Malisa Longo

Malisa Longo
Born (1950-07-13) 13 July 1950
Venice
Occupation actress

Malisa Longo (born 13 July 1950) is an Italian actress, model and writer.

Life and career

Born Maria Luisa Longo in Venice, at young age Longo moved to Rome where she started a career as a model; she entered the Miss Italia beauty contest, winning the Miss Cinema and the Miss Lazio titles.[1] After having appeared in a number of commercials, Longo made her acting debut in 1968, in the Antonio Margheriti's giallo film The Young, the Evil, and the Savage. She then appeared in a number of films, sometimes in main roles,[2] and was especially active in the Nazisploitation and commedia sexy all'italiana genres.[2] She retired from filming in 1997. In 2000 she debuted as a writer with the novel Così come sono, and her works include poetries (Il cantico del corpo) and essays (Aggiungi un seggio a tavola).[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. Fioretta Metz, Edmondo Mondi. La più bella sei tu. Edizioni dell'Ulisse, 1994.
  2. 1 2 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. Paolo Navarro Dina (28 April 2002). "Malisa, da sexy star a poetessa erotica". Il Gazzettino. p. 3.

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