Mariangela Giordano (2 September 1937 – 16 July 2011) was an Italian film and television actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, Italy as Maria Angela Giordano, the daughter of a journalist, Giordano was elected Miss Liguria in 1954. Then she almost immediately started an intense film career, mainly appearing in genre films in which she was sometimes credited as Mary Jordan. She is known to cult horror movie fans for her starring roles in ''Giallo in Venice'', ''Patrick Lives Again'', ''The Devil's Daughter'', ''Satan's Baby Doll'', ''Burial Ground'' and ''Killer Barbys''. Since the 1980s, Giordano focused her career on television, appearing in the TV series ''Skipper'' and ''

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'', among others. She died in Dolcedo on 16 July 2011.

Selected filmography

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* ''Il falco d'oro'' (1955) - Seconda domestica * ''Cortile'' (1955) - The Girl asking Gargiulo for a Lift (uncredited) * ''Dramma nel porto'' (1955) * ''Da qui all'eredità'' (1955) * ''La banda degli onesti'' (1956) - (uncredited) * ''Il diavolo nero'' (1957) * '' Desert Warrior'' (1957) - Aicha * ''Mensajeros de paz'' (1957) - Marichu * ''Buongiorno primo amore!'' (1957) * ''Quando gli angeli piangono'' (1958) * ''Cara de Goma'' (1959) * ''

Colossus and the Amazon Queen ''Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' ( it, La regina delle Amazzoni/ ''Queen of the Amazons'') is a 1960 Italian sword and sandal comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Rod Taylor as Pirro *Ed Fury as Glauco *Dorian Gray as Antiope *Danie ...

'' (1960) (a.k.a. ''Queen of the Amazons'') - Amazzone * ''

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'' (1961) * ''Gli scontenti'' (1961) * '' Black City'' (1961) - Ragazza che si finge incinta * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1961) * ''

'' (1960) (a.k.a. ''Ursus, Son of Hercules'') - Annia * ''El reflejo del alma'' (1962) * ''Canzoni a tempo di twist'' (1962) * '' The Eye of the Needle'' (1963) - Carmelina Lo Niro * '' The Last Gun'' (1964) * ''Sette a Tebe'' (1964) - Serva di Cirene * ''

A Maiden for a Prince ''A Maiden for a Prince'' ( it, Una vergine per il principe) is a 1966 Italian comedy, starring Vittorio Gassman and Virna Lisi and based on the failed marriage between Margherita Farnese and Vincenzo Gonzaga. Cast *Vittorio Gassman - *Virna Li ...

'' (1965) - La marchesa spagnola * ''

Te lo leggo negli occhi ''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Cast * Agnès Spaak as Serenella * Dino as Dino *Nino Taranto as Gennaro * Mario Pisu as Dino's Father * Tecla Scarano as Filomena *Anna Campori ...

'' (1965) * ''Djurado'' (1966) - Dorianne * ''

How I Learned to Love Women ''How I Learned to Love Women'' ( it, Come imparai ad amare le donne, french: Comment j'ai appris à aimer les femmes, german: Das gewisse Etwas der Frauen, also known as ''Love Parade'') is a 1966 Italian-French-German comedy film directed by Lu ...

'' (1966) - Proprietaria stazione di servizio * ''

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'' (1968) - Rosita * ''Three Crosses Not to Die'' (1968) - Betty Fletcher * '' I quattro del pater noster'' (1969) * ''

A Noose for Django ''No Room To Die'' ( it, Una lunga fila di croci, also known as ''Hanging for Django'' and ''A Noose for Django'') is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone Sergio Garrone (born 15 April 1925) is an Italian director, s ...

'' (1969) - Dolores Roja * '' The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine'' (1969) - Babe * ''The Legacy of Caine'' (1971) * ''Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio'' (1972) - Ferondo's wife * ''Decameron n° 4 - Le belle novelle del Boccaccio'' (1972) - Tessa * ''The Lusty Wives of Canterbury'' (1972) * ''Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda'' (1975) - Eleonora (segment "Eleonora e Sigismondo") * ''L'altro Dio'' (1975) - Adriana * ''Don Milani'' (1976) - Donna * ''Il colpaccio'' (1976) - Amante di Sandro * ''Che dottoressa ragazzi!'' (1976) - Rosalia * ''

The Last Round ''The Last Round'' ( it, Il conto è chiuso) is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo *Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti *Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzett ...

