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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-01-30

Day of Death

2017-07-08 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

Also Known As

Elsa Tia

Elsa Martinelli

Biography

Elsa Martinelli (January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was an Italian fashion model and actress. Known for appearing in both European and American films, her popularity peaked in the 1960s when she was considered a formidable rival to "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale.

Known For

Acting

The Trial

1962

The Trial

as

Hilda

Madigan's Millions

1968

Madigan's Millions

as

Vic Shaw

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Hatari!

1962

Hatari!

as

Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as

Maria, Woman on Venetian Bridge

Woman Times Seven

1967

Woman Times Seven

as

Pretty Woman

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as

Gloria Gritti

The 10th Victim

1965

The 10th Victim

as

Olga

The Big Night

1959

The Big Night

as

Anna

Captain Blood

1960

Captain Blood

as

Gisèle d'Angoulême

Love in Rome

1960

Love in Rome

as

Fulvia

The Indian Fighter

1955

The Indian Fighter

as

Onahti

Blood and Roses

1960

Blood and Roses

as

Georgia Monteverdi

I Am an ESP

1985

I Am an ESP

as

Carla Razzi

The Oldest Profession

1967

The Oldest Profession

as

Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")

The Belle Starr Story

1968

The Belle Starr Story

as

Belle Starr

Manon 70

1968

Manon 70

as

Annie

Rampage

1963

Rampage

as

Anna

Four Girls in Town

1957

Four Girls in Town

as

Maria Antonelli

Once Upon a Crime

1992

Once Upon a Crime

as

Carla the Agent

Rice Girl

1956

Rice Girl

as

Elena

Maroc 7

1967

Maroc 7

as

Claudia

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as

Antonella Massimo

L'amica

1969

L'amica

as

Carla Nervi

Twisted Sex Vol. 5

1993

Twisted Sex Vol. 5

as

(archive)

Hail! Mafia

1965

Hail! Mafia

as

Sylvia

All About Loving

1964

All About Loving

as

Mathilde

Donatella

1956

Donatella

as

Donatella

Le Rouge et le Noir

1954

Le Rouge et le Noir

as

(uncredited)

How I Learned to Love Women

1966

How I Learned to Love Women

as

Rallye driver

Marco the Magnificent

1965

Marco the Magnificent

as

The Woman with the Whip

Diamonds Are Brittle

1965

Diamonds Are Brittle

as

Juliette

Misdeal

1969

Misdeal

as

Gilberte de Baer

Candy

1968

Candy

as

Livia

The Mine

1958

The Mine

as

Lucia

The Invincible Swordsman

1963

The Invincible Swordsman

as

Gisèle d'Angoulême

Conquest

1971

Conquest

as

Inés de Suárez

Manuela

1957

Manuela

as

Manuela Hunt

Astuzia per Astuzia

1979

Astuzia per Astuzia

as

Annelise

Scorched Skin

1962

Scorched Skin

as

Rosaria

The Menace

1961

The Menace

as

Lucile

L'or du duc

1965

L'or du duc

as

Sonia

Katmandu

1969

Katmandu

as

Martine

I piaceri del sabato notte

1960

I piaceri del sabato notte

as

L'indossatrice romana

The Red Carnation

1976

The Red Carnation

as

Zobeida

The Lion's Share

1971

The Lion's Share

as

Annie

Tunisi top secret

1959

Tunisi top secret

as

Kathy Sands

One on Top of the Other

1969

One on Top of the Other

as

Jane Bleeker

Pop Age

1966

Pop Age

as

Self

Se vincessi cento milioni

1953

Se vincessi cento milioni

as

Anna (segment "L'indossatrice")

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Renata Lucci

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Maria Kuzenkov

Production

Crew

Directing