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)
The Avenger of Venice (1964)
Il treno del sabato (1964)
The Lion of St. Mark (1963)
The Boom (1963)
The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963)
Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962)
Clash of Steel (1962)
The Slave (1962)
Lykke og krone (1962)
The Centurion (1961)
Conqueror of the Orient (1961)
Goliath and the Vampires (1961)
The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961)
Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
The Queen of the Pirates (1960)
The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960)
Seven in the Sun (1960)
The Devil's Cavaliers (1959)
The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958)
The Whole Truth (1958)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Hercules (1958)
The Mighty Crusaders (1957)
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)
A Woman Alone (1955)
The Shadow (1954)
Madame du Barry (1954)
Theodora, Slave Empress (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)
Go for Broke! (1951)
Double Cross (1951)
Vedi Napoli e poi muori (1951)
The Son of d'Artagnan (1950)
Totò le Mokò (1949)
The Iron Swordsman (1949)
Il bacio di una morta (1949)
O Caçula do Barulho (1949)
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
Guarany (1948)
Aquila Nera (1946)
Rigoletto (1946)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1927-09-12
Deathday2009-02-13 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceReggio Calabria, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
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