Veronica Lazar is an Italian

Italy

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 actress.

She made her debut in Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

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's Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris

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(1973), and also appeared in some of the director's subsequent films, La Luna

La Luna

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(1979), The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

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(1990), and Besieged

Besieged (film)

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(1998). Lazar is probably best known for her role as the demonic Mater Tenebrarum in Dario Argento

Dario Argento

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's Inferno

Inferno (1980 film)

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(1980). Lazar also appeared in Argento's The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

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(1996), Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo Antonioni

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's Identification of a Woman

Identification of a Woman

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(1982) and Lucio Fulci

Lucio Fulci

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's The Beyond (1981).

She married Italian actor Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi was an Italian film actor and director.-Life and career:Born in Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 movies, specializing in international villains. His most famous role was as Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball...

 in 1966 and had two children with him. Member of Communist Party in Italy.

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