Giuliana Calandra

Giuliana Calandra (10 February 1936 – 25 November 2018) was an Italian film, television and stage actress, journalist and television hostess.

Giuliana Calandra
Calandra in 1968
Born	(1936-02-10)10 February 1936 Moncalieri, Kingdom of Italy
Died	25 November 2018(2018-11-25) (aged 82) Aprilia, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–2018

Life and career

Born in Moncalieri, Giuliana Calandra debuted in 1963 Pier Paolo Pasolini's La ricotta and appearing in hundreds of films, TV-series and stage works, including works by Dario Argento, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Sordi, Lina Wertmüller, Giorgio Albertazzi, Mario Monicelli, Costa-Gavras, Dino Risi, Sergio Corbucci, Alberto Lattuada.^[1]

In the 1980s she started a parallel career as journalist and TV-author/presenter, mainly focusing on fashion and entertainment.^[1]

Calandra died in Aprilia on 25 November 2018, at the age of 82.^[2]

Selected filmography

• La calandria (1972) - Venegonda
• Love and Anarchy (1973)
• Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973)
• All Screwed Up (1974) - Biki
• The Beast (1974) - Amalia
• Terminal (1974)
• La nottata (1975)
• Deep Red (1975) - Amanda Righetti
• Convoy Buddies (1975) - Rosy
• Di che segno sei? (1975) - Maria Bompazzi
• Go Gorilla Go (1975) - Mrs. Sampioni
• The Last Woman (1976) - Benoite
• Giovannino (1976)
• Caro Michele (1976) - Ada
• Hit Squad (1976) - Tenente Adele Ciampini
• My Father's Private Secretary (1976) - Ersilia Ponziani
• Ecco noi per esempio (1977) - Beatrice
• Il... Belpaese (1977) - Elena
• Grand hôtel des palmes (1977)
• Difficile morire (1977)
• Nest of Vipers (1978) - Teacher
• Stay as You Are (1978) - Teresa
• Quando c'era lui... caro lei! (1978) - Queen of Italy
• C'est dingue... mais on y va (1979) - Doris Castagnet
• Womanlight (1979)
• L'affittacamere (1979) - Adele Bazziconi - wife of Settebeni
• Il corpo della ragassa (1979) - Laura Marengo
• Il lupo e l'agnello (1980) - Signora De Luca
• Il turno (1981) - Rosa
• My Darling, My Dearest (1982) - Zuava
• Sesso e volentieri (1982) - Giuliana
• Dio li fa poi li accoppia (1982) - Clara - don Celeste's housekeeper
• Journey with Papa (1982) - Rita Canegatti
• Occhio nero, occhio biondo e occhio felino (1983)
• Petomaniac (1983) - Giulia
• Arrivano i miei (1983)
• Jocks (1984) - Old singer
• A Proper Scandal (1984) - Maria Gastaldelli
• Trainer on the Beach (1984) - Mara Canà
• A tu per tu (1984) - Patrizia
• Desiring Julia (1986)
• Rimini Rimini (1987) - Jerry's Wife
• Regina (1987) - Lella
• Il coraggio di parlare (1987) - Furios woman
• The Belt (1989) - Bianca's Mother
• Faccione (1991)
• Non chiamarmi Omar (1992)
• Signorina Giulia (1992) - Zia Graziella
• Our Tropical Island (2001) - Mrs. Tacchini
• Per finta e per amore (2002)
• Adored (2003) - Franca Soldani (uncredited)
• L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) - Mara Canà (final film role)