Carolyn De Fonseca
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Carolyn De Fonseca is an American
actress and voice dubbing artist
based in Rome
. She has worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing
of several hundred foreign (mostly Italian
) films from the early 1960s and onwards. She is also the wife of actor/voice dubber Ted Rusoff
, with whom she frequently works.
(1961), directed by Dino Risi, and had a supporting role as Chloe, the love potion maker, in the sword and sandal
film Damon and Pythias (1962). She also had bit part roles in some big productions that did shooting in Italy, such as Barabbas (1961) and The Pink Panther
(1963). She never really found much success as an actress but she quickly became a prolific and successful voice dubbing artist.
Some of her earliest dubbing work was in the film The Loves of Hercules
(1960). The film was post-synchronized, but she dubbed star Jayne Mansfield
's voice in the English version of the film. Subsequently, De Fonseca would go on to dub Mansfield's voice in all of Mansfield's European films, such as Primitive Love (1964) and Dog Eat Dog (1964). She also provided Mansfield's voice in the infamous quasi-documentary The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968). Released after Mansfield's death, this mondo
-style cult documentary consists of footage of Mansfield visiting various night clubs and beaches while narrating her experiences. Since Mansfield died before the film's completion, De Fonseca performs the task of voicing Mansfield's thoughts and narration.
In the 1960s, De Fonseca dubbed many leading ladies into English, but eventually became more prolific in dubbing villainesses in various sword and sandal
and horror film
s. After a supporting role in the caper film Midas Run (1969) with Fred Astaire
and Richard Crenna
, she would give up her acting career and focus solely on dubbing films into English. She specialized in voicing femme fatale
characters such as the evil queen (played by Jany Clair
) in Hercules vs. the Moon Men
(1964), a bitchy tourist (played by Silvia Solar) in Eyeball (1975) and the deranged inmate Albina in Women's Prison Massacre (1983). She would also typically dub exotic figures or upper-class nymphomaniacs, such as a sex-hungry asylum patient (played by Rosalba Neri
) in Slaughter Hotel (1971), and a sassy, black nightclub performer (played by Carla Brait) in The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972). De Fonseca would also sometimes deliver very over the top performances; dubbing the voices of sobbing and hysterical figures such as a paranoid asylum patient (played by Rossella Falk) in Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972), a sexually frustrated housewife (played by Carroll Baker
) in My Father's Wife (1976), and a drug-addicted nun (played by Anita Ekberg
) in The Killer Nun
(1978).
As the Italian film industry was slowing down somewhat in the 1980s, De Fonseca resumed her career as a film actress in various American films that were shot in Rome, while still continuing to work with dubbing. On screen she played Christopher Reeve
's secretary in Monsignor
(1982), had a supporting role in the Pia Zadora
film The Lonely Lady
(1983), played a comedic role as an American tourist in Detective School Dropouts (1986) and finally appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci
's The Sheltering Sky
(1990). On television, she appeared in the highly acclaimed mini series The Winds of War
(1983). She also appeared alongside her real-life husband Ted Rusoff
in the mini series Mussolini and I (1985), in which they play the parents of Mussolini
's mistress, Claretta Petacci, and played a supporting part in the TV movie thriller The Fifth Missile
(1986).
United States
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actress and voice dubbing artist
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
based in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. She has worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
of several hundred foreign (mostly Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) films from the early 1960s and onwards. She is also the wife of actor/voice dubber Ted Rusoff
Ted Rusoff
Ted Rusoff is an Canadian actor, voice dubbing artist and dubbing director known for his extensive work in the English language dubbing of foreign films ....
, with whom she frequently works.
Career
De Fonseca first came to Rome in the early 1960s and tried to make a career for herself as an actress. She played a small role in the acclaimed A Difficult LifeA Difficult Life
A Difficult Life is a Commedia all'italiana or Italian-style comedy film directed by Dino Risi in 1961.-Plot:...
