Silvia Dionisio (born 28 September 1951) is an Italian actress who appeared in several movies in the 1970s. Born in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, Dionisio made her debut in the world of cinema when she was only 14 years old in the movie ''Darling''. Her career followed with parts in mediocre musical Italian movies, along with singers like Mario Tessuto,

Gianni Dei Gianni Dei (21 December 1940 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian actor and singer. Life and career Born in Bologna, after completing his high school studies Dei moved to Rome to pursue an acting career. He made his film debut in 1960, in ...

, Little Tony and Mal. On the set of one of these movies she met director

Ruggero Deodato Ruggero Deodato (born 7 May 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and sometime actor. His career has spanned a wide-range of genres including peplum, comedy, drama, poliziottesco and science fiction, yet he is perhaps best known fo ...

, who became her husband. They had a son, Saverio Deodato-Dionisio, who worked as an actor. In 1970, she played in '' A Girl Called Jules'', a semi-erotic film with several non-nude scenes portraying

lesbian A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate n ...

sex. She also co-starred in ''

The Young, the Evil and the Savage ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' ( it, Nude... si muore, lit=Naked... you die) is a 1968 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot A woman is drowned in a bathtub and then placed in a trunk that lands in a pickup truck ...

'' (1968) and

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

's ''

Blood for Dracula ''Blood for Dracula'' is a 1974 horror film written and directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Maxime McKendry, Stefania Casini, Arno Juerging, and Vittorio de Sica. Upon its initial 1974 release in West Germany a ...

''. In 1975 Dionisio was the protagonist of '' Ondata di piacere'', an erotic thriller set on a small yacht, sco-starring

Al Cliver Pierluigi Conti (better known as Al Cliver) (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco. Career Cliver was ...

and

John Steiner John Steiner (7 January 1941 – 31 July 2022) was an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on-stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but was best known to audiences for his roles i ...

, directed by Deodato. The same year, she played

Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...

's lover in '' Amici miei'' by

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

. In late 1970s she starred in several action or sexy movies.

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror film, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing ''I Vampiri'' in 1956. The f ...

cast her in his last film, ''

Murder Obsession ''Murder Obsession'' (''Follia omicida''), a.k.a. ''Fear'', is a 1981 Italian giallo film directed by Riccardo Freda, and starring Laura Gemser and Anita Strindberg. Plot synopsis A successful actor named Michael (Stefano Patrizi) has a dark pas ...

'' (1981) co-starring

Laura Gemser Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. She is primarily known for her work in Italian erotic cinema, most notably the ''Emanuelle'' series. Many of her films were collabo ...

. In the early 1980s, she left film industry. Her last appearance was in a liqueur spot directed by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Rita the Mosquito ''Rita the Mosquito'' ( it, Rita la zanzara) is a 1966 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It has a sequel, ''Don't Sting the Mosquito''. Plot Cast * Rita Pavone: Rita * Gianc ...

'' (1966) * '' Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te'' (1967) * ''

'' (1968) * ''

Police Chief Pepe ''Il Commissario Pepe'' or ''Police Chief Pepe'' is a 1969 Italian comedy – drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a Ugo Facco De La Garda's novel. Filmed in Vicenza, the city is never mentioned. Awards Ugo Tognazzi was named ...

'' (1969) * ''

Pensiero d'amore ''Pensiero d'amore'' (Italian for ''Thought of love'') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Mal and Silvia Dionisio.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni ...

'' (1969) * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * ''

The Swinging Confessors ''The Swinging Confessors'' ( it, Il prete sposato), also known as ''Intimacy'' and ''The Married Priest'', is a 1970 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario. Plot A young Sicilian priest who moved to Rome comes into contac ...

'' (1970) * '' The Scalawag Bunch'' (1971) * ''

'' (1974) * '' My Friends'' (1975) * ''

Waves of Lust ''Waves of Lust'' ( it, Ondata di piacere, also known as ''A Wave of Pleasure'') is a 1975 Italian erotic thriller-drama film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring John Steiner and Silvia Dionisio. Plot Irem and Barbara are a young Italian co ...

'' (1975) * ''

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man ''Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man'' ( it, Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi crime film, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock. Cast * Marc Porel as Fred * Ray Lovelock as Tony ...

'' (1976) * '' Il comune senso del pudore'' (1976) * ''

Bloody Payroll ''Bloody Payroll'' ( it, Milano violenta) is a 1976 Italian noir-poliziotteschi crime film written and directed by Mario Caiano. Author Roberto Curti described the film as more of a film noir than a ''poliziottesco''. Cast *Claudio Cassinelli ...

'' (1976) * ''

Fear in the City Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear i ...

'' (1976) * '' Il... Belpaese'' (1977) * ''

Il marito in collegio ''Il marito in collegio'' is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Giovanni Guareschi. Plot A gas station attendant (Enrico Montesano) falls in love with a Lombard noblewoman ( Si ...

'' (1977) * ''

Lobster for Breakfast ''Aragosta a colazione'' (internationally released as ''Lobster for Breakfast'') is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. For his performance in this film and in '' Il ladrone'', Enrico Montesano was awarded with a Special Davi ...

'' (1979) * ''

Terror Express ''Terror Express'' ( it, La ragazza del vagone letto, lit. "The girl in the sleeping car") is a 1979 Italian crime film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Silvia Dionisio. The screenplay was written by George Eastman.Palmerini, Luca M.; ...

'' (1979) * '' Crimebusters'' (1976) * ''

Ciao marziano ''Ciao marziano'' is a 1980 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. Plot An alien named Bix is sent from the planet Mars to Rome in order to learn the habits and customs of the humans. Cast * Pippo Franco: ...

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981)

References

External links

* * 1951 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{italy-film-actor-stub