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Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian film actress. Biography. Canale was born in 1927 in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, she competed in the Miss Italia beauty contest, where she was runner-up to Lucia Bosè.
Gianna Maria Canale was born on 12 September 1927 in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy. She was an actress, known for Clash of Steel (1962), Theodora, Slave Empress (1954) and Dead Woman's Kiss (1949). She was married to Riccardo Freda. She died on 13 February 2009 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
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- September 12, 1927
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- February 13, 2009
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Remembered for her work in Italian films of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, she is perhaps most well known for her starring roles in the horror movie I Vampiri (1957); the historical drama Sins of Rome (1953); and the adventure movie Son of d'Artagnan (1950).
She launched her acting and modeling careers after finishing as runner-up in the 1947 Miss Italia beauty pageant.
She retired from the film industry in the mid 1960s and died four decades later in Sutri, Viterbo, Italy.
After marrying and briefly living in Brazil, she and Italian-born director Riccardo Freda returned to Italy and were frequent artistic collaborators.
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Gianna Maria Canale was born on September 12, 1927 in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy. She was an actress, known for Clash of Steel (1962), Theodora, Slave Empress (1954) and Dead Woman's Kiss (1949). She was previously married to Riccardo Freda. She died on February 13, 2009 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
- September 12, 1927
- February 13, 2009
Gianna Maria Canale: Birthdate: September 12, 1927: Birthplace: Reggio Calabria, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy: Death: January 04, 2009 (81) Sutri, Provincia di Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
Feb 13, 2009 · Gianna Maria Canale. September 12, 1927 — February 13, 2009 • 81 y.o. (96) Actress. Place of Birth. Reggio Calabria, Italy. Place of Death. Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Gianna Maria Canale. Born: 12-Sep-1927 Birthplace: Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor. Nationality: Italy Executive summary: I Vampiri. Husband: Riccardo Freda (film director, d. 20-Dec-1999) FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Tiger of the Seven Seas (23-Dec-1962)
- September 12, 1927