(1961), directed by Dino Risi, and had a supporting role as Chloe, the love potion maker, in the sword and sandal
Sword and sandal
The Peplum , also known as Sword-and-Sandal, is a genre of largely Italian-made Historical or Biblical Epics that dominated the Italian film industry from 1957 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the "Spaghetti Western"...
film Damon and Pythias (1962). She also had bit part roles in some big productions that did shooting in Italy, such as Barabbas (1961) and The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (1963 film)
The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, and Claudia Cardinale...
(1963). She never really found much success as an actress but she quickly became a prolific and successful voice dubbing artist.
Some of her earliest dubbing work was in the film The Loves of Hercules
The Loves of Hercules
The Loves of Hercules is a 1960 Italian-epic fantasy-feature film starring Jayne Mansfield and husband Mickey Hargitay.-Alternative titles:*Hercules vs...
(1960). The film was post-synchronized, but she dubbed star Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre...
's voice in the English version of the film. Subsequently, De Fonseca would go on to dub Mansfield's voice in all of Mansfield's European films, such as Primitive Love (1964) and Dog Eat Dog (1964). She also provided Mansfield's voice in the infamous quasi-documentary The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968). Released after Mansfield's death, this mondo
Mondo film
A mondo film is an exploitation documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary, usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, and situations...
-style cult documentary consists of footage of Mansfield visiting various night clubs and beaches while narrating her experiences. Since Mansfield died before the film's completion, De Fonseca performs the task of voicing Mansfield's thoughts and narration.
In the 1960s, De Fonseca dubbed many leading ladies into English, but eventually became more prolific in dubbing villainesses in various sword and sandal
Sword and sandal
The Peplum , also known as Sword-and-Sandal, is a genre of largely Italian-made Historical or Biblical Epics that dominated the Italian film industry from 1957 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the "Spaghetti Western"...
and horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
s. After a supporting role in the caper film Midas Run (1969) with Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute...
and Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
, she would give up her acting career and focus solely on dubbing films into English. She specialized in voicing femme fatale
Femme fatale
A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art...
characters such as the evil queen (played by Jany Clair
Jany Clair
Jany Clair is a retired French actress. She was born Jany Guillaume in Lille, France.She starred in a number of B-grade films in the 1950s and 1960s, in particular in a number of sword and sandal films....
) in Hercules vs. the Moon Men
Hercules vs. the Moon Men
Hercules Against the Moon Men is an Italian/French sword and sandal film. It was directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starred Alan Steel and Jany Clair.The film runs for 90 minutes and is dubbed....
(1964), a bitchy tourist (played by Silvia Solar) in Eyeball (1975) and the deranged inmate Albina in Women's Prison Massacre (1983). She would also typically dub exotic figures or upper-class nymphomaniacs, such as a sex-hungry asylum patient (played by Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri , sometimes credited as Sara Bey or Sara Bay, is a retired Italian actress.-Biography:When she was very young, she won a beauty pageant and attended il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia...
) in Slaughter Hotel (1971), and a sassy, black nightclub performer (played by Carla Brait) in The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972). De Fonseca would also sometimes deliver very over the top performances; dubbing the voices of sobbing and hysterical figures such as a paranoid asylum patient (played by Rossella Falk) in Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972), a sexually frustrated housewife (played by Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol...
) in My Father's Wife (1976), and a drug-addicted nun (played by Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.-Biography:Ekberg was born in...
) in The Killer Nun
Killer Nun
Killer Nun is an Italian nunsploitation film directed/co-written by Giulio Berruti and co-written by Alberto Tarallo...
(1978).
As the Italian film industry was slowing down somewhat in the 1980s, De Fonseca resumed her career as a film actress in various American films that were shot in Rome, while still continuing to work with dubbing. On screen she played Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist...
's secretary in Monsignor
Monsignor (film)
Monsignor is a 1982 drama film about a Roman Catholic priest's rise through the ranks of the Vatican, during and after World War II. Along the way, he involves the Vatican in the black marketeering operations of a Mafia don, and has an affair with a woman in the postulant stage of becoming a nun...
