Emerging from a Romani-origin family that owned the Circus Orfei, she was trained as a rider, trapeze artist, acrobat and animal handler, eventually becoming the emblematic “queen of the Italian circus” and earning the nickname “Moira of the Elephants.” After Dino De Laurentiis suggested the stage name Moira, her striking look-heavy eyeliner, bright lipstick, a prominent mole and a turban-styled h…
