Canale, Gianna Maria (1927–)
Canale, Gianna Maria (1927–)
Italian actress. Name variations: Gianna-Maria Canale; Gianna Canale. Born Sept 12, 1927, in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy; m. Riccarda Freda (director).
Was a runner-up in the Miss Italy beauty contest; made film debut in Aquila nera (1946); other films include Rigoletto, Il Cavaliere misterioso, Go for Broke, Tradimento, See Naples and Die, The Man from Cairo, Theodora Slave Empress, Madame du Barry, Napoléon, The Sword and the Cross, The Vampires, Hercules, The Mighty Crusaders, The Silent Enemy, The Whole Truth, The Warrior and the Slave Girl, Les Nuits de Raspoutine, Queen of the Pirates, The Secret of Monte Cristo, The Centurion and The Lion of St. Mark.
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