Dominique Darel (1950–1978) was a French model and actress, mainly active in Italian cinema. Darel was born in

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and moved to Rome with her boyfriend Max Delys in 1968. She made her film debut in

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'', then became a minor starlet in Italian genre cinema. She is probably best known for the role of Maria Romana De Gasperi in

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''. She died at 28, on June 4, 1978, in a car accident in Cannes.

Filmography

* 1971: ''

'' * 1972: '' La cosa buffa'' * 1972: ''

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'' * 1973: '' Woman Buried Alive'' * 1974: ''

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'' * 1974: ''

'' * 1977: ''Difficile morire''

References

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* French film actresses 1978 deaths Road incident deaths in France 1950 births People from Cannes Actresses from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French female models 20th-century French actresses Models from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{France-film-actor-1950s-stub