__NOTOC__ Wanja Mary Sellers (born September 3, 1962) is an American-Italian actress and director, known for her performances in Italian horror films.

Early life

Wnanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962 in

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, Kenya.

Career

She relocated to

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and pursued an acting career. She made her screen debut in Fabrizio Laurenti's short film, ''The Immigrant'' (1985), becoming well-known in the second half of the 1980s for starring in numerous Italian horror films such as ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1988) and ''Demons 5'' (1989).

Personal life

Sellers married Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti, with whom she had worked in the films ''The Immigrant'' (1985) and '' Contamination .7'' (1993). Their children, Diego and

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, are also actors.

Filmography

*''The Immigrant'' (1985) *''

'' (1987) *'' Man on Fire'' (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *''

'' (1988) *'' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) *'' Valentina'' (1989) *''Arctic Warriors'' (1989) *''La maschera del demonio'' (''Demons 5'') (1989) *''

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'' (1990) *''Testimone oculare'' (1990) *''

Ask for the Moon ''Ask for the Moon'' ( it, Chiedi la luna) is a 1991 Italian comedy drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. Cast * Giulio Scarpati as Marco * Margherita Buy as Elena Bacchelli * Roberto Citran as Francesco * Daniela Giordano as Daniel ...

'' (1991) *''Cherchez la femme'' (1993) *'' The Crawlers'' (1993) *''La stanza accanto'' (1994) *''Voci notturne'' (1995) *''Olimpo Lupo - Cronista di nera'' (1995) *''

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'' (2013)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellers, Mary 1962 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses Italian film actresses