Tinì Cansino | |
Birth Name: | Photina Lappa |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1959 |
Birth Place: | Volos, Greece |
Occupation: | Actress, television personality |
Tinì Cansino, stage name of Photina Lappa (born 23 September 1959), is a Greek actress and television personality, mainly active in Italy.
Born in Volos, she studied ballet, and made her television debut in the show Playgirl, hosted by Minnie Minoprio.[1] Her stage name was chosen by the agent Alberto Tarallo, in relation to her remembrance to Rita Hayworth (whose real surname was Cansino).[1] She is best known for the TV-show Drive In, in which she starred between 1983 and 1988.[1] [2] During these years she was also active in cinema, especially in comedies and erotic films.[1] [3] [4] [5] She made her television comeback in 2012 as a pundit in the Canale 5 dating show .[6] [7]