'' (1976) - Lisa's mother * ''

Batton Story ''Batton Story'' ( it, Le impiegate stradali, literally ''The road employees'') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mario Landi. Synopsis A Roman teacher takes the side of a group of prostitutes and sets up a trade union to support ...

'' (1976) - Priscilla - mother of Stefano * ''Un giorno alla fine di ottobre'' (1977) - La segretaria di Lorenzo * ''

Dove volano i corvi d'argento ''Dove volano i corvi d'argento'' (Italian for "Where The Silver Crows Fly") is a 1977 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Piero Livi and starring Corrado Pani, Jenny Tamburi, Flavio Bucci and Renzo Montagnani. Plot A young Italian m ...

'' (1977) - Basilia * ''Moglie nuda e siciliana'' (1978) - Bianca * ''

Il commissario di ferro '' Il commissario di ferro'' ( is a 1978 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Plot Commissioner Mauro Mariani is known for his severity towards criminals and for his habit of acting on his own, which cost him the transition ...

'' (1978) - Signora Parolini * '' Malabimba – The Malicious Whore'' (1979) - Suor Sofia * ''

Giallo a Venezia ''Giallo a Venezia'' (''Giallo in Venice'') is a 1979 Italian giallo film directed by Mario Landi. The film released on December 31, 1979 in Italy and starred Leonora Fani. It is known primarily for its extremely graphic scenes of sex and gore, inc ...

'' (1979) (a.k.a. ''Giallo in Venice'') - Stella Randolph * '' Patrick Is Still Alive'' (1980) (a.k.a. ''Patrick Lives Again'') * ''

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'' (1981) (a.k.a. ''Nights of Terror'') - Evelyn * ''Paula Mujer de la Noche'' (1981) * ''Eroticón'' (1981) - Zulma Santana * ''

Satan's Baby Doll ''Satan's Baby Doll'' ( it, La bimba di Satana) is a 1983 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bianchi. Plot The daughter (Jacqueline Dupré) and brother of a dead aristocrat are placed in the care of an evil nun in a remote Spanish castle. ...

'' (1982) (a.k.a. ''La Bimba di Satana'') - Sol * ''Il motorino'' (1984) * '' Noi uomini duri'' (1987) - Teresa * ''

Io e mia sorella ''Io e mia sorella'' (internationally released as ''Me and My Sister'' and ''My Sister and I'') is a List of Italian films of 1987, 1987 Cinema of Italy, Italian Romance (love), romantic comedy-drama film written, directed and starred by Carlo Ve ...

'' (1987) - Nadia * ''

Il volpone ''Il volpone'' is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed in by Maurizio Ponzi, inspired by Ben Jonson's comedy with the same name. The film stars Enrico Montesano, Enrico Maria Salerno and Paolo Villaggio. Plot Set in the Ligurian Riviera during ...

'' (1988) - Eliana Voltore * ''

Captain Fracassa's Journey ''Captain Fracassa's Journey'' ( it, Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. The film is based on the 1863 novel '' Captain Fracasse'' by Théophile Gautier. It was entered into the 41st Berlin In ...

'' (1990) * ''

Stasera a casa di Alice ''Stasera a casa di Alice'' ( it, Tonight at Alice's) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Saverio and Filippo are two friends who manage together the religious travel agency owned by their wives in Rome. However, Filipp ...

'' (1990) - Medium * '' The Devil's Daughter'' (1991) (a.k.a. ''La Secta''/ ''The Sect'') - Kathryn * ''Abbronzatissimi'' (1991) - Madre di Martina * '' Women in Arms'' (1991) - Miss Locasciulli * ''Ci hai rotto papà'' (1993) - Suor Giovanna * ''

Let's Not Keep in Touch ''Let's Not Keep in Touch'' ( it, Perdiamoci di vista) is a 1994 Italian comedy film written, directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. For this film Asia Argento was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. Plot Gepy 'Fuxas' is the f ...

'' (1994) - Amante in 'Galline da combattimento' * ''

Once a Year, Every Year ''Once a Year, Every Year'' (Italian: ''Tutti gli anni una volta l'anno'') is a 1994 Italian comedy film written and directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti. Cast * Giorgio Albertazzi: Lorenzo * Paolo Bonacelli: Romano * Lando Buzzanca: Mario * ...

'' (1994) * ''Killer Barbys'' (1996, directed by

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) - Condesa (Countess) * ''Panarea'' (1997) - Signora Bedoni * ''A luci spente'' (2004) * ''

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)

References

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* 1937 births 2011 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television actresses People from the Province of Imperia {{Italy-actor-stub