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

Life and career

Born in

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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 * ''

I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. ...

'' (1963) - Luciana (segment "Come un Padre") (uncredited) * '' Desideri d'estate'' (1964) * ''

Romeo e Giulietta ''Romeo and Juliet'' ( it, Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1964 film directed and written by Riccardo Freda. Production Riccardo Freda maintained that it was himself who had the idea to adapt ''Romeo and Juliet'', having been an admirer of William Shakesp ...

'' (1964) - Juliet * ''Oltraggio al pudore'' (1964) - Giovenella * ''

Male Companion ''Male Companion'' (french: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 romantic 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 ...

'' (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' ...

'' (1965) - La cameriera * ''

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

'' (1965) - Serenella * ''

For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German ac ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1968) - Nancy * ''

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'' (1968) - Daniela * ''

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'' (1968) * '' The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1968) - Chiara * ''

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'' (1969) - Gina * '' Marquis de Sade: Justine'' (1969) - Claudine * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

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'' (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'' (1972) - Julie * ''I figli chiedono perché'' (1972) - Mother of Michèle * ''Lui per lei'' (1972) * '' Seven Hours of Violence'' (1973) - Helena Karlatis * ''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 ''Till Marriage Do Us Part'' ( it, Mio Dio, come sono caduta in basso!, also known as ''How Long Can You Fall?'') is a 1974 Italian erotic comedy film written and directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Laura Antonelli. Released in the U.S. in 1 ...

'' (1974) - Floidia di Maqueda * ''

Povero Cristo ''Povero Cristo'' is 1976 Italian film written and directed by Pier Carpi. Plot A young man with aspirations of becoming a private investigator is approached by a stranger who promises 100 million lire if he obtains evidence of the existence of ...

'' (1976) - 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