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Sabrina Siani (born Sabrina Seggiani in
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, 1963) is an Italian film actress. She also used pseudonyms such as Sabrina Sellers and Sabrina Syan. She starred in numerous films, mostly violent cannibal films and sexy barbarian " sword-and-sandal" movies, and most of her films were made in a three-year period between the ages of 17 and 20. Siani retired from acting in 1989, at age 26. Her brief career included working with some of the most famous Italian
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directors of the time, including
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,
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,
Antonio Margheriti Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different film ...
,
Joe D'Amato Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres (westerns, decamerotici, peplum, war films, ...
,
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and
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Selected filmography

* '' Napoli... la camorra sfida, la città risponde'' (1979), Mafia film directed by
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* ''
La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà ''La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà'' (''High School Girl at the Beach with Dad's Friend'') is a 1980 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Renzo Montagnani. Although presented as the latest installment in ...
'' (1980) aka ''High School Girl at the Beach with Dad's Friend'' * '' Mondo Cannibale'' (1980), a.k.a. ''White Cannibal Queen'', directed by
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* '' Cannibal Terror'' (1981), co-written by Jesús Franco. ''Cannibal Terror'' used stock footage from ''Mondo Cannibale''. * ''
Pierino medico della Saub ''Pierino medico della Saub'' (also spelled as ''Pierino medico della SAUB'' and ''Pierino medico della S.A.U.B.'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Alvaro Vitali. Plot Alvaro Gasperoni, a Roman simpleton, ...
'' (1981), directed by
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* ''
2020 Texas Gladiators ''2020 Texas Gladiators'' ( it, Texas 2000) is an Italian science fiction action film co-directed by Joe D'Amato and George Eastman. Plot After bitter wars and natural disasters, the earth is devastated, depopulated, and chaotic; morality and law ...
'' (1982) a.k.a. ''Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro'', directed by
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* '' Daughter of the Jungle'' (1982), directed by
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* ''
The Invincible Barbarian ''Gunan, King of the Barbarians'' ( it, Gunan il guerriero) is a 1982 film directed by Franco Prosperi. Production ''Gunan, King of the Barbarians'' uses footage from ''One Million Years B.C.''. Release ''Gunan, King of the Barbarians'' was rele ...
'' (1982), a.k.a. ''Gunan the Warrior'', a.k.a. ''Gunan il guerriero'', a.k.a. ''Gunan, King of the Barbarians''; directed by
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* ''
Ator l'invincibile ''Ator, the Fighting Eagle'' ( it, Ator l'invincibile; translated: "Ator the Invincible") is a 1982 Italian adventure-fantasy film directed by Joe D'Amato, and the first film to feature the character Ator (played by Miles O'Keeffe). Plot As the ...
'' / ''Ator the Invincible'' (1982), a.k.a. ''Ator the Fighting Eagle'', directed by Joe D'Amato * ''
The Sword of the Barbarians ''The Sword of the Barbarians'' ( it, Sangraal, la spada di fuoco/ ''Sangraal, the Sword of Fire'') is a 1982 sword and sorcery film written and directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini and starring Peter McCoy and Sabrina Siani. The film is also ...
'' (1982), a.k.a. ''Barbarian Master'', a.k.a. ''Sangraal, the Sword of Fire'', directed by Michele Tarantini * ''
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'' (1982) a.k.a. ''Due gocce d'acqua salata'', written by
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* ''
Hunters of the Golden Cobra ''Hunters of the Golden Cobra'' (Italian: ''I Cacciatori del Cobra d'Oro'') is an Italian 1982 action film starring David Warbeck. It was directed by Antonio Margheriti, and is one of several Italian imitations of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', shot ...
'' (1982), directed by
Antonio Margheriti Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different film ...
* ''
The Throne of Fire ''The Throne of Fire'' is a 2011 fantasy adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the second novel in ''The Kane Chronicles'' series, which tells of the adventures of modern-day fourteen-year-old Carter Kane and his twelve-y ...
'' (1983) directed by
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* ''
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'' (1983) a.k.a. ''Conquest of the Lost Land'', directed by
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garn ...
* '' Black Cobra'' (1984), starring
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, directed by Umberto Lenzi * ''
Good King Dagobert ''Good King Dagobert'' (French title: ''Le Bon Roi Dagobert''; in Italian: ''Dagobert'') is a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Dino Risi. Plot The film is inspired by a popular song against the French monarchy, created during the French Re ...
'' (1984), directed by
Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ol ...
* '' Aenigma'' (1987, uncredited cameo), directed by Lucio Fulci * '' Ten Zan: Ultimate Mission'' (1988)


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