Malisa Longo (born Maria Luisa Longo; 13 July 1950) is an Italian actress, model and writer.
Life and career
Born
Maria Luisa Longo in
Venice, Italy, she moved to Rome at a young age where she started a career as a model. She entered the
Miss Italia beauty contest, winning the Miss Cinema and Miss Lazio titles.
After appearing in a number of commercials, she made her acting debut in 1968 in the Antonio Margheriti's
Giallo The Young, the Evil and the Savage. She then appeared in other films, sometimes in main roles,
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and was especially active in the Nazi exploitation and
commedia sexy all'italiana genres.
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She performed a cameo in Bruce Lee's film The Way of the Dragon.
Longo was directed three times by the master of Italian erotica, Tinto Brass, in