Dada Gallotti (born 8 April 1935) is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. Born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

as Alda Gallotti, she was one of the most active character actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in several

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

films under the pseudonym Diana Garson. She retired from acting in the early 1980s.

Selected filmography

* '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1961) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * ''

Taras Bulba, the Cossack ''Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (Italian: ''Taras Bulba, il cosacco'') is a 1962 Italian historical adventure film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Vladimir Medar, Jean-François Poron and Fosco Giachetti. It received an American release in 1 ...

'' (1962) * ''

Samson vs. the Giant King ''Samson vs. the Giant King'' ( it, Maciste alla corte dello zar, also known as ''Giant of the Lost Tomb'' and ''Atlas Against the Czar'') is a 1964 Italian fantasy-peplum film directed by Amerigo Anton. The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission ...

'' (1964) * ''

Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' ( it, Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas) is a 1964 film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Alan Steel. Originally conceived as a peplum film, given the contemporary success of ''A Fistfu ...

'' (1964) * '' Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * ''

Night of Violence ''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call ...

'' (1965) * '' Johnny Yuma'' (1966) * ''

Lola Colt ''Lola Colt'' (also known as Black Tigress and Lola Baby) is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed by Siro Marcellini. Reception One writer described as "a very average Western filled with all the predictable clichés of the genre". Cast * L ...

'' (1967) * '' Vengeance is Mine'' (1968) * ''

Zenabel ''Zenabel'' is a 1969 film directed by Ruggero Deodato. Plot The film is set in 1627 and is about a young woman named Zenabel (Lucretia Love) who finds out that she is the daughter of a Duke who was killed by the Spanish Baron Imolne. Zenabel g ...

'' (1969) * '' Flashback'' (1969) * ''

Diary of a Telephone Operator ''Certo certissimo... anzi probabile'' (''Certain, Very Certain, As a Matter of Fact... Probable''; English title ''Diary of a Telephone Operator'') is a 1969 Italian film based on the story of the same title by Dacia Maraini. It stars Claudia Car ...

'' (1969) * ''

Zorro in the Court of England ''Zorro in the Court of England'' ( it, Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra) is a 1969 Italian adventure film directed by Franco Montemurro. Cast * Spiros Focás: Pedro Suarez / Zorro * Dada Gallotti: Rosanna Gonzales * Franco Ressel: Lord Percy ...

'' (1969) * ''

Heads or Tails Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking obverse and reverse, which side is showing when it lands, in order to choose between two alternatives, heads or tails, sometimes used to res ...

'' (1969) * ''

I due maghi del pallone ''I due maghi del pallone'' (''The two wizards of the ball'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot summary Ciccio Ingrassetti is the PR of a milanese pharmaceutical firm which ...

'' (1970) * '' Frankenstein 80'' (1972) * '' La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia'' (1972) * '' God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth'' (1972) * '' Special Killers'' (1973) * ''

Sgarro alla camorra ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (i.e. "Offence to the Camorra") is a 1973 Italian musical- crime film written and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Mario Merola at his film debut. It is regarded as the first sceneggiata film and as a ...

'' (1973) * ''

Man with the Golden Winchester '' Man with the Golden Winchester'' ( it, Il figlio di Zorro, es, El hijo del Zorro, also known as ''Son of Zorro'') is a 1973 Spaghetti Western-adventure film directed by Gianfranco Baldanello and starring Alberto Dell'Acqua and Fernando Sanc ...

'' (1973) * ''

Reflections in Black ''Reflections in Black'' ( it, Il vizio ha le calze nere / ''Vice Wears Black Hose'') is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by the actor Tano Cimarosa, here at his directorial debut. Plot In San Benedetto del Tronto a mysterious murderess k ...

'' (1975) * ''

Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife ''Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife'' ( it, La moglie di mio padre) is a 1976 Italian drama film directed by Andrea Bianchi and starring Carroll Baker. Cast * Carroll Baker as Laura * Adolfo Celi as Antonio Lenzini * Cesare Barro as Claudio ...

'' (1976) * ''

The Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

'' (1976) * ''

Vieni avanti cretino ''Vieni avanti cretino'' (''Come On Idiot'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It had a great commercial success, grossing over 3 billion lire at the Italian box office. Cast *Lino Banfi: Pasquale Baudaffi *Franco Bracar ...

'' (1982)

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* Living people 1935 births Actresses from Milan 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-actor-stub