Rosemarie Dexter (19 July 1944 – 8 September 2010), best known as Rosemary Dexter, was a British film actress who worked in

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Life and career

Born in

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(Present day Pakistan) to a British father and an

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mother, Dexter entered the film industry in 1963, when during a vacation in Rome she met director

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who offered her a significant role in his

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''. She then became a very active actress until the mid-seventies, when she retired from acting at age 32. She was found dead in her house in

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, in September 2010; she had long been suffering from illness.

Selected filmography

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'' (1963) - Lucia * ''

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'' (1963) - Luciana (segment "Come un Padre") (uncredited) * '' Desideri d'estate'' (1964) * '' Romeo e Giulietta'' (1964) - Juliet * ''Oltraggio al pudore'' (1964) - Giovenella * ''

Male Companion ''Male Companion'' () is a 1964 comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel ''Gentleman in Waiting'' by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel. Plot Antoine was raised into the easy life by his we ...

'' (1964) - L'étudiante / Student (uncredited) * ''

Casanova 70 ''Casanova 70'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film produced by Carlo Ponti, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Enrico Maria Salerno and Michèle Mercier. Plot NATO officer Andrea Rossi-Colombotti is a ladies' m ...

'' (1965) - La cameriera * ''

Highest Pressure ''Altissima pressione'' () is a 1965 Italian musicarello comedy film directed by Enzo Trapani. Cast *Dino as Roberto *Gianni Morandi * Rosemary Dexter as Serenella * Fabrizio Capucci *Lucio Dalla * Nicola Di Bari * Micaela Esdra as Lia * Lilly ...

'' (1965) - Serenella * ''

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'' (1965) - Mortimer's Sister (uncredited) * '' Almost a Man'' (1966) - Marina * '' Per amore... per magia...'' (1967) - Esmeralda * ''

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'' (1967) - Katy * ''Gente d'onore'' (1967) * ''

The Sex of Angels ''The Sex of Angels'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian erotic drama film directed by Ugo Liberatore, and starring Rosemary Dexter, Bernhard de Vries, Doris Kunstmann and Laura Troschel. Plot In Italy, Nora, an heiress at odds with her father, welcomes he ...

'' (1968) - Nancy * ''

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'' (1968) - Daniela * '' Partner'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1968) - Chiara * '' Vendetta for the Saint'' (1969) - Gina * '' Marquis de Sade: Justine'' (1969) - Claudine * '' I quattro del pater noster'' (1969) * '' Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' (1969) - Laetitia * ''Mio Mao: Fatiche ed avventure di alcuni giovani occidentali per introdurre il vizio in Cina'' (1970) - Jean * ''Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - Emma, Lucio's wife * ''

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'' (1971) - Ann * ''

Eye in the Labyrinth ''Eye in the Labyrinth'' () is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Rosemary Dexter, Sybil Danning, Alida Valli and Adolfo Celi. Plot Julie (Rosemary Dexter) is disturbed by the disappearance of her psychiatrist boyfrie ...

'' (1972) - Julie * ''I figli chiedono perché'' (1972) - Mother of Michèle * ''Lui per lei'' (1972) * ''

Seven Hours of Violence ''Seven Hours of Violence'' () is a 1973 Italian crime-thriller film. It marked the directorial debut by Michele Massimo Tarantini. Cast * George Hilton as George Anderson * Rosemary Dexter as Helen Karlatis * Giampiero Albertini as Inspector A ...

'' (1973) - Helena Karlatis * '' Sunset, Sunrise'', aka ''Hi wa shizumi, hi wa noboru'' (1973) * ''L'ultimo uomo di Sara'' (1974) - Anna * '' Catene'' (1974) - Francesca * ''

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'' (1974) - Franca Sanna * '' Till Marriage Do Us Part'' (1974) - Floidia di Maqueda * '' Povero Cristo'' (1975) - Mara (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dexter, Rosemary 1944 births 2010 deaths Italian film actresses Italian people of English descent Italian people of Anglo-Burmese descent People from Quetta Spaghetti Western actresses 20th-century Italian actresses