Erna Schürer (born 18 August 1942) is an Italian actress, model and television hostess, sometimes credited as Erna Scheurer or Erna Schuler.

Life and career

Born in

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as Emma Costantino, Schürer moved to Milan where began a career as glamour model, posing among others for ''

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'' and ''

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'', and debuted on stage in the

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's Piccolo Teatro. After some secondary roles, she had her first main role in

Alberto Cavallone Alberto Cavallone (28 August 1938 – 12 November 1997) was an Italian people, Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Milan, Italy. Cavallone's films are anti-conventional and often contain a mixture of graphic violence, surreal ...

's ''

Le salamandre ''Le salamandre'' () is a 1969 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone. It gained a great commercial success and launched the brief careers of the two main actresses, Erna Schürer and Beryl Cunningham. Cast *Erna Schürer as Ursula *Beryl C ...

'', and, thanks to the success of the film, she obtained a contract with

Alberto Grimaldi Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021) was an Italian film producer. Biography Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A., and released his first feature film, '' The Shadow ...

, for whom she starred in numerous genre films between 1969 and 1977. In the same years, she was also very active on theatre, working with

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, Garinei & Giovannini, Mario Missiroli. Later, she appeared in some TV-series and shows, such as ''Domenica insieme'' and ''Sereno variabile''.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1960) * ''

Lola Colt ''Lola Colt'' (also known as ''Black Tigress'' and ''Lola Baby'') is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed by Siro Marcellini. Reception One writer described as "a very average Western filled with all the predictable clichés of the genre". Ca ...

'' (1967) * ''

'' (1969) * '' La bambola di Satana'' (1969) * ''

Erotissimo ''Erotissimo'' is a 1969 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gérard Pirès. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Annie Girardot as Annie * Jean Yanne as Philippe * Francis Blanche as Le polyvalent (Tax con ...

'' (1969) * '' Battle of the Last Panzer'' (1969) * '' Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell'' (1970) * '' Scream of the Demon Lover'' (1970) * '' Your Hands on My Body'' (1970) * '' Un gioco per Eveline'' (1971) * '' Valerie Inside Outside'' (1972) *''

My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure ''My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure'' () is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana anthology film written and directed by the cinematographer , at his writing and directorial debut. It is loosely based on Honoré de Balzac's novel '' Les Cent Contes drola ...

'' (1973) * '' Nude per l'assassino'' (1975) * '' Snapshot of a Crime'' (1975) * '' Deported Women of the SS Special Section'' (1976) * '' The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'' (1977) * '' Specters'' (1987)

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* 1942 births Actresses from Naples Living people Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian television presenters Italian female models Italian women television presenters {{Italy-film-actor-stub