Annabella Incontrera (11 June 1943 – 19 September 2004), sometimes credited as Pam Stevenson, was an Italian film and television actress.

Career

Born in

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, Italy, Incontrera attended the

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without finishing the course. She made her film debut at 16, in '' Love Now, Pay Later'' (''L'inferno addosso'', 1959), and appeared in about 40 films, mostly in secondary roles.

Personal life

In 1969, she married Guglielmo Biraghi, film critic for the newspaper ''

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'', but they divorced a few years later. She was romantically involved with the married British Labour Party politician Geoffrey Robinson, who in the 1970s was a businessman in charge of the Italian offshoot of

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, and reputedly introduced to his colleagues as 'Signora Robinson'. The actress suffered from a severe form of

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for years, and was forced to use a wheelchair.

Filmography

*'' Love Now, Pay Later'' (1959) – Micki *''

Maciste contro il vampiro ''Goliath and the Vampires'' () is a 1961 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Sergio Corbucci and Giacomo Gentilomo. The film features the famed superhero Maciste as its main character, although the American release changes his name to Goliath, a ...

'' (1961) – Magda *''

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'' (1962) – Lilly *'' L'uomo che bruciò il suo cadavere'' (1964) *'' Suicide Mission to Singapore'' (1966) – Evelyne *'' The Devil in Love'' (1966, directed by

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) – Lucrezia *''

Poker with Pistols ''Poker with Pistols'' () is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Cast * George Hilton as Ponson * George Eastman as Lucas * Annabella Incontrera as Lola * Mimmo Palmara Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 ...

'' (1967, directed by

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) – Lola *'' The Ambushers'' (1967) – Slaygirl *'' Quella carogna di Frank Mitraglia'' (1968) – Eva *''

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'' (1968) – Lucienne *''

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'' (1969) – Eleanora Spado *'' Une fille nommée Amour'' (1969) – Cécile, la soeur *''

Double Face ''Double Face'' (, ) is a 1969 thriller film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Klaus Kinski, Christiane Krüger and Annabella Incontrera. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film. Plot A businessman n ...

'' (1969) – Liz *''

A Bullet for Sandoval ''A Bullet for Sandoval'' (a.k.a. ''Those Desperate Men Who Smell of Dirt and Death'', a.k.a. ''Desperate Men'') is a 1969 Spaghetti Western film. It is a co-production between Italy (where is known as ''Quei disperati che puzzano di sudore e di ...

'' (1969) – Carol Day *''

La sfida dei MacKenna ''Challenge of the McKennas'', also known as ''One Dollar and a Tomb'' (; ) is a 1970 Argentinian western film directed by León Klimovsky, produced by José Frade, written by Pedro Gil Paradela, scored by Francesco De Masi, and starring Rober ...

'' (1970) – Maggie *'' Due ragazzi da marciapiede'' (1970) – Matilde *'' Commando di spie'' (1970) – Madeleine *'' Amore Formula 2'' (1970) – Loreley *'' Nights and Loves of Don Juan'' (1971) – Maddalena *'' I pirati dell'isola verde'' (1971) – Isabella *''

Return of Sabata ''Return of Sabata'' () is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The third film in '' The Sabata Trilogy'', it features the return of Lee Van Cleef as the title character, which he had played in the first film, '' Sabata ...

'' (1971) – Maggie, Saloon Girl *''

Black Belly of the Tarantula ''Black Belly of the Tarantula'' () is a 1971 ''giallo'' film directed by Paolo Cavara and starring Giancarlo Giannini, Barbara Bouchet and Barbara Bach. Plot Maria is interrupted during a massage by her angry husband, Paolo. He has proof that ...

'' (1971) – Mirta Ricci *'' When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong'' (1971) – Prehistoric woman (uncredited) *'' Roma Bene'' (1971, directed by

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) – La Lesbica *'' Le belve'' (1971, episode ''Processo a porte chiuse'') – Carmela Sparapaoli (segment "Processo a porte chiuse") *''

The Case of the Bloody Iris ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' ( Italian: ''Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?'', lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?", originally released in the UK as ''Erotic Blue'') is a 1972 Italian giallo f ...

'' (1972) – Sheila Heindricks *''

So Sweet, So Dead ''So Sweet, So Dead'' (, also known as ''The Slasher is the Sex Maniac'' and ''Penetration'' (the US version with hardcore inserts involving Harry Reems and Kim Pope)) is a 1972 Italian giallo film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. Plot Ins ...

'' (1972) – Franca Santangeli *''

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'' (1972) – Helga Schurn *'' The Infamous Column'' (1972) – L'amante di Arconati *'' L'illazione'' (1972, directed by

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) *'' Il gatto di Brooklyn aspirante detective'' (1973) – Gravida De Porcaris *'' The Voyage'' (1974, directed by

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) – Simona *'' Verginità'' (1974) *'' Ciak, si muore'' (1974) – Lucia *'' Paolo Barca, Schoolteacher and Weekend Nudist'' (1975) *'' Le braghe del padrone'' (1978) – Wife of Eugenio *'' Estigma'' (1980) – (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Incontrera, Annabella 1943 births Actresses from Milan 2004 deaths Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian film actresses Spaghetti Western actresses 20th-century Italian actresses