Enrica Bianchi Colombatto (born 23 July 1942), usually known by her stagename of Erika Blanc, is an Italian actress.

Career

Her most notable role was as the first

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Emmanuelle Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the main character in the novel '' Emmanuelle'' (1959), created by Emmanuelle Arsan. Character history Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-And ...

in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in several cult European horror films, including '' The Third Eye'' (1966), '' Kill, Baby, Kill'' (1966), '' So Sweet... So Perverse'' (1969), ''

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ''The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' ( it, La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba) is a 1971 Italian '' gothic'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Alan (Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental ...

'' (1971), ''

The Devil's Nightmare ''The Devil's Nightmare'' (french: La plus longue nuit du diable, lit=The Devil's Longest Night, it, La terrificante notte del demonio, lit=The Terrifying Night of the Demon) is a 1971 supernatural horror film directed by Jean Brismée and starri ...

'' (1971), '' The Red Headed Corpse'' (1972) and '' Mark of the Devil Part II'' (1973). Her other film credits include roles in ''

Django Shoots First ''Django Shoots First'' ( it, Django spara per primo) is an Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Alberto De Martino. Plot Ringo, a bounty hunter, has killed the father of Glenn Garvin (Glenn Saxson) to collect a bounty. Glenn kills Ring ...

'' (1966), '' Long Arm of the Godfather'' (1972), '' Tony Arzenta'' (1973), ''

The Stranger and the Gunfighter ''Là dove non batte il sole'', also known as ''The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' and ''El kárate, el Colt y el impostor'', is a 1974 kung fu Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lo Lieh and Lee Van Cleef. Th ...

'' (1974), ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer L ...

'' (1976) and '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983). She recently returned to films with small but intense roles under the direction of Turkish-born director

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, acting as Antonia's mother in '' Le fate ignoranti'' (2001), and as the sensitive, alcohol-addicted Maria Clara in ''

Cuore Sacro ''Cuore sacro'' (Sacred heart) is a 2005 Italian film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene (Barbora Bobuľová) who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide. This loss, combined with her desire to sell ...

'' (2005). In

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she starred as the grandmother in '' Adored'', directed by Marco Filiberti.

Selected filmography

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Mission Bloody Mary ''Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary'' or ''Agente 077: Missione Bloody Mary'' is a 1965 Italian/Spanish/French international co-production spy adventure film. The first of the Secret Agent 077 film series directed by Sergio Grieco. Plot A group of ...

'' (1965) *''

'' (1966) *''

Target Goldseven ''Target Goldseven'' ( it, Tecnica di una spia, es, Técnica de un espía) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Eurospy film directed by Alberto Leonardi and starring Tony Russel and Erika Blanc. It was shot between Portugal and Rome.Marco Giusti. ''007 al ...

'' (1966) *'' Blood at Sundown'' (1966) *'' The Third Eye'' (1966) *'' Kill, Baby, Kill'' (1966) *''

Halleluja for Django ''La più grande rapina del West'' (released as ''Halleluja for Django'' in the US and as ''The Greatest Kidnapping in the West'' in Great Britain) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was referred as a film ...

'' (1967) *''

The Longest Hunt ''Spara, Gringo, spara'' (internationally released as ''The Longest Hunt'' and ''Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western s ...

'' (1968) *''

Seven Times Seven ''Seven Times Seven'' ( it, Sette volte sette) is a 1968 Italian crime comedy caper directed by Michele Lupo and starring Gastone Moschin. Plot A gang of prison inmates escape and rob the UK's Royal Mint. They then sneak back to prison. Cast * ...

'' (1968) *''

Hell in Normandy ''Hell in Normandy'' (Italian title: ''Testa di sbarco per otto implacabili'', French title: ''Tête de pont pour huit implacables'') is a 1968 French/Italian international co-production Euro War film set during World War II and directed by Alfons ...

'' (1968) *'' So Sweet... So Perverse'' (1969) *'' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969) *''

'' (1971) *''

'' (1971) *'' The Red Headed Corpse'' (1972) *'' Long Arm of the Godfather'' (1972) *'' Mark of the Devil Part II'' (1973) *'' Tony Arzenta'' (1973) *''

'' (1974) *''

Il domestico ''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa ...

'' (1974) *'' I figli di nessuno'' (1974) *''

'' (1976) *'' La portiera nuda'' (1976) *'' The Mistress Is Served'' (1976) *'' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983) *'' Le fate ignoranti'' (2001) *'' Adored'' (2003) *''

'' (2005)

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* 1942 births Italian film actresses Living people Actors from Brescia Spaghetti Western actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{italy-film-actor-stub