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Elsa Martinelli
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Elsa Martinelli

Known for The Big Night · The Movie Orgy · Sanremo Music Festival

Elsa Martinelli (January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was an Italian fashion model and actress. Known for appearing in both European and American films, her popularity peaked in the 1960s when she was considered a formidable rival to "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale.

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Born
Jan 30, 1935
Died
Jul 8, 2017
Birthplace
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Known For
Acting

Biography

Elsa Martinelli (January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was an Italian fashion model and actress. Known for appearing in both European and American films, her popularity peaked in the 1960s when she was considered a formidable rival to "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale.

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Known For

MOVIEThe Big Night
The Big NightAnna · 1959
★ 6.1
MOVIEThe Movie Orgy
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) · 1968
★ 6.8
TVSanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music FestivalSelf - Host · 1951
★ 7.9
TVReturn of the Saint
Return of the SaintRenata Lucci · 1978
★ 7.0
TVThe Rogues
The RoguesMaria Kuzenkov · 1964
★ 8.0
TVThe Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 1950
★ 7.0

Filmography

Movies

Se vincessi cento milioniAnna (segment "L'indossatrice")
1953
Le Rouge et le Noir(uncredited)
1954
The Indian FighterOnahti
1955
DonatellaDonatella
1956
Rice GirlElena
1956
Four Girls in TownMaria Antonelli
1957
ManuelaManuela Hunt
1957
The MineLucia
1958
Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)Diana
1959
Prisoner of the VolgaMascha
1959
The Big NightAnna
1959
Tunisi top secretKathy Sands
1959
Wild Cats on the BeachDoriana
1959
Blood and RosesGeorgia Monteverdi
1960
Captain BloodGisèle d'Angoulême
1960
I piaceri del sabato notteL'indossatrice romana
1960
Il carro armato dell'8 settembreMirella
1960
Love in RomeFulvia
1960
The MenaceLucile
1961
Hatari!Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro
1962
Scorched SkinRosaria
1962
The Pigeon That Took RomeAntonella Massimo
1962
The TrialHilda
1962
RampageAnna
1963
TI
The Invincible SwordsmanGisèle d'Angoulême
1963
The V.I.P.sGloria Gritti
1963
All About LovingMathilde
1964
Diamonds Are BrittleJuliette
1965
Hail! MafiaSylvia
1965
L'Or du ducSonia
1965
Marco the MagnificentThe Woman with the Whip
1965
The 10th VictimOlga
1965
How I Learned to Love WomenRallye driver
1966
Pop AgeSelf
1966
Every Man Is My EnemyLaureen
1967
Maroc 7Claudia
1967
The Oldest ProfessionDomitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")
1967
Woman Times SevenPretty Woman
1967
CandyLivia
1968
Madigan's MillionsVic Shaw
1968
Manon 70Annie
1968
The Belle Starr StoryBelle Starr
1968
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumMaria, Woman on Venetian Bridge
1969
KatmanduMartine
1969
L'amicaCarla Nervi
1969
MisdealGilberte de Baer
1969
One on Top of the OtherJane Bleeker
1969
OSS 117 Takes a VacationElsa
1970
ConquestInés de Suárez
1971
The Lion's ShareAnnie
1971
The Red CarnationZobeida
1976
Astuzia per AstuziaAnnelise
1979
I Am an ESPCarla Razzi
1985
Once Upon a CrimeCarla the Agent
1992
Twisted Sex Vol. 5(archive)
1993
Italian Kings Of BSelf
2003
Il tempo delle mimose
2013
Il segreto di OtelloSelf
2015

Television

The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 1 eps
1950
Sanremo Music FestivalSelf - Host · 3 eps
1951
CinépanoramaSelf · 1 eps
1956
The RoguesMaria Kuzenkov · 1 eps
1964
SS
Samedi soirSelf · 2 eps
1971
VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps
1971
Domenica InSelf · 1 eps
1976
Return of the SaintRenata Lucci · 1 eps
1978

Photos

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