Angela Pagano (1 April 1937 – 6 July 2024) was an Italian actress, whose career spanned over sixty years.

Born in Naples, the daughter of a mandolinist, Angela Pagano began performing as a singer when she was just 8 years old, accompanying her father and two other musicians in their street shows.

[1][2] Mainly active on stage, she made her professional acting debut in 1958, in the theatrical company of Eduardo De Filippo, with whom she stayed for five years.

[1] In 1962, she had her breakout, starring in Franca Valeri's play Le catacombe, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and later worked in other successful Patroni Griffi works, Napoli: notte e giorno, Napoli: chi resta e chi parte and Persone naturali e strafottenti.

[2] In 2023, she released an autobiography, Il diario ritrovato ("The rediscovered diary"), and made her last stage appearance at the Teatro San Ferdinando.