(1982), had a supporting role in the Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
film The Lonely Lady
The Lonely Lady
The Lonely Lady is a 1983 American film directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screen by Ellen Shepard from the novel written by Harold Robbins. The original music score was composed by Charlie Calello. The cast includes Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Jared Martin, and in an early film...
(1983), played a comedic role as an American tourist in Detective School Dropouts (1986) and finally appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor and The Dreamers...
's The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (film)
The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 British-Italian drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel by Paul Bowles about a couple who journey to northern Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the...
(1990). On television, she appeared in the highly acclaimed mini series The Winds of War
The Winds of War
The Winds of War is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny . Published in 1971, it was followed up seven years later by War and Remembrance; originally conceived as one volume, Wouk decided to break it in two when he realized it took nearly 1000 pages just to...
(1983). She also appeared alongside her real-life husband Ted Rusoff
Ted Rusoff
Ted Rusoff is an Canadian actor, voice dubbing artist and dubbing director known for his extensive work in the English language dubbing of foreign films ....
in the mini series Mussolini and I (1985), in which they play the parents of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
's mistress, Claretta Petacci, and played a supporting part in the TV movie thriller The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile is a 1986 TV movie starring Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston and David Soul about an American ballistic missile submarine, based on the novel The Gold Crew by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia. Her crew goes slowly insane due to exposure to chemicals in paint onboard and...
(1986).
List of dubbing roles (incomplete)
| Year | Film | Role | Actress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Loves of Hercules The Loves of Hercules The Loves of Hercules is a 1960 Italian-epic fantasy-feature film starring Jayne Mansfield and husband Mickey Hargitay.-Alternative titles:*Hercules vs... |
Queen Dianira | Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre... |
| 1961 | Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules is a 1961 Italian film directed by Antonio Leonviola.The film is also known as Maciste and the Night Queen , Mole Men vs. the Son of Hercules and The Strongest Man in the World... |
Queen Halis Mosab | Moira Orfei Moira Orfei Moira Orfei, , a popular Italian actress and television personality. Moira is considered the queen of the Italian circus.-Biography:... |
| 1963 | Thor and the Amazon Women | Black Queen | Janine Hendy |
| 1963 | The Whip and the Body The Whip and the Body The Whip and The Body is a 1963 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava.-Plot:The story concerns a cruel, domineering man who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law whom he vigorously flogs... |
Nevenka Menliff | Daliah Lavi Daliah Lavi Daliah Lavi is an Israeli actress, singer and model.Born in Shavei Zion, British Mandate of Palestine, she studied ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, where she appeared in her first film Hemsöborna... |
| 1964 | Dog Eat Dog | Darlene | Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre... |
| 1964 | Hercules vs. the Moon Men Hercules vs. the Moon Men Hercules Against the Moon Men is an Italian/French sword and sandal film. It was directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starred Alan Steel and Jany Clair.The film runs for 90 minutes and is dubbed.... |
Queen Samara | Jany Clair Jany Clair Jany Clair is a retired French actress. She was born Jany Guillaume in Lille, France.She starred in a number of B-grade films in the 1950s and 1960s, in particular in a number of sword and sandal films.... |
| 1964 | The Last Man on Earth | Ruth Collins | Franca Bettoia Franca Bettoia Franca Bettoia is an Italian actress.Born in Rome, she made her first film appearance in Un palco all'opera . The following year she appeared in Los amantes del desierto Franca Bettoia (or Bettoja; born 14 May 1936) is an Italian actress.Born in Rome, she made her first film appearance in Un palco... |
