Enrica Bianchi Colombatto (born 23 July 1942), usually known by her stagename of Erika Blanc, is an Italian actress.

Career

Her most notable role was as the first

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in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in several cult European horror films, including '' The Third Eye'' (1966), ''

Kill, Baby, Kill ''Kill, Baby, Kill'' ( it, Operazione paura, ) is a 1966 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava and starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart and Erika Blanc. Written by Bava, Romano Migliorini, and Roberto Natale, the film focuses on a small Carp ...

'' (1966), '' So Sweet... So Perverse'' (1969), ''

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ''The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' ( it, La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba) is a 1971 Italian '' gothic'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Alan (Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental ...

'' (1971), ''

The Devil's Nightmare ''The Devil's Nightmare'' (french: La plus longue nuit du diable, lit=The Devil's Longest Night, it, La terrificante notte del demonio, lit=The Terrifying Night of the Demon) is a 1971 supernatural horror film directed by Jean Brismée and starrin ...

'' (1971), '' The Red Headed Corpse'' (1972) and ''

Mark of the Devil Part II ''Mark of the Devil Part II'', or in original German ''Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält'' (lit. "Witches Are Violated and Tortured to Death"), is a German horror film released in 1973. It is a sequel to '' Mark of the Devil''. Plot Young n ...

'' (1973). Her other film credits include roles in '' Django Shoots First'' (1966), '' Long Arm of the Godfather'' (1972), ''

Tony Arzenta ''Tony Arzenta'' (internationally released as ''Big Guns'' and ''No Way Out'') is a 1973 Italian noir film directed by Duccio Tessari. The film was commercially successful. Plot When the Milan based mafia hitman Tony Arzenta asks to get out of ...

'' (1973), '' The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' (1974), ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer ...

'' (1976) and '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983). She recently returned to films with small but intense roles under the direction of Turkish-born director

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, acting as Antonia's mother in '' Le fate ignoranti'' (2001), and as the sensitive, alcohol-addicted Maria Clara in ''

Cuore Sacro ''Cuore sacro'' (Sacred heart) is a 2005 Italian film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene ( Barbora Bobuľová) who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide. This loss, combined with her desire to sell ...

'' (2005). In

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she starred as the grandmother in '' Adored'', directed by Marco Filiberti.

Selected filmography

*'' Mission Bloody Mary'' (1965) *'' Django Shoots First'' (1966) *'' Target Goldseven'' (1966) *''

Blood at Sundown ''Blood at Sundown'' ( it, 1000 dollari sul nero, lit=1000 dollars on the black) is a Spaghetti Western film directed by Alberto Cardone. The picture marks the first appearance of the character Sartana, played by Gianni Garko. It is not, howev ...

'' (1966) *'' The Third Eye'' (1966) *''

'' (1966) *''

Halleluja for Django ''La più grande rapina del West'' (released as ''Halleluja for Django'' in the US and as ''The Greatest Kidnapping in the West'' in Great Britain) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was referred as a film ...

'' (1967) *''

The Longest Hunt ''Spara, Gringo, spara'' (internationally released as ''The Longest Hunt'' and ''Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western ...

'' (1968) *''

Seven Times Seven ''Seven Times Seven'' ( it, Sette volte sette) is a 1968 Italian crime comedy caper directed by Michele Lupo and starring Gastone Moschin. Plot A gang of prison inmates escape and rob the UK's Royal Mint. They then sneak back to prison. Cast * ...

'' (1968) *'' Hell in Normandy'' (1968) *'' So Sweet... So Perverse'' (1969) *'' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969) *''

'' (1971) *''

'' (1971) *'' The Red Headed Corpse'' (1972) *'' Long Arm of the Godfather'' (1972) *''

'' (1973) *''

'' (1973) *'' The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' (1974) *''

Il domestico ''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa ...

'' (1974) *'' I figli di nessuno'' (1974) *''

'' (1976) *''

La portiera nuda ''La portiera nuda'' (''The Naked Doorwoman'') is a 1976 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Luigi Cozzi. It starred Irene Miracle and Erika Blanc. Plot A young woman working as a concierge/maid in an apartment building is accosted b ...

'' (1976) *''

The Mistress Is Served ''The Mistress Is Served'' (Italian: ''La padrona è servita'', German: ''Die Herrenreiterin'') is a 1976 Italian-West German comedy drama film directed by Mario Lanfranchi and starring Senta Berger, Maurizio Arena, and Bruno Zanin.Bock & Bergfeld ...

'' (1976) *'' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983) *'' Le fate ignoranti'' (2001) *'' Adored'' (2003) *''

'' (2005)

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* 1942 births Italian film actresses Living people Actors from Brescia Spaghetti Western actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{italy-film-actor-stub