Fabiana Udenio | |
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| Born | 21 December 1964 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Fabiana Udenio (born December 21, 1964) is an Italian-Argentine actress. Born in Argentina to Italian parents, she grew up in Rome. She may be best known for her role as "Tally” in FUBAR.
Early life
Fabiana Udenio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to Italy, where she was crowned "Miss Teen Italy" at the age of 13. That same year Fabiana made her theatre debut as Miranda in a production of The Tempest directed by Giorgio Strehler. She began acting in films and television as a teenager.[1]
Career
Udenio's film roles include playing the daughter of a World War II Resistance fighter in The Scarlet and the Black, Italian foreign-exchange student Anna-Maria Mazarelli in Summer School (1987), the sunbather in the "Sunblock 5000" commercial within RoboCop 2 (1990), Dan Cain's only living girlfriend Francesca in Bride of Re-Animator (1990), as "Alotta Fagina" in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), as "Don Na" in The Godson (1998), and Gabriella in Pauly Shore's film In The Army Now (1994).
On television, Udenio had the recurring role of "Giulietta" on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from 1985 to 1986, and was a regular cast member in the Peter Benchley syndicated drama Amazon (1999–2000). She has guest starred and had recurring roles on dozens of television shows, including Babylon 5, Baywatch, Full House, NYPD Blue, Quantum Leap, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Cheers, Mad About You, Wings, The Magnificent Seven, CSI: Miami, and Mistresses. She also had the recurring role on 90210 (2008–2011) of Atooza Shirazi.
She appeared in the recurring role of Elena Di Nola/Mutter in the series Jane the Virgin (2015–2016).
In 2023, she appeared as a series regular, playing the ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, in the Netflix series FUBAR.
Personal life
Fabiana Udenio was married to actor Judson Scott, whom she met in New York on the set of the soap opera One Life to Live.
Udenio was later married to real estate developer Robert F. MacLeod for four years. She filed for divorce on February 5, 2009, citing irreconcilable differences. They have a son named Adrian Raice MacLeod.[2]
Selected filmography
- Passion Flower Hotel (1978) – Gina
- The Warning (1980)
- The Scarlet and the Black (1983) – Guila Lombardo
- Hardbodies 2 (1986) – Cleo / Princess
- Summer School (1987) – Anna-Maria Mazarelli
- Full House (1987) – Adrianna, episode "Daddy's Home"
- Cheers (1989) – Maid, episode "The Visiting Lecher"
- Bride of Re-Animator (1989) – Francesca Danelli
- The Hogan Family (1989) - Chiara, episode "Coming To America"
- Quantum Leap (1990) – Eva Panzini, episode "Leaping in Without a Net"
- RoboCop 2 (1990) – Sunblock Woman
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) – Teresa Escobal
- Anni 90 (1992) – Daniela, segment "Un amore impossibile"
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) – Sandra Miller
- Baywatch (1993) – Lena Fiori, episode "Stakeout at Surfrider Beach"
- Babylon 5 (1994, 1998) – Adira Tyree, episodes "Born to the Purple", "Day of the Dead"
- In the Army Now (1994) – Gabriella
- Wings (1995) – Teresa, episode "Et Tu, Antonio?"
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) – Alotta Fagina
- The Godson (1998) – Don Na
- Amazon (1999–2000) – Pia Claire, series main cast
- The Wedding Planner (2001) – Anna Bosco
- Slammed (2004) – Natasha
- 90210 (2008–2011) – Atooza Shirazi, 7 episodes
- Jane the Virgin (2015–2016) – Elena Di Nola, 7 episodes
- FUBAR (2023) – Tally, series main cast
References
- ↑ "Fabiana Udenio". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "'Austin Powers' Actress Fears for Her Life". TMZ.com. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.