Who was Raffaella Carr and what was her cause of death?
ITALIAN performer Raffaella Carr has died at the age of 78. Known as "the queen of Italian TV," Carr was one of the country's most beloved entertainers. Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, who went professionally by Raffaella Carr, was an Italian singer, dancer, TV presenter and actress. She was popular in Europe and Latin America. Carr got her start in the entertainment business back in the 1950s and in 1960, she graduated from Italy's National Film School. Carr's most popular acting roles were in The Organizer, and Von Ryan's Express opposite of Frank Sinatra. 3 Rafaella Carr was known as the queen of Italian TV Credit: Getty  She also starred in the 1980s TV show Fantastico which drew over 25million viewers. She has over 40 soundtrack credits, and was part of the soundtrack for The Great Beauty, and En tout cas. She even performed in an episode of Doctor Who and was a judge on Italy's The Voice in the early 2000s. Carr told an Italian magazine in one of her last interviews that Italian women found her likable. "Italian women found me greatly likable because I am not a man-eater  you can have sex appeal together with sweetness and irony," she said. Carr's family announced that she passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021. "Raffaella has left us. She has gone to a better world, where her humanity, her unmistakable laugh and her extraordinary talent will shine forever," said her longtime partner Sergio Iapino, a TV director and choreographer, to Italian national news agency ANSA. The statement said that she died after suffering from a long illness. No other details about her death were released. Carr was not married. She also never had any children, but according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, Iapino said she used to always say, "I didn't have children but I had thousands of them." This statement referred to her work with the TV program Amore that provided financial sponsors for over 150,000 needy children.