| 1964 | Primitive Love | Dr. Jane | Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre... |
| 1965 | Bloody Pit of Horror Bloody Pit of Horror Bloody Pit of Horror is a 1965 Italian gothic horror film based on the writings of Marquis de Sade and directed by Massimo Pupillo... |
Kinojo | Moa Tahi |
| 1965 | Terror-Creatures from the Grave | Cleo Hauff | Barbara Steele Barbara Steele Barbara Steele is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday , now hailed as a classic.Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr... |
| 1966 | Killers Are Challenged | Sheena Coleman | Wandisa Guida |
| 1967 | Mission Stardust Mission Stardust Mission Stardust is a 1967 Italian science fiction film.. It was based on the Perry Rhodan universe, and is considered so appallingly bad that fans of the series playfully deny its very existence.-Plot:... |
Dr. Sheridan | Ann Smyrner Ann Smyrner Ann Smyrner is a Danish actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy, the USA, Austria and West Germany. She played in adventure, comedy, science fiction, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies Reptilicus and Journey to the Seventh Planet .Ann Smyrner... |
| 1968 | The Great Silence The Great Silence The Great Silence , or The Big Silence, is an Italian spaghetti western. It is widely considered by critics as the masterpiece of director Sergio Corbucci and is one of his better known movies, along with Django... |
Regina | Marisa Merlini Marisa Merlini Marisa Merlini was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appreared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005... |
| 1968 | Run, Man, Run | Penny Bannington | Linda Veras |
| 1969 | The Sisters | Diana | Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon, is a French actress, former wife of Alain Delon and mother of Anthony Delon.-Filmography:-External links:... |
| 1969 | Venus in Furs | Olga | Margaret Lee Margaret Lee (British actress) Margaret Lee is a British actress who was a popular leading lady in Italian films in the 1960s and 1970s... |
| 1969 | A Woman on Fire | Clarissa Renos | Françoise Prévost |
| 1970 | Queens of Evil | Bibiana | Ida Galli Ida Galli Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in Spaghetti Western films in the 1960s and 1970s.She has made over 60 film appearances since 1960. She starred in films such as Adios Gringo , Blood For A Silver Dollar often billed as Evelyn Stewart alongside Giuliano Gemma .-... |
| 1970 | Shadow of Illusion | Gail Bland | Daniela Giordano |
| 1971 | Blackie the Pirate Blackie the Pirate Blackie the Pirate is a 1971 comedy film with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, unusual in that the popular team has little screen time together.-Story:... |
Isabel | Silvia Monti Silvia Monti Silvia Monti , is an Italian actress.She is mostly known for the female lead role, Sofia, the sister of a Mafioso, in the Gérard Oury caper film Le Cerveau... |
| 1971 | The Feast of Satan | Andrea | Teresa Gimpera |
| 1971 | Slaughter Hotel Slaughter Hotel Slaughter Hotel is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Klaus Kinski. -Plot:An axe-wielding maniac stalks the beautiful, scantily-clad women of an upscale sanitarium, all under the watchful eye of the mysterious Dr. Keller .-Cast:* Klaus Kinski - Dr... |
Anne Palmieri | Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri , sometimes credited as Sara Bey or Sara Bay, is a retired Italian actress.-Biography:When she was very young, she won a beauty pageant and attended il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia... |
| 1971 | The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh | Carol | Cristina Airoldi |
| 1972 | The Case of the Bloody Iris | Mizar Harrington | Carla Brait |
| 1972 | Don't Torture a Duckling Don't Torture a Duckling Don't Torture a Duckling, is a Giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci in 1972.The film is significant within Fulci's filmography as it is one of the first in which he began using violent gore effects, something he would continue to do in his later films, such as Zombi 2, The Beyond and City of the... |
