[1] Daughter of an Italian soldier and a Somali woman, Bove began her film career acting in commercials.
After attending the Piccolo Teatro directed by Giorgio Strehler, she began a long career as an actress and vocalist, between theater, film and television.
She interpreted a number of compositions by the Italian avant-garde composer Luigi Nono, including A floresta é jovem e cheja de vida, Un volto del mare, Contrappunto dialettico alla mente, Y entonces comprendió.
Bove later starred in a number of Italian feature films, particularly in the giallo horror genre.
[3] Bove was married to Italian politician Achille Occhetto, with whom she had two sons, Malcolm and Massimiliano (both born in Sicily).