
Birthday:
06-20-1934
Deathday:
12-10-2013 (79 years)
Birthplace:
Tripoli, Libya
Biography
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Rossana Podestà (born Carla Podestà, Tripoli, June 20 1934 – Rome, December 10 2013) was an Italian actress.
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Rossana Podestà (born Carla Podestà, Tripoli, June 20 1934 – Rome, December 10 2013) was an Italian actress.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Rossana Podestà, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Hercules
Act like Hera
event1983 star_border 5
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Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress.
Helen of Troy
Act like Helen
event1956 star_border 6.2
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Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.
Sodom and Gomorrah
Act like Shuah
event1962 star_border 5.4
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Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.
Ulysses
Act like Nausicaa
event1954 star_border 6.5
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A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
The Sensual Man
Act like Lilia
event1973 star_border 6.2
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The Catanese baron Paolo Castorini leaves the closed Sicilian environment and moves to Rome where he enters into erotic relationships with women of all classes. He, however, feels dissatisfied with a life of only the body, compared to his journalist friend Vincenzo and his own father, a sober and serious thinker. But is it too late for him?
Horror Castle
Act like Mary Hunter
event1963 star_border 5.8
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Women are being tortured to death with various torture devices in the dungeon of an old castle by a deformed, hooded, holocaust survivor.
Seven Dangerous Women
Act like Ivonne
event1979 star_border 3.3
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Seven female friends decide to play an erotic game. They try to seduce as many aristocrats and middle-class men as possible.
The Golden Arrow
Act like Jamila
event1962 star_border 4.7
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Genies help an Arabian bandit (Tab Hunter) locate a magic arrow he needs to claim heirship to the sultan's kingdom.
Il gatto mammone
Act like Rosalia
event1975 star_border 4.5
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Lando Buzzanca plays a man desperate to father a male heir. However, his wife (Roseanne Podesta) is apparently barren. They decide to use a surrogate mother, which, since this was in the days before artificial insemination, means Buzzanca will have to impregnate the surrogate the "old-fashioned" way. After a mishap involving a VERY unattractive but fertile widow, Buzzanca sets his sights on young girl (Gloria Guida) at an orphanage for unwed mothers (who has already given an illegitimate child up for adoption). They hire her as a maid, but she is under the impression they're going to adopt her, leading to some quasi-incestual misunderstandings...
Raw Wind in Eden
Act like Costanza Varno
event1958 star_border 5.1
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Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson's 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler and Rosanna Podesta.
Seven Golden Men
Act like Giorgia
event1965 star_border 6.5
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After bungling a job in London, Albert, an international thief, masterminds a plan to rob a Geneva bank of 7 tons of gold. Assisted by the seductive Giorgia, who works from within the bank, and six other accomplices, Albert sets himself up in an expensive hotel with a battery of electronic devices to supervise the operation.
Seven Golden Men Strike Again
Act like Giorgia
event1966 star_border 5.8
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The Professor and his men are captured by U.S. agents during an attempted train robbery. To avoid jail, they must kidnap a Latin dictator.
The Sword and the Cross
Act like Marta
event1958 star_border 2
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Mary Magdalene, a notorious harlot, must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.
Santiago
Act like Doña Isabella
event1956 star_border 5.1
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Two American gun runners at odds with each other and looking to sell guns to the rebels during the Cuban War of Independence navigate a boat to Cuba. Along for the ride is a beautiful Cuban rebel in who both men are interested.
Fury of the Pagans
Act like Leonora
event1960
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In an imaginary northern European country during the High Middle Ages, two leaders of a barbarian village fight to gain power: one is good and right and the other is an evil selfish. Who will have it?
Nosotros dos
Act like María Pedrosa
event1955 star_border 5
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After the death of her father, María returns to her hometown with Maria, her mother. Lupo and Beto fall in love with her, two brothers whose family is at odds with hers. While Beto tries to rape her, Lupo becomes the girl's protector.
Homo Eroticus
Act like Cocò Lampugnani
event1971 star_border 4.8
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Michele is a three-testicle, sexually insatiable man who goes around bedding all women in town (regardless of age), until one day things goes terribly wrong.
The Amorous Corporal
Act like Bethi
event1958 star_border 5.5
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A group of fun-loving French soldiers manage to circumvent a band of cutthroat pirates and win the undying loyalty of a tribal potentate.
The Girls of San Frediano
Act like Tosca
event1955 star_border 5.3
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Andrea, a young and charming florentine mechanic in the 1950s, romances five beautiful women simultaneously, enjoying life without really committing to anyone, but in the end who wants to grasp all lose all.
Secrets Secrets
Act like Maria
event1985 star_border 6.9
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Young terrorist Laura shoots both a judge and a comrade, and over time her violent act becomes a thread linking the lives and fates of several other women. Each has her own secret, including the lawyer who listens to Laura as if in a ‘trance’: moments before, she discovered her husband was cheating.
Slave of Rome
Act like Antea
event1961 star_border 4.2
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During Julius Caesar's invasion of Gallia: The Gauls have broken their treaty with the Romans. Marcus Valerius and his friend are sent to punish them. Antea's father wants to have peace with Rome, having once been there and acknowledging their superior culture, but Lysircus forces a severely anti-Roman politic. When her father is killed by him in treachery, Antea joins the Romans who have to evade into a swamp. She falls in love with Marcus. Will she forsake her people forever?
Sex Diary
Act like Serena
event1975 star_border 6
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The Don Juan of a small provincial town saves from suicide a young American girl who falls in love with him. The citizens, after having discovered that the girl is very rich, will do everything to organize the marriage between them.
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
Act like Isabel Moore
event1964 star_border 5
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An Interpol agent is tasked with investigating the deaths of several other agents.
I, Hamlet
Act like Ofelia
event1952
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The adventures of Hamlet who, following many adventures, manages to kill Claudio the usurper, marry Ophelia and be elected President of the Republic.
The Migratory Bird
Act like Delia Benetti
event1972 star_border 6
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Andrea Pomeraro, a history teacher, has an affair with a student who then blackmails him. Attempting to retrieve the incriminating photos, he accidentally becomes the head of the student revolt and ends up in jail.
Luxury Girls
Act like Pereira
event1952
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Lorna, the daughter of an American playboy, enters a girls' school for the international smart-set, in the Alps, where the main course of study appears to be how to trap a rich man. At first, she is dominated and looked down on by the school ring-leaders, and forced into rooming with - horrors - a scholarship student. But when a rich young American shows interest in her she is elevated to the international clique of the upper-termers. Then she falls in love with - horrors again - a poor local mountaineer.
The Women of Quiet Country
Act like Anna Maldini
event1980 star_border 4.6
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In the late thirties of Italy, In the background of peaceful village landscapes, Guido requires unquestioning obedience to his will in his house. Alberto dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care.
The Net
Act like Rossana
event1953 star_border 6.5
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Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. One day, the escaped prisoner José-Luis appears and is hid by his friend Antonio. Although José-Luis does not want to betray his friend, a love affair with tragic consequences between him and Rossana develops. The Net was one of Mexico's entries at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue
Act like Princess Snow White
event1951 star_border 4.2
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Having been warned in dreams that Snow White is in danger, the Seven Dwarfs set out to rescue the princess from the evil Prince of Darkness.
Voice of Silence
Act like Angiolina De Bellis
event1953 star_border 6.4
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Voice of Silence is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, written by Giuseppe Berto, starring Aldo Fabrizi and Jean Marais.
Alone Against Rome
Act like Fabiola
event1962 star_border 5
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A Roman Consul, on his way to fight a border war, stations a garrison of soldiers in a provincial town. The townspeople aren't happy with this situation but decide it's in their best interests to cooperate. However, the Tribune left in charge of the garrison proves to be cruel and demanding.
Domani è un altro giorno
Act like Stefania
event1951 star_border 2.2
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A doctor rescues a young woman who is about to throw herself into the river and takes her to the hospital. The woman learns of three very sad stories revolving around suicide.
A Glass of Whiskey
Act like María
event1959 star_border 5.8
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Víctor is a handsome boy, skeptical and lover of the pleasures of life. He has no job or benefit and lives on women without realizing that his behavior triggers dramas and disappointments, pain and hopelessness.
The Married Priest
Act like Silvia
event1970 star_border 3
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A young Sicilian priest who moved to Rome comes into contact with the high bourgeoisie and receives a lot of sexual attention.
Temptation
Act like Caterina
event1959 star_border 4.5
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When a ship bringing a contingent of international wounded from Korea is torpedoed, three women (two nurses and a secretary) and a male journalist survive and reach a lonely island in a boat. Soon desire erupts among them, but jealousy, lust and madness lead the events to tragedy.
Sunday Lovers
Act like Clara (segment "Armando's Notebook") (as Rossana Posta)
event1980 star_border 6
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A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"
Cops and Robbers
Act like Liliana Bottoni
event1951 star_border 7.5
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Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
Le ore nude
Act like Carla
event1964 star_border 5.5
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In this sex-charged character study, a woman's husband persuades her to share in his predilection for group sex. Later, she meets a student and has a one-day affair with him.
Playa prohibida
Act like Isabella
event1956 star_border 5
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After her father has been murdered, the beautiful but allegedly insane Isabella lives in the house of her two nephews. A scenarist in need of inspiration walks on the beach and slowly unravels a series of murders.
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