Malisa Longo (born 13 July 1950) is an Italian actress, model and writer.

Life and career

Born Maria Luisa Longo in

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, at young age Longo moved to Rome where she started a career as a model; she entered the

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beauty contest, winning the Miss Cinema and the Miss Lazio titles. After having appeared in a number of commercials, Longo made her acting debut in 1968, in the

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'' The Young, the Evil, and the Savage''. She then appeared in a number of films, sometimes in main roles, and was especially active in the Nazisploitation and

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genres. She is perhaps most famous worldwide for her cameo early in Bruce Lee's film ''

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''. Malisa was directed three times by the great master of Italian erotica,

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, in films such as ''

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'' (1976) and '' Miranda'' (1985), in which she opposite

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. Longo retired from acting in 1997. In 2000 she debuted as a writer with the novel ''Così come sono'', and her works include poetries (''Il cantico del corpo'') and essays (''Aggiungi un seggio a tavola''). Longo was married to film producer

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and resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Selected filmography

* '' The Young, the Evil, and the Savage'' (1968) aka ''Naked... You Die'' * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * '' More Dollars for the MacGregors'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Blindman'' (1971) * ''

'' (1972) * '' The Ribald Decameron'' (1972) * '' The Sicilian Connection'' (1972) * '' Naughty Nun'' (1972) * '' Ricco the Mean Machine'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1973) aka ''The Bare Breasted Warriors'' * '' Il domestico'' (1974) * '' Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women'' (1974) * ''

Black Emanuelle ''Black Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera'') is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. This Africa set film was shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. ''Black Emanuelle'' was followed ...

'' (1975) * '' White Fang and the Hunter'' (1975) * '' L'adolescente'' (1976) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

Mark Strikes Again ''Mark Strikes Again'' ( it, Mark colpisce ancora, also known as ''The .44 Specialist'') is a 1976 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Originally planned as an original film, during the shoots and the post-production process ...

'' (1976) * '' Emmanuelle bianca e nera'' (1976) * '' Fraulein Kitty'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * '' Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg'' (1977) * ''

El Macho ''El Macho'' (also known as ''Macho Killers'') is a 1977 Italian-Argentine Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Marcello Andrei and starring Carlos Monzón, George Hilton, Malisa Longo and Susana Giménez. Synopsis Kid El Macho, an ...

'' (1977) * '' War of the Robots'' (1978) aka ''Reactor'' * '' Star Odyssey'' (1979) * ''

The Iron Hand of the Mafia ''The Iron Hand of the Mafia'' ( it, Mafia, una legge che non perdona) is a 1980 Italian film directed by Roberto Girometti. Plot The heirs of the old mafia give rise to a bloody struggle to secure the monopoly on organized crime. Style Despite ...

'' (1980) * '' La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello'' (1980) * '' Gunan, King of the Barbarians'' (1982) aka ''Gunan the Warrior'', ''The Invincible Barbarian''Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. . * '' The Red Monks'') (1989) * ''

A Cat in the Brain ''A Cat in the Brain'' ( it, Un gatto nel cervello (I volti del terrore)), also known as ''Nightmare Concert'', is a 1990 Italian horror film written and directed by Lucio Fulci. Fulci stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a tortured horr ...

'' (1990) aka ''Nightmare Concert''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Longo, Malisa Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 1950 births Models from Rome Living people Actresses from Rome