Maciara | Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan is a Brazilian actress, born Florinda Bulcão.-Biography:Daughter of a congressman and a granddaughter of a priest on her mother's side, Florinda lived in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará state, and in Rio de Janeiro until she became a world citizen... |
| 1972 | Manhunt | Trini | Francesca Romana Coluzzi |
| 1972 | The Red Queen Kills Seven Times | Lulu Palm | Sybil Danning Sybil Danning Sybil Danning is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.-Early life:Danning was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria as Sybille Johanna Danninger... |
| 1972 | Seven Blood-Stained Orchids | Elena Marchi | Rossella Falk |
| 1972 | Shadows Unseen | Simona | Marilù Tolo Marilù Tolo Marilù Tolo is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1960 and 1985. She was also a fashion model and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino... |
| 1972 | Smile Before Death | Gianna | Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri , sometimes credited as Sara Bey or Sara Bay, is a retired Italian actress.-Biography:When she was very young, she won a beauty pageant and attended il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia... |
| 1973 | Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes | Suzanne | Doris Kunstmann |
| 1973 | Torso Torso (1973 film) Torso, or I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale is an Italian giallo thriller directed by Sergio Martino. The film was shot on location in Perugia and the Italian countryside in early 1972, and was subsequently released in 1973... |
Prostitute | Rosaria Della Femmina |
| 1973 | War Goddess | Oreitheia | Sabine Sun |
| 1974 | The Arena The Arena (1974 film) The Arena is a 1974 gladiator exploitation film, starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier, and directed by Steve Carver and an uncredited Joe D'Amato. Grier and Markov portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom... |
Cornelia | Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri , sometimes credited as Sara Bey or Sara Bay, is a retired Italian actress.-Biography:When she was very young, she won a beauty pageant and attended il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia... |
| 1974 | The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Luisa | Lucretia Love |
| 1974 | The Last Desperate Hours | Laura Monachesi | Silvia Monti Silvia Monti Silvia Monti , is an Italian actress.She is mostly known for the female lead role, Sofia, the sister of a Mafioso, in the Gérard Oury caper film Le Cerveau... |
| 1974 | Spasmo | Clorinda | Monica Monet |
| 1974 | White Fang to the Rescue | Katie | Gisela Hahn Gisela Hahn Gisela Hahn is a German film actress. She has appeared in over 40 films since 1964. She was born in Briesen, Poland.-Selected filmography:* Neues vom Hexer * César and Rosalie * Contamination... |
| 1974 | What Have They Done to Your Daughters? | Mrs. Talenti | Clara Zovianoff |
| 1975 | Blonde in Black Leather | Miele | Monica Vitti Monica Vitti Monica Vitti is an Italian actress best known for her starring roles in films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, her lover at that time, during the early 1960s... |
| 1975 | Deep Red Deep Red Profondo Rosso is a 1975 giallo film directed and written by Dario Argento and co-written by Bernardino Zapponi. It was released on March 7, 1975 in Italy and June 11, 1976 in the United States. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin... |
Gianna Brezzi | Daria Nicolodi Daria Nicolodi Daria Nicolodi is an Italian actress and screenwriter.- Early life and career :Daria Nicolodi was born in Florence on June 19, 1950. Her father was a Florentine lawyer and her mother, Fulvia, was a scholar of ancient languages. Her maternal grandfather was composer Alfredo Casella... |
| 1975 | Emanuelle's Revenge | Emanuelle | Rosemarie Lindt |
| 1975 | Eyeball | Gail Alvarado | Silvia Solar |
| 1975 | The Killer Must Kill Again | Norma Mainardi | Teresa Velázquez Teresa Velázquez Teresa Velázquez was a Mexican actress. She appeared in 86 films and television shows between 1957 and 1996. She starred in the film Young People, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.... |
| 1975 | Silent Action | Mrs. Martinetti | Loredana Nusciak |
| 1975 | Strip Nude for Your Killer | Gisella Montani | Giuliana Cecchini |
| 1975 | Syndicate Sadists Syndicate Sadists Syndicate Sadists, also known as Rambo's Revenge and One Just Man is a 1975 poliziotteschi film. This film by Umberto Lenzi was one of the director's many work in the crime thriller genre... |
Flora | Femi Benussi Femi Benussi Femi Benussi , is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.She was born in Rovigno, Italy .-Selected filmography:* Bloody Pit of Horror * The Hawks and the Sparrows... |
| 1976 | The Big Racket | Anna Rossetti | Anna Zinnemann |
| 1976 | Black Emanuelle 2 | Susan | Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander is a German actress.She was born in Prague to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a costume designer in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in a film by Will Tremper. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian... |
| 1976 | Emanuelle in America | Diana Smith | Maria Piera Regoli |
| 1976 | Gestapo's Last Orgy | Alma | Maristella Greco |
| 1976 | My Father's Wife | Laura | Carroll Baker Carroll Baker Carroll Baker is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol... |
| 1976 | SS Camp 5 - Women's Hell | Kapo Greta | Patrizia Melega |
| 1976 | SS Experiment Love Camp | Dr. Renke | Patrizia Melega |
| 1976 | Violent Naples | Gervasi's wife | Maria Grazia Spina |
| 1977 | Beast With a Gun | Giuliana Caroli | Marisa Mell Marisa Mell Marisa Mell was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria.-Biography:... |
| 1977 | Blood and Diamonds | Maria | Olga Karlatos Olga Karlatos Olga Karlatos is a Greek actress known primarily for performing in Italian horror cinema.Karlatos is best known for performances in such films as Zombi 2, Murder Rock, Purple Rain, My Friends and Once Upon A Time In America.... |
| 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat, the Fist | Maria Balzano | Gabriella Giorgelli Gabriella Giorgelli Gabriella Giorgelli is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1962 and 1998. She also appeared in many photo comics including Sadistik and is interviewed in the new film The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal.... |
| 1977 | The Desert Tigers | Dr. Lessing | Lea Lander |
| 1977 | Return of the 38 Gang | Rosy | Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander is a German actress.She was born in Prague to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a costume designer in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in a film by Will Tremper. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian... |
| 1977 | Suspiria Suspiria Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. The film follows an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy in Germany, only to discover that it is controlled by a coven of witches. The film's score was... |
Olga | Barbara Magnolfi |
| 1977 | Watch Me When I Kill | Esmeralda Messori | Bianca Toccafondi |
| 1978 | Blazing Flowers | Nadina | Anna Maria Rizzoli |
| 1978 | The Bloodstained Shadow | Signora Nardi | Juliette Mayniel Juliette Mayniel Juliette Mayniel is a French actress. She appeared in 35 films and television shows between 1958 and 1978. At the 10th Berlin International Film Festival, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in the film The Fair.... |
| 1978 | The Killer Nun Killer Nun Killer Nun is an Italian nunsploitation film directed/co-written by Giulio Berruti and co-written by Alberto Tarallo... |
Sister Gertrude | Anita Ekberg Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.-Biography:Ekberg was born in... |
| 1978 | Satan's Blood | Mary | Sandra Alberti |
| 1978 | The War of the Robots | Lois | Malisa Longo |
| 1979 | Beyond the Darkness Buio Omega Buio Omega is an Italian horror/exploitation film directed by Joe D'Amato, and released in 1979.- Plot :... |
Iris | Franca Stoppi |
| 1979 | Escape From Hell | Katie | Cintia Lodetti |
| 1979 | Hotel Paradise | Muriel | Ajita Wilson Ajita Wilson Ajita Wilson was an American actress who starred in European exploitation and hardcore films in the 1970s and 1980s. She was, according to most accounts, transsexual., born George Wilson in New York City... |
| 1980 | Anthropophagus | Julie | Tisa Farrow Tisa Farrow Theresa Magdalena 'Tisa' Farrow is an American actress and nurse.-Early life:Farrow, one of seven children, was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Irish-born actress Maureen O'Sullivan and Australian-born film director John Farrow. She was raised Roman Catholic... |
| 1980 | The Day of the Cobra | Lola | Lecinia Lentini |
| 1980 | Erotic Nights of the Living Dead | Fiona | Dirce Funari |
| 1980 | Hell of the Living Dead Hell of the Living Dead Virus: Hell of the Living Dead is a 1980 horror film, specifically a zombie movie, directed by Bruno Mattei.The film is also known as Virus , as well as Night of the Zombies and Zombie Creeping Flesh.-Plot:The film opens at a top secret chemical research facility called Hope Center #1 where a... |
Josie | ? |
| 1980 | Inferno Inferno (1980 film) Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, and Alida Valli. The cinematography was by Romano Albani, and Keith Emerson composed the film's thunderous musical score... |
Carol | Alida Valli Alida Valli Alida Valli , sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, Bernardo... |
| 1980 | Macabre | Jane Baker | Bernice Stegers |
| 1981 | Absurd Absurd (film) Absurd is a 1981 Italian horror film, an unofficial sequel to Antropophagus... |
Mrs. Bennett | Hanja Kochansky Hanja Kochansky Hanja Kochansky is a Croatian singer, songwriter and actress. She was the second wife of William Berger, by whom she had two children: actress Katya Berger and child actor Kasimir Berger , who starred with his father in the TV mini-series Christopher Columbus as Diego as a... |
| 1981 | Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror Burial Ground: Nights of Terror is an Italian grindhouse zombie movie directed by Andrea Bianchi with cult status, primarily due to its low production values and the casting of a middle aged dwarf as a child in an incestuous relationship with his mother.It is one of a substantially large amount of... |
Evelyn | Mariangela Giordano |
| 1981 | The House by the Cemetery The House by the Cemetery The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci and is the third instalment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes City of the Living Dead and The Beyond Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England... |
Laura Gittleson | Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander is a German actress.She was born in Prague to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a costume designer in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in a film by Will Tremper. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian... |
| 1981 | Murder Obsession | Glenda | Anita Strindberg Anita Strindberg Anita Strindberg is a former Swedish actress who became one of the most well-known stars of the Italian giallo films in the 1970s.Strindberg started her career in "gialli" with Lucio Fulci's Una lucertola con la pelle di donna in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in Sergio... |
| 1981 | Piranha II: The Spawning Piranha II: The Spawning Piranha II: The Spawning, also known as Piranha II: Flying Killers, is a 1981 horror film, the sequel to the 1978 low-budget film Piranha, and the feature film directorial debut of James Cameron.-Plot:... |
Jai | Carole Davis Carole Davis Carole Raphaelle Davis is an actress, singer/songwriter, and writer.-Life and career:Davis was born in London to a French mother and American Father. She grew up in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Thailand and moved to New York City as a teenager. Carole attended New York City University and... |
| 1982 | Ator, the Fighting Eagle Ator l'invincible Ator l'invincibile is a 1982 Italian film directed by Joe d'Amato, and the first film to feature the character Ator . It is a mockbuster of the film Conan the Barbarian, which was released in the same year.-Plot:As the film opens, Ator asks his father for permission to marry his sister... |
Indun | Laura Gemser Laura Gemser Laurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a Dutch-based actress of Indo descent, now Italian citizen. She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei, in particular, for doing a set of exploitation-style and Black Emanuelle films.Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most... |
| 1982 | Nathalie | Della Jackson | Grazia De Giorgi |
| 1982 | The New York Ripper The New York Ripper The New York Ripper, original title Lo squartatore di New York, is a 1982 Italian horror film directed and co-written by Lucio Fulci.The film score was written by Francesco De Masi... |
Scellenda's landlady | Rita Silva |
| 1982 | Pieces Pieces (film) Pieces is a 1983 cult classic slasher horror film and "drive-in favorite".-Plot:... |
Grace | Hilda Fuchs |
| 1982 | The Scorpion with Two Tails | Heather Hull | Wandisa Guida |
| 1982 | Sweet Body of Bianca | Jill | Grazia De Giorgi |
