Ylenia Carrisi: Granddaughter of Tyrone Power Missing Since 1994

Kym L Pasqualini
10 min readMar 10, 2023
Ylenia Carrisi, the granddaughter of Tyrone Power, vanished in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1994.

Ylenia Carrisi, 23, mysteriously vanished on January 6, 1994, while visiting New Orleans, Louisiana. Her disappearance rocked her celebrity family, and the mystery of her disappearance continues to this day.

American actor Tyrone Power and actress Lana Turner in 1947.

Ylenia comes from a family of famous entertainers. She is the granddaughter of the dashing 1940s American actor Tyrone Power, best known for the movie Mark of Zorro. Tyrone was married to actress Linda Christian from 1949 to 1956 and had two children, Romina and Taryn Power.

Early Life

Ylenia Marie Sole Carrisi was born on November 29, 1970, in Rome, the eldest daughter of Albano Carrisi and Romina Power. Her father is an Italian recording artist, actor, and winemaker who lives in Puglia in southern Italy.

Ylenia Carrisi holding her younger sister Romina.

Ylenia’s mother Romina lives in Sedona, Arizona, and was married to Albano from 1970 to 1999. Romina and Albano are popular Italian duet singers, often referred to as the “Sonny and Cher of Italy.”

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Kym L Pasqualini

A veteran crime victim advocate who loves to write. Founder and CEO of the National Center for Missing Adults from 1994–2010.