Dada Gallotti (born 8 April 1935) is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

. Born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

as Alda Gallotti, she was one of the most active character actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in several

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 ...

films under the pseudonym Diana Garson. She retired from acting in the early 1980s.

Selected filmography

* '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1961) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * '' Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (1962) * ''

Samson vs. the Giant King ''Samson vs. the Giant King'' ( it, Maciste alla corte dello zar, also known as ''Giant of the Lost Tomb'' and ''Atlas Against the Czar'') is a 1964 Italian fantasy-peplum film directed by Amerigo Anton. The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission ...

'' (1964) * ''

Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' ( it, Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas) is a 1964 film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Alan Steel. Originally conceived as a peplum film, given the contemporary success of '' A Fist ...

'' (1964) * '' Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * ''

Night of Violence ''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call ...

'' (1965) * '' Johnny Yuma'' (1966) * '' Lola Colt'' (1967) * '' Vengeance is Mine'' (1968) * '' Zenabel'' (1969) * '' Flashback'' (1969) * '' Diary of a Telephone Operator'' (1969) * '' Zorro in the Court of England'' (1969) * '' Heads or Tails'' (1969) * ''

I due maghi del pallone ''I due maghi del pallone'' (''The two wizards of the ball'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot summary Ciccio Ingrassetti is the PR of a milanese pharmaceutical firm w ...

'' (1970) * ''

Frankenstein 80 ''Frankenstein '80'' is a 1972 Italian film directed by Mario Mancini. Plot summary By day, Dr. Frankenstein (Gordon Mitchell) works innocuously in his lab. But at night, he works to perfect Mosaico (Xiro Papas), a monstrosity pieced together f ...

'' (1972) * '' La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia'' (1972) * '' God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth'' (1972) * '' Special Killers'' (1973) * '' Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973) * ''

Man with the Golden Winchester '' Man with the Golden Winchester'' ( it, Il figlio di Zorro, es, El hijo del Zorro, also known as ''Son of Zorro'') is a 1973 Spaghetti Western-adventure film directed by Gianfranco Baldanello and starring Alberto Dell'Acqua and Fernando Sa ...

'' (1973) * '' Reflections in Black'' (1975) * '' Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife'' (1976) * ''

The Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...

'' (1976) * '' Vieni avanti cretino'' (1982)

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* Living people 1935 births Actresses from Milan 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-actor-stub