to Rome during her teenage years. While still a student at the Terenzio Mamiani State High School in Rome, she developed a Artistic roller skating and, with the Skating Folgore Roma team, won the Italian Championship in the club rankings.Albo d'oro dei Campionati italiani di pattinaggio artistico a rotelle
In 1972, she won the Miss Teenager beauty contest, but her parents were not very supportive of young Milly's artistic aspirations, so they persuaded her to enroll in the Faculty (division) of Architecture. Milly will never feel suited to those studies, which she abandons without regret, having convinced her parents of her aspirations. She began her career at the television station GBR TV, where she appeared as a presenter alongside other very young debutantes such as Mimma Nocelli, Stefania Mecchia, and Viviana Antonini, all of whom later ended up at Rai or Mediaset with varying degrees of success.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1976–1979L'altra domenicaHerself/ HostVariety show1978–1981Jeux sans frontièresGame show1980In the Pope's EyeNunCameo appearanceThe Taming of the ScoundrelRenata1980–1981Crazy BusHerself/ HostVariety show1981–1982Il sistemoneGame show (season 1)BlitzVariety show1983Pappa e cicciaRosina Calore1983–1985; 1989AzzurroHerself/ HostMusical event1983; 2009–2010Miss ItaliaAnnual beauty contest1984Domani mi sposoSimonaRisatissimaHerself/ HostVariety show1985The Adventures of HerculesUrania1986–1987Ciak d'oroHerself/ HostAnnual ceremony1986–1999TelegattoAnnual ceremony1987La voglia di vincereFabriziaMiniseries1987–1989Vota la voceHerself/ HostMusical show1988Arrivederci e grazieSandraEwivaHerself/ HostVariety show1989Bellezze al bagnoGame show (season 1)1991Sorrisi 40 anni vissuti insiemeEvent1991–1996Scommettiamo che...?Game show (seasons 1–6)1992Sanremo Music Festival 1992Annual music festivalDonna sotto le stelleFashion show1994Tiempos MejoresAmelia1994–1997Luna ParkHerself/ HostGame show1995Papaveri e papereVariety show1995–2003Pavarotti & FriendsAnnual musical show1996PositanoLuisaMiniseries1998–2000Zecchino d'OroHerself/ HostChildren talent show2001–2008Premio Regia TelevisivaAnnual ceremony2003Nel nome del cuoreMusical show2004; 2010La Partita del CuoreEvent2005–presentBallando con le StelleDance competition series2006–2007; 2015Notti sul ghiaccioTalent show2010-201124mila vociTalent show 2012Ballando con teDance competition series2013Altrimenti ci arrabbiamoTalent show2014–presentBallando on the RoadDance competition series 2020–2021Il sogno del podioTalent show2020–presentIl cantante mascheratoTalent show2026CanzonissimaSong contest
Accolades YearAwardCategory Nominated workResult1984TelegattoBest Variety ProgrammeRisatissima1987Best Made-For-TV MovieLa voglia di vincere1990Premio DonnaRomaMiss SympathyHerself1992TelegattoBest Variety ProgrammeScommettiamo che…?Premio Regia TelevisivaBest Game/Quiz Show1993Best Entertainment Programme1995Best Game/Quiz ShowLuna Park1996UNICEFGoodwill AmbassadorHerselfPremio Regia TelevisivaBest RatingsScommettiamo che…?TelegattoBest QuizLuna Park2001Goccia d'OroHerself2003Premio Regia TelevisivaTelethon AwardPremio Minerva2005Premio Gino TaniPremio Regia TelevisivaTop TenBallando con le Stelle2006Best Competition ProgrammePremio Roma per il BalloPremio BaroccoHerself2007TelegattoSpecial Award Ballando con le StellePremio Regia TelevisivaTop Ten2009TV Programme of the YearPremio Donne EccellentiHerself2010 Premio Regia TelevisivaTop TenBallando con le StelleTV Programme of the YearPremio Alberto SordiHerself2012Premio Regia TelevisivaTop TenBallando con le Stelle201420152018Premio Biagio AgnesHonorary AwardHerself2019Premio Marisa BellisarioGolden Apple
Awards Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Officer), 2004Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: Carlucci Sig.ra Patrizia Camilla in arte Milly (Italian)
References
External links
Milly Carlucci bio at Rai 1 (Italian)