Cristina Gaioni (born Maria Cristina Gaioni; 4 November 1940) is an Italian actress, sometimes credited as Cristina Gajoni and Cristina Gaioni Visentin. Born in

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, Italy, Gaioni studied acting at the drama school of Piccolo Teatro under

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. In 1960 she won a

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for her performance in

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's '' ...And the Wild Wild Women''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Facts of Murder'' (1959) *'' You're on Your Own'' (1959) *'' ...And the Wild Wild Women'' (1959) *'' Letto a tre piazze'' (1960) *'' The Assassin'' (1961) *'' Ursus'' (1961) * '' Black City'' (1961) *''

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'' (1962) *'' The Steppe'' (1962) *'' Kerim, Son of the Sheik'' (1962) *'' The Fury of Achilles'' (1962) *'' Slave Girls of Sheba'' (1963) *'' Il Successo'' (1963) *'' Run with the Devil'' (1963) * '' Implacable Three'' (1963) *'' Fire Over Rome'' (1965) *'' Operation Atlantis'' (1965) *'' Night of Violence'' (1965) * ''Furia a Marrakech'' *''

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'' (1972) *''

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'' (1973) *'' Women in Cell Block 7'' (1973) *'' Eye of the Cat'' (1975) *'' Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989)

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* 1939 births Actresses from Milan Living people Nastro d'Argento winners Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub