Gaia Germani (30 August 1934 - 20 February 2019) was an Italian film and television actress.

Biography

Born in Rome as Giovanna Giardina, she made her film debut in a French film,

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's '' En plein cirage'' and later starred both in Italian and in French productions, working with

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Bernard Borderie Bernard Borderie (10 June 1924 in Paris – 28 May 1978 in Paris) was a French film director and screenwriter. His father, Raymond Borderie, was one of the producers of ''Les Enfants du Paradis'' (''Children of Paradise'', 1945). Selected filmo ...

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, and

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. She became popular for starring in the

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of Amaro Cora. From the early 1970s she focused on TV-series, and in 1975 she retired from showbusiness. She died in Rome in 2019.Gaia Germani page
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Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...

'' (1961) * '' Operation Gold Ingot'' (1962) * ''

The Triumph of Robin Hood ''The Triumph of Robin Hood'' (Italian: ''Il trionfo di Robin Hood'') is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Don Burnett, Gia Scala and Samson Burke.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.178 The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Eye of the Monocle ''The Eye of the Monocle'' (French:''L'oeil du monocle'') is a 1962 French comedy thriller film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Paul Meurisse, Elga Andersen and Gaia Germani.Rège p.601 It is the sequel of '' The Black Monocle'' (1961). ...

'' (1962) * ''

Your Turn, Darling ''À toi de faire... mignonne'' ( it, L'agente federale Lemmy Caution), released in the US as ''Your Turn, Darling'', is a French-Italian thriller film based on the 1941 novel ''Your Deal, My Lovely'' by Peter Cheyney. It came out ten years after ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Reluctant Spy ''The Reluctant Spy'' (french: L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret, it, Spionaggio senza frontiere, also known as ''How to Be a Spy Without Even Trying'') is a French-Italian spy-comedy film from 1963, directed by Jean-Charles Dudrumet, written ...

'' (1963) * ''

Castle of the Living Dead ''Castle of the Living Dead'' ( it, Il Castello dei Morti Vivi, french: Le Chateau des Morts Vivants) is a 1964 horror film directed by Warren Kiefer. It was released in English under the title ''Crypt of Horror''. It was Kiefer's first film a ...

'' (1964) * '' I complessi'' (1965) * '' Marcia nuziale'' (1965) * '' OSS 77 – Operazione fior di loto'' (1965) * '' Avenger X'' (1967) * ''

Devil in the Brain ''Devil in the Brain'' ( it, Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller movie. Plot Oscar Minno returns from working several years overseas and looks up his old flame Sandra. Sandra is widowed and lives in a childlike men ...

'' (1972)

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* 1942 births 2019 deaths Italian film actresses Actresses from Rome Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub