Giuliana Calandra (10 February 1936 – 25 November 2018) was an Italian film, television and stage actress, journalist and television hostess.

Life and career

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, Sergio Corbucci, Alberto Lattuada. In the 1980s she started a parallel career as journalist and TV-author/presenter, mainly focusing on fashion and entertainment. Calandra died in Aprilia on 25 November 2018, at the age of 82.

Selected filmography

* '' La calandria'' (1972) - Venegonda * '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) * '' Story of a Cloistered Nun'' (1973) * '' All Screwed Up'' (1974) - Biki * '' The Beast'' (1974) - Amalia * ''Terminal'' (1974) * '' La nottata'' (1975) * '' Deep Red'' (1975) - Amanda Righetti * '' Convoy Buddies'' (1975) - Rosy * '' Di che segno sei?'' (1975) - Maria Bompazzi * '' Go Gorilla Go'' (1975) - Mrs. Sampioni * '' The Last Woman'' (1976) - Benoite * ''Giovannino'' (1976) * '' Caro Michele'' (1976) - Ada * '' Hit Squad'' (1976) - Tenente Adele Ciampini * '' My Father's Private Secretary'' (1976) - Ersilia Ponziani * '' Ecco noi per esempio'' (1977) - Beatrice * '' Il... Belpaese'' (1977) - Elena * ''Grand hôtel des palmes'' (1977) * ''Difficile morire'' (1977) * '' Nest of Vipers'' (1978) - Teacher * '' Stay as You Are'' (1978) - Teresa * '' Quando c'era lui... caro lei!'' (1978) - Queen of Italy * ''C'est dingue... mais on y va'' (1979) - Doris Castagnet * '' Womanlight'' (1979) * '' L'affittacamere'' (1979) - Adele Bazziconi - wife of Settebeni * '' Il corpo della ragassa'' (1979) - Laura Marengo * '' Il lupo e l'agnello'' (1980) - Signora De Luca * '' Il turno'' (1981) - Rosa * '' My Darling, My Dearest'' (1982) - Zuava * '' Sesso e volentieri'' (1982) - Giuliana * ''Dio li fa poi li accoppia'' (1982) - Clara - don Celeste's housekeeper * '' Journey with Papa'' (1982) - Rita Canegatti * ''Occhio nero, occhio biondo e occhio felino'' (1983) * '' Petomaniac'' (1983) - Giulia * ''Arrivano i miei'' (1983) * ''Jocks'' (1984) - Old singer * '' A Proper Scandal'' (1984) - Maria Gastaldelli * '' Trainer on the Beach'' (1984) - Mara Canà * '' A tu per tu'' (1984) - Patrizia * '' Desiring Julia'' (1986) * '' Rimini Rimini'' (1987) - Jerry's Wife * '' Regina'' (1987) - Lella * ''Il coraggio di parlare'' (1987) - Furios woman * '' The Belt'' (1989) - Bianca's Mother * '' Faccione'' (1991) * ''Non chiamarmi Omar'' (1992) * ''Signorina Giulia'' (1992) - Zia Graziella * '' Our Tropical Island'' (2001) - Mrs. Tacchini * ''Per finta e per amore'' (2002) * '' Adored'' (2003) - Franca Soldani (uncredited) * '' L'allenatore nel pallone 2'' (2008) - Mara Canà (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calandra, Giuliana 1936 births 2018 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television presenters Italian television journalists Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses People from Moncalieri Actresses from Piedmont 20th-century Italian actresses Women television journalists 20th-century Italian women journalists 20th-century Italian journalists Italian women television presenters