La Divina Goddessia of the Italian Cinema

After Miss Fabulosa’s birth, her mother sought asylum in the Convento delle Sacre Nozze (Convent of the Sacred Wedding Night) (Miss Fabu vehemently denies frequent rumors that it was, in fact, a house of ill repute) and ultimately became Mother Superior. Miss Fabulosa was doted on by her revered mother and the other "Sisters of Passion" but was compelled to relocate to the home of her grandmother, Stupenda Nockerzini, in the village of Abbondanza when her early puberty proved disturbing to those seeking transcendent experiences at the Convent. She says: "I learned early in life how vengeful jealous women can be -- and how useless weak men are."

Young Stupenda Nockerzini

Her subsequent happy, if less-than-luxurious, ("There were times when we were forced to drink local wine instead of vintage!") adolescence was spent playing with local boys and helping out at her grandmother’s boarding house in Abbondanza. Faced with extreme hardship during the Second World War, Miss Fabu bravely supported her family by selling whatever she could to the occupying troops. She remembers, "Any lap in a storm." After the total destruction of Abbondanza by Allied bombardment ("All that remained were my few, meager diamonds.") Miss Fabu fled with her mother and grandmother to a refugee camp in Bordighera on the Italian Riviera where she recovered her strength teaching the Allied troops calisthenics.

It was in one of her private coaching sessions that the president of a Spanish film company first spotted her cinematic potential and brought her to Madrid. There she became the houseguest of none other than Francisco Franco himself and appeared in her first film, a small role in the legendary Conchita, La Reina de Tijuana (Conchita, Queen of Tijuana), a film Miss Fabu is so fond of she has bought up all existing copies. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Franco arranged for Miss Fabu to wed her first husband - the wealthy Italian pizza-chain mogul Al Dilá. A year later, Signor Dilá selflessly gave up his beloved wife to the beckoning call of the cinematic world and the rest, as they say, is history. Her first starring film, La Regina dei Sette Mari ("Queen of the Seven Seas"), made in 1946 and directed by Nino Rossellini, garnered praise from every distinguished film critic and society in the Western World and gained Miss Linguine her first Academy Award Nomination. It was this film which inspired Miss Fabu’s famed superstition for having the film’s title include the word Regina ("Queen") whenever possible. Her next film, I Paisani Sciagurati della Terra Tremante ("Wretched Paisans of the Trembling Earth") directed by Gianni Terracuso earned her her first Academy Award, Best Actress in an Italian Neorealist Drama. Since the release of these two films, Miss Fabulosa Linguine has appeared in some of the most important and acclaimed Italian films of the post-war era.

Having experienced crushing hardship as a child, Miss Linguine is also well known for her extreme generosity and deep commitment to charity. Her charitable foundation: La Fondazione Linguine Primavera (The Foundation to Aid the Distastefully Dressed), regularly saves the afflicted from the ravages and social repercussions of bad accessorizing taste. Miss Fabu can often be seen pursuing her foundation’s goal of "World Peace Through Proper Accessorizing." Because of her efforts, La Fondazione Linguine Primavera operates a make-over clinic in Nice, a costume jewelry factory in Venice, a genetic restructuring research facility in Milan and the acclaimed Istituto di Beauto, in Rome. Miss Fabu frequently travels the world raising funds for her charity by performing in theatres, cabarets and clubs. These appearances regularly sell-out and include songs, dances, witty conversation and film clips.

With nine husbands to her credit, Miss Fabu’s marriages have proven as colorful and exciting as her public appearances. She maintains several homes — in Rome, St. Tropez, Capri, Istanbul and Tahiti, all gifts of former spouses, and the fabled "Villa dell’Abbondanza," built on the site of the town.

Miss Fabulosa’s predilection for diamonds is also legendary. Her extraordinary collection, one of the most valuable in the world, includes The Ali Kahn Diamond, The Onassis Diamond, The Hilton Diamond and the Kruschev Diamond. She says of her favorite gem: "You have heard of the Hope Diamond? Well, this is the Dream-Come-True Diamond."

Miss Linguine is a connoisseur of the fine and decorative arts, as her remarkable collections of Siennese, Italian Renaissance and Modernist paintings and furnishings attest. She is also a well-respected businesswoman, controlling oil wells, luxury hotels and other real estate, as well as her own shipping company. She serves as CEO and President of a multi-million dollar film production company, Linguine Primavera Productions, based in Cinecittá, Rome.

Although Miss Linguine, at a dramatic press conference in the Roman Forum, announced her retirement from films, insiders insist the right project is likely to coax her back before the cameras. In the meantime, you can expect to spot her traveling the globe with her nightclub act or at one of her favorite pastimes, sunbathing on the world’s most glamorous beaches.