| 1982 | The Sword of the Barbarians | Aki | Yvonne Fraschetti |
| 1982 | Violence in a Women's Prison Violence in a Women's Prison Violence in a Women's Prison is a French-Italian women in prison film directed by Bruno Mattei and released in 1982.... |
Hertha | Françoise Perrot |
| 1983 | The Final Executioner | Edra | Marina Costa |
| 1983 | Hell Behind Bars | The Warden | Rita Silva |
| 1983 | Hell Penitentiary | Warden Landers | Rita Silva |
| 1983 | Throne of Fire | Princess Valkari | Sabrina Siani Sabrina Siani Sabrina Siani is an Italian film actress. Under this name or pseudonyms such as Sabrina Seggiani, Sabrina Sellers and Sabrina Syan, she has starred in numerous films, mostly sexy & violent cannibal films and barbarian "sword-and-sandal" movies... |
| 1983 | Women's Prison Massacre | Albina | Ursula Flores |
| 1984 | Monster Dog Monster Dog Monster Dog, also known as Leviatán, The Bite and Los Perros de la Muerte, is a 1984 horror film written and directed by Claudio Fragasso... |
Sandra | Victoria Vera |
| 1984 | The Violent Breed | Madame Fra | Danika La Loggia |
| 1985 | Jungle Raiders Jungle Raiders (1985 film) Jungle Raiders, also known as Captain Yankee is a 1985 Cannon Film. This film by Antonio Margheriti stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef... |
Maria Janez | Marina Costa |
| 1985 | Miami Golem | Joanna Fitzgerald | Laura Trotter |
| 1985 | Phenomena Phenomena (film) Phenomena is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento. An edited version of the film was released in the United States under the title Creepers , the game called Clock_Tower_ that was released in 1995 for snes , was loosely based on Phenomena.Jennifer Connelly stars as a young girl who... |
Frau Brückner | Daria Nicolodi Daria Nicolodi Daria Nicolodi is an Italian actress and screenwriter.- Early life and career :Daria Nicolodi was born in Florence on June 19, 1950. Her father was a Florentine lawyer and her mother, Fulvia, was a scholar of ancient languages. Her maternal grandfather was composer Alfredo Casella... |
| 1986 | Bridge to Hell | Vanja | Francesca Ferrè |
| 1986 | The Kiss of the Cobra | Maria | Milly D'Abbraccio |
| 1987 | Iron Warrior | Deeva | Iris Peynado |
| 1988 | The Murder Secret | Nora Hamilton | Adriana Russo |
| 1988 | Ratman | Terry | Janet Agren Janet Agren Janet Ågren Maietto is a Swedish former actress of mostly Italian exploitation films.Ågren was born in Landskrona, Sweden. Her modeling career brought her to Italy where she started to appear in films. She made her debut in Giuseppe Orlandini's I due crociati ... |
| 1988 | The Red Monks | Ramona Curtis | Lara Wendel |
| 1989 | Alien From the Deep | Jane | Marina Giulia Cavalli |
| 1989 | The Bronx Executioner The Bronx Executioner The Bronx Executioner is the English title of the Italian cyborg film, Il Giustiziere del Bronx, released in 1989.... |
Margie | Margit Evelyn Newton Margit Evelyn Newton Margit Evelyn Newton is an Italian actress who appeared in fourteen films between 1979 and 1990. Frequently billed as Margie Newton, she also received billing, at various points in her career, as Margie Moreau, Margi Eveline Newton and Margi Evelyn Newton.A native of Rome, Margit Evelyn Newton used... |
| 1989 | The House of Lost Souls | Daria | Licia Colò Licia Colò Licia Colò is an Italian TV hostess and journalist.-Biography:Colò was born at Verona.She began her television career in 1982 as host or writer of several shows for RAI, Italian state television, and Fininvest, Silvio Berlusconi's network... |
| 1989 | The House of Witchcraft | Sharon Mason | Marina Giulia Cavalli |
| 1991 | Millions | Margherita | Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan is a Brazilian actress, born Florinda Bulcão.-Biography:Daughter of a congressman and a granddaughter of a priest on her mother's side, Florinda lived in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará state, and in Rio de Janeiro until she became a world citizen... |
| 1991 | Voices From Beyond | Hilda Mainardi | Frances Nacman |
| 1995 | The Strange Story of Olga O. | Sheila Altman | Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan is a Brazilian actress, born Florinda Bulcão.-Biography:Daughter of a congressman and a granddaughter of a priest on her mother's side, Florinda lived in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará state, and in Rio de Janeiro until she became a world citizen... |