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actress. She is best known for her roles in the horror classics ''

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'' and '' The Beyond''.

Early life

Monreale was born in

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. She is the daughter of lyric singer Mirella Zaza.

Career

Monreale was active as runway model before starting her film career. In 1975, at age 17, she made her film debut in a minor role in the

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'', then she got her first main roles again with Sindoni, in the comedies '' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' and ''

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''. Monreale appeared in several films throughout the seventies, including the

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'', which was her first time working with famed horror film director

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. In 1979, at age 22, she starred in a leading role with director

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in ''

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'' (''Beyond the Darkness''), and in 1981, again working with Fulci, she appeared as 'Emily' in the cult horror classic '' The Beyond'', with

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. Other roles include Joe D'Amato's ''Return From Death'' (a.k.a. ''Frankenstein 2000''), Lucio Fulci's ''

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'' and ''

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'', the award-winning ''Festival'' directed by

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, ''Under the Skin'', and ''When a Man Loves a Woman''. cinzia monreale 2021 1

Monreale has also worked as a producer. She served as a videographer in the 2005 original documentary ''Kill Gil: Volume 1'' and she produced the 2006 documentary ''Kill Gil: Volume 2''. She is also active on television, in TV-movies and series.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monreale, Cinzia 1957 births Living people Actors from Genoa Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses