Career
Born in Rome, Delegate Frate started her career as a model, and took part to several beauty contests. In 1957 she successfully debuted as a singer winning the Napoli Music Festival with the song "Malinconico autunno". Shortly later she was chosen by Erminio Macario as primadonna in the revue Chiamate Arturo 777.
From then Delegate Frate started a successful career as soubrette, actress and television presenter.
In 1961 Delegate Frate obtained large popularity thanks to the Radiotelevisione Italiana television variety L"amico del giaguaro. Marisa Delegate Frate died from cancer at age 83 in Rome in 2015.