Brenda Lodigiani

Brenda Lodigiani (Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, 30 dicembre 1987) is an Italian actress, impressionist and television presenter. Born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, then in the province of Milan, in an interview she revealed her sinti origin, the fostering of her mother, and the difficulties she had in re-establishing relations with her family of origin. She initially studied classical dance and modern jazz and also obtained a diploma in accountancy. She made her television debut as a dancer on the programme Central Station on the satellite channel Comedy Central, then as a presenter of children's programmes on Disney Channel from 2005 to 2008, including Disney 365. She gained national attention on the Rai 2 programme Scorie, where she initially played the fairy of Il prato della fantasia and later impersonated the Italian singer Arisa.

In the final months of 2009 she collaborated with Maccio Capatonda's team on the series La villa Di Lato, and from January 2010 she was part of the cast of Quelli che il calcio. She presented a number of radio and television programmes, and from October 2011 was in the cast of the sitcom Via Massena 2 on Deejay TV. From 27 febbraio 2013 she was in the cast of Glob, Enrico Bertolino's programme, where she impersonated Giulia Innocenzi and Roberta Lombardi. In June 2013 she was in the cast of Un fidanzato per mia moglie, directed by Davide Marengo. Together with Germano Lanzoni she acted in the videoclips of Il Milanese Imbruttito, published on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, where she played l'Imbruttita, a stereotyped character of the young, ambitious Milanese woman.

She acted in films directed by the collective Il Terzo Segreto di Satira, including Si muore tutti democristiani (2017), Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito (2021) and Ricomincio da taaac (2024), reprising the role of l'Imbruttita in the last two. In 2023 she joined the cast of the Sky programme GialappaShow, where she impersonated singers such as Orietta Berti, Annalisa, Lazza and Marcella Bella, and presenters such as Silvia Toffanin and Victoria Cabello. She took part in major non-fiction productions for Amazon Prime Video, including the third edition of LOL - Chi ride è fuori. In 2023 she published the novel Accendi il mio fuoco. On 6 febbraio 2026 she took part in the opening ceremony of the XXV Giochi olimpici invernali di Milano-Cortina with a comic sketch on Italian gestures, much appreciated by the public.