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Elsa Martinelli

Acting Born Jan 30, 1935 Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy 24 credits

Biography

Elsa Martinelli (January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was an Italian fashion model and actress. Known for appearing in both European and American films, her popularity peaked in the 1960s when she was considered a formidable rival to "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale.

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Known for

Film

Candy

as Livia

Full filmography

  • Sanremo Music Festival (1951) as Self - Host
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
  • Candy (1968) as Livia
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • The Rogues (1964) as Maria Kuzenkov
  • Return of the Saint (1978) as Renata Lucci
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • Domenica In (1976) as Self
  • The Trial (1962) as Hilda
  • Hatari! (1962) as Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro
  • How I Learned to Love Women (1966) as Rallye driver
  • Once Upon a Crime (1992) as Carla the Agent
  • Manon 70 (1968) as Annie
  • One on Top of the Other (1969) as Jane Bleeker
  • The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
  • The 10th Victim (1965) as Olga
  • The Oldest Profession (1967) as Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")
  • All About Loving (1964) as Mathilde
  • Woman Times Seven (1967) as Pretty Woman
  • The V.I.P.s (1963) as Gloria Gritti
  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) as Maria, Woman on Venetian Bridge
  • The Indian Fighter (1955) as Onahti
  • Marco the Magnificent (1965) as The Woman with the Whip