Jenny Tamburi (27 November 1952 – 1 March 2006), born as Luciana Tamburini, was an Italian actress and television hostess. Her first stage name was "Luciana della Robbia" and after her first film she changed it to "Jenny Tamburi".
Born in Rome, she debuted on stage with Johnny Dorelli at 17, in Aggiungi un posto a tavola. Her film debut was in 1970 in Vittorio Caprioli's Splendours and miseries of Madame Royale, opposite Ugo Tognazzi. Tamburi portrayed a femme fatale in La seduzione (1973). She was active in genre films, especially commedia sexy all'italiana and giallo films.
After retiring from acting she worked as a casting director and opened a drama school in Rome.
Selected filmography
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale (1970) - Mimmina Smile Before Death (1972) - Nancy Thompson Fiorina la vacca (1972) - Zanetta - wife of Checco Women in Cell Block 7 (1973) - Daniela Vinci La seduzione (1973) - Graziella The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (1974) - Lucita Morbosità (1974) La prova d'amore (1974) Scandal in the Family (1975) - Francesca The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) - Gloria Frankenstein - Italian Style (1975) - Janet Sins Without Intentions (1975) - Stefania Giovannino (1976) - Marcella Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (1976) - Diana Blood and Bullets (1976) - Susan Donna... cosa si fa per te (1976) - Sole Sette note in nero (1977) - Bruna Melodrammore (1977) - Priscilla Mulinetti Dove volano i corvi d'argento (1977) - Giovannangela Liquirizia (1979) - Marina Bello di mamma (1980) - Maddalena Trinacria Il tango della gelosia (1981) - Nunzia Pierino la peste alla riscossa (1982) - Signorina Bonazzi Lo studente (1983) - Claudia Voglia di guardare (1986) - Christina
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