Silvia Tortora (1962-2022) Italian Journalist
Silvia Tortora (1962-2022) Italian Journalist dies at 10 January 2022 (59 years)
| Name | Silvia Tortora |
| Age | 59 Years |
| Birth | 14 November 1962 |
| Birthplace | Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy |
| Death | 10 January 2022 |
| Deathplace | Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Spouse | Philippe Leroy (Married 1990) |
| Parents | Enzo Tortora (Father), Miranda Fantacci (Mother) |
| Burial | Burial Details Unknown |
| Nationality | Italian |
Silvia Tortora Italian Journalist (1962-2022)
Daughter of the journalist and television presenter Enzo Tortora and his second wife Miranda Fantacci and Gaia’s elder sister, since 1985 she has collaborated with Giovanni Minoli at ‘Mixer’ and since 2004, again with Giovanni Minoli, she has collaborated on the program ‘La storia siamo noi.’ She worked at the weekly ‘Epoca’ from 1988 to 1997.
In 1999 she won the Nastro d’Argento at the Taormina Festival as “best cinematographic subject” with Maurizio Zaccaro’s film, ‘Un uomo perbene.’ In 2002 she edited the book ‘Cara Silvia,’ published by Marsilio Editore and in 2006 published ‘Bambini cattivi’ always with Marsilio Editore.
On 1 September 1990 she married the French actor Philippe Leroy with whom she had two children, Philippe and Michelle.
Silvia Tortora Career
Tortora was the daughter of journalist and TV presenter Enzo Tortora and his second wife Miranda Fantacci and the elder sister of Gaia Tortora. Since 1985, she has collaborated with Giovanni Minoli at Mixer and since 2004, she has collaborated on the program La storia siamo noi, again with Minoli. She worked on the weekly magazine Epoca from 1988 to 1997. In 1999, she won the silver ribbon at the Taormina Film Fest as “best cinematographic subject” with the film A Respectable Man by Maurizio Zaccaro. In 2002, she edited the book Cara Silvia, published by Marsilio Editori and in 2006, she published Bambini cattivi, also published by Marsilio Editori.
La storia siamo noi and Big
In the program La storia siamo noi, Tortora appeared in various episodes concerning: Mia Martini, Renato Vallanzasca, The Earthquake in San Giuliano di Puglia, Francesco Totti, Vendute (story of baby prostitutes), C’era una volta Portobello (the story of a program and of a man, Enzo Tortora), Corrado (the great inventor of La Corrida), La prima vittima (story of Luigi Calabresi), and Non ci resta che Benigni (story of the Tuscan comedian). Starting from June 2009, she hosted Big together with Annalisa Bruchi, broadcast on Raitre in eight episodes, starring Mario Monicelli, Giulio Andreotti, Giampaolo Pansa, Renzo Arbore, Mariangela Melato, Umberto Veronesi, Andrea Camilleri, Giovanni Minoli.
Personal life and death
On 1 September 1990, Tortora married the French actor Philippe Leroy with whom she had two children, Philippe and Michelle. She died at a clinic in Rome, on 10 January 2022, at the age of 59.