Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

and

giallo In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, ...

films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon. Extremely prolific, some of her most notable roles include '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960), ''

Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...

'' (1961), '' The Leopard'' (1963), ''

The Whip and the Body ''The Whip and the Body'' ( it, La frusta e il corpo) is a 1963 gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava under the alias "John M. Old". The film is about Kurt Menliff (Christopher Lee) who is ostracized by his father for his relationship with a ...

'' (1965), ''

Blood for a Silver Dollar ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' ( it, Un dollaro bucato) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni, written by Giorgio Stegani and Ferroni, and starring Giuliano Gemma and Ida Galli. Plot synopsis Gary O'Hara, a Confederate Li ...

'' (1965), '' Adiós gringo'' (1965), ''

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), ''

Special Mission Lady Chaplin ''Special Mission Lady Chaplin'' ( it, Missione speciale Lady Chaplin, french: L'affaire Lady Chaplin, es, Operación Lady Chaplin, also known as ''Operation Lady Chaplin'') is a 1966 Italian-French-Spanish Eurospy film directed by Alberto De Ma ...

'' (1966), ''

The Sweet Body of Deborah ''The Sweet Body of Deborah'' ( it, Il dolce corpo di Deborah) is a 1968 ''giallo'' film directed by Romolo Girolami and starring Carroll Baker and Jean Sorel. It was written by Ernesto Gastaldi based on a story by Gastaldi and producer Luciano M ...

'' (1968), ''

The Weekend Murders ''The Weekend Murders'' ( it, Concerto per pistola solista, also known as ''The Story of a Crime'') is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo. It starred Ida Galli, Beryl Cunningham, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis. Plot A family ...

'' (1970), ''

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail ''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail'' (Italian: ''La coda dello scorpione'' / ''Tail of the Scorpion'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino, produced by Luciano Martino and co-written by Ernesto Gastaldi and Eduardo Maria Broc ...

'' (1971), ''

The Bloodstained Butterfly ''The Bloodstained Butterfly'' ( it, Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film directed by Duccio Tessari. It starred Helmut Berger and Ida Galli. Plot A young French woman named Françoise Pigaut (Carole André) meets ...

'' (1971), ''

Knife of Ice ''Il coltello di ghiaccio'' ( English: ''Knife of Ice'') is a 1972 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Carroll Baker, Evelyn Stewart, and George Rigaud. Both Baker and Stewart featured in several other films helmed by Lenzi. The ...

'' (1972), '' The Murder Mansion'' (1972), '' Footprints on the Moon'' (1975), and ''

The Psychic ''Sette note in nero'' () is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci and co-written by him with Roberto Gianviti and Dardano Sacchetti. ''Sette note in nero'' stars Jennifer O'Neill, Gianni Garko, Marc Porel, and Ida Galli. The film ...

'' (1977).

Life and career

Ida Galli was born in

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, Italy. Her date of birth has variously been given as 9 April 1942 and 8 October 1939. After finishing school, Galli moved to

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to find work as an actress. Galli's first film appearance was in 1959, under the pseudonym Arianna, in '' Nel blu dipinto di blu'', directed by

Piero Tellini Piero Tellini (16 January 1917 – 22 June 1985) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Florence, the son of the soprano Ines Alfani(the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini), Tellini graduated at the Centr ...

. This role caught the attention of

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

, who cast Galli in a small part in his 1960 film '' La dolce vita''. Galli has since appeared in over forty-five film roles. One of her significant roles was the part of Carolina in

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...

's 1963 film adaptation of the novel '' Il Gattopardo'' (''The Leopard''). She last appeared in 1990's '' Con i piedi per aria'', directed by Vincenzo Verdecchi. Although her early roles were usually billed under her real name, Galli most often used the pseudonym Evelyn Stewart. However, her role in

Mario Bava Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the M ...

's 1963 film '' La frusta e il corpo'' was credited as Isli Oberon. Several of Galli's roles have been in the

genre, beginning with '' Un dollaro bucato'', '' Adiós gringo'' and '' Perché uccidi ancora'' in 1965. Galli has also featured in several

films, including

Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he ga ...

's '' Sette note in nero'',

Umberto Lenzi Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unr ...

's ''

Il coltello di ghiaccio ''Il coltello di ghiaccio'' ( English: ''Knife of Ice'') is a 1972 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Carroll Baker, Evelyn Stewart, and George Rigaud. Both Baker and Stewart featured in several other films helmed by Lenzi. Th ...

'' and

Sergio Martino Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their ...

's '' La coda dello scorpione''. Enrico Lancia, author of the ''Dizionario del cinema italiano'' series, describes Galli as being at her best in dramatic roles, but notes that her largest success came as a result of adopting the Evelyn Stewart pseudonym and focussing on roles in genre films.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galli, Ida Italian film actresses Spaghetti Western actresses Living people 20th-century Italian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)