Dina De Santis
Bernina De Santis (21 October 1932 – 4 December 1985) was an Italian actress.
Dina De Santis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernina De Santis 21 October 1932 Ronciglione, Italy |
| Died | 4 December 1985 (aged 53) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Born in Ronciglione, as a child De Santis won a beauty contest and at young age she started working for the advertising industry and on stage.[1] She made her film debut in 1954 in the melodrama Lacrime d'amore directed by Pino Mercanti, who suggested her stage name.[1] She was very active in adventure films, Spaghetti Westerns, peplum and Eurospy films, sometimes credited as Dina De Saint.[1] She retired from acting in the late 1960s.[1]
De Santis died in Rome on 4 December 1985, at the age of 53.[2]
Selected filmography
- Tears of Love (1954)
- Vendicata! (1955)
- The Knight of the Black Sword (1956)
- Venice, the Moon and You (1958)
- Knight of 100 Faces (1960)
- Queen of the Seas (1961)
- The Secret of the Black Falcon (1961)
- The Black Duke (1963)
- Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963)
- Gentlemen of the Night (1964)
- Hercules Against Rome (1964)
- 008: Operation Exterminate (1965)
- Giant of the Evil Island (1965)
- Tres dólares de plomo (1965)
- Super Seven Calling Cairo (1965)
- Last Man to Kill (1966)
- Assault on the State Treasure (1967)
References
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- "Dina De Santis". Associazione Culturale on Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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