Giuliana Calandra

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

Giuliana Calandra
Calandra in 1968
Born(1936-02-10)10 February 1936
Moncalieri, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 November 2018(2018-11-25) (aged 82)
Aprilia, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1961–2018

Life and career

Born in Moncalieri, Giuliana Calandra debuted in 1963 Pier Paolo Pasolini's La ricotta and appearing in hundreds of films, TV-series and stage works, including works by Dario Argento, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Sordi, Lina Wertmüller, Giorgio Albertazzi, Mario Monicelli, Costa-Gavras, Dino Risi, Sergio Corbucci, Alberto Lattuada.[1]

In the 1980s she started a parallel career as journalist and TV-author/presenter, mainly focusing on fashion and entertainment.[1]

Calandra died in Aprilia on 25 November 2018, at the age of 82.[2]

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
  • La segretaria privata di mio padre (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
  • In viaggio con papà (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)

References
  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. "È morta Giuliana Calandra, attrice di Argento e Ferreri". La Repubblica. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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