Malisa Longo (born Maria Luisa Longo; 13 July 1950) is an Italian actress, model and writer.

Life and career

Born Maria Luisa Longo in

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, Italy, she moved to Rome at a young age where she started a career as a model. She entered the

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beauty contest, winning the Miss Cinema and Miss Lazio titles. After appearing in a number of commercials, she made her acting debut in 1968 in the

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's ''giallo'' film ''

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''. She then appeared in other films, sometimes in main roles, and was especially active in the Nazi exploitation and ''

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'' genres. She performed a cameo in

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's film ''

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''. Longo was directed three times by the master of Italian erotica,

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, in films such as ''

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'' (1976) and '' Miranda'' (1985), in which she played opposite

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. She retired from acting in 1997. In 2000 she debuted as a writer with the novel ''Così come sono'', and her works include poetries (''Il cantico del corpo'') and essays (''Aggiungi un seggio a tavola''). Longo was married to film producer Riccardo Billi and resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Selected filmography

* '' The Young, the Evil, and the Savage'' (1968) aka ''Naked... You Die'' * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * '' More Dollars for the MacGregors'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Blindman'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' The Ribald Decameron'' (1972) * '' The Sicilian Connection'' (1972) * '' Naughty Nun'' (1972) * '' Ricco the Mean Machine'' (1973) * ''

War Goddess ''War Goddess'' (also known as ''The Amazons'' and ''The Bare-Breasted Warriors'') is a 1973 adventure film directed by Terence Young and starring Alena Johnston, Sabine Sun, Rosanna Yanni, Helga Liné, and Luciana Paluzzi. It was a co-produc ...

'' (1973) aka ''The Bare Breasted Warriors'' * '' Il domestico'' (1974) * '' Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' L'adolescente'' (1976) * ''

'' (1976) * '' Mark Strikes Again'' (1976) * '' Emmanuelle bianca e nera'' (1976) * '' Loves, Beds and Betrayals'' (1977) * '' Fraulein Kitty'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * '' Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg'' (1977) * '' El Macho'' (1977) * '' War of the Robots'' (1978) aka ''Reactor'' * '' Star Odyssey'' (1979) * '' The Iron Hand of the Mafia'' (1980) * '' La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello'' (1980) * '' Gunan, King of the Barbarians'' (1982) aka ''Gunan the Warrior'', ''The Invincible Barbarian''Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. . * '' The Red Monks'') (1989) * '' A Cat in the Brain'' (1990) aka ''Nightmare Concert''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Longo, Malisa Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 1950 births Models from Rome Living people Actresses from Rome