Biography
Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian film actress. Canale was born in 1927 in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, she competed in the Miss Italia beauty contest, where she was runner-up to Lucia Bosè. Following this, she appeared in many Italian magazines, with her looks being compared to those of Ava Gardner.
Canale was offered a role in a movie by Riccardo Freda, with whom she eventually fell in love. They moved to Brazil where they were married and worked together in two movies. As Canale did not enjoy living in South America, the couple returned to Italy where, often directed by her husband, she starred in many sword and hood movies, as well as horror and adventure ones. I vampiri was her last film with Freda.
Canale retired from acting in 1964 at the age of 37. She died in Sutri, Viterbo in January 2009.
Filmography
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Movies 52
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Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
Il treno del sabato (1964)
The Boom (1963)
Clash of Steel (1962)
The Slave (1962)
The Centurion (1961)
The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961)
The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960)
Seven in the Sun (1960)
The Devil's Cavaliers (1959)
The Whole Truth (1958)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Hercules (1958)
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Lust of the Vampire (1957)
The Sword and the Cross (1956)
The Lebanese Mission (1956)
Il coraggio (1955)
Napoleon (1955)
Madame du Barry (1954)
Alarm in Morocco (1953)
The Man From Cairo (1953)
Sins of Rome (1953)
The Eternal Chain (1952)
La Leggenda del Piave (1952)
Revenge of the Black Eagle (1951)
Double Cross (1951)
Vedi Napoli e poi muori (1951)
Totò le Mokò (1949)
Il bacio di una morta (1949)
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
Guarany (1948)
Rigoletto (1946)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1927-09-12
Deathday2009-02-13 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceReggio Calabria, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
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