Growing up in Messina, Rosalinda Cannavò moved to Rome at the age of 16 to start her acting career. [2][3] In 2012 she made her television debut, under the pseudonym Adua Del Vesco, in the third season of TV dramaL'onore e il rispetto, directed by Alessio Inturri and Luigi Parisi.[4] The pseudonym comes from the name of a protagonist in I colori della vita, a 2005 miniseries.[5]
In January 2014 she made her cinematic debut in the film Sapore di te, directed by Carlo Vanzina.[6] In the same year she returned to the small screen in the second season of Il peccato e la vergogna, directed by Alessio Inturri, Luigi Parisi and Mariano Lamberti. Cannavò also appeared in the two-part miniseries Rodolfo Valentino - La leggenda and Furore, both directed by Alessio Inturri.[7]
In 2016 she starred in the TV seriesNon è stato mio figlio, directed by Alessio Inturri and Luigi Parisi, and Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo, directed by Eros Puglielli.[8] In the same year she made her debut as a singer with the singles Magico and Non c'è sole.[9]
In 2018 she appeared in Furore - Capitolo Secondo, directed by Alessio Inturri. In the same year she played a young Veronica Lario in the film LorobyPaolo Sorrentino. On 30 December 2018 Adua launched the single Sei Sei Sei, written by Teodosio Losito, with a music video directed by Luigi Parisi.[10][11]
In 2020 and 2021 she was a contestant in the fifth series of Grande Fratello VIP, the Italian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother, directed by Alfonso Signorini. During which she decided to give up her pseudonym and use her real name; she ranked seventh after being eliminated in the semifinal.[12]
Since 2021 Cannavò has been in a relationship with Andrea Zenga, the son of football manager Walter Zenga and television presenter Roberta Termali.[13]
She took part in the 2021 Milan Fashion Week modelling dresses for Impero Couture as part of her celebrity endorsement. She also modelled for the brand at the 14th Mia Sposa wedding fair.[14] From September 2021 until June 2022 Cannavò presented the Italiantalk show Casa Chi.[15]
On 25 February 2022 she released a single, Sempre Avanti, with independent label QME music.[16] In the same year she modelled for Nualy at Milan Fashion Week, as part of her celebrity endorsement of the brand. [17][18]
^De Pasquale, Francesca (18 November 2022). "Un viaggio a Lourdes mi ha ridato la voglia di vivere dopo anni di dolore". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 46. pp. 62–65.
