Silvia Balletti
Italian actress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zanetta Rosa Benozzi[1] Balletti (27 June 1701, in Toulouse – 16 September 1758)[citation needed], known under her stage name Silvia Balletti, was an Italian actress. She was active at the Troupe de Regente of Luigi Riccoboni at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris 1716–1758. She was the star of the Italian theatre in Paris and regarded as a superior interpreter of the plays by Pierre de Marivaux. She mainly played the part of heroine in Commedia dell'arte, Silvia. Casanova belonged to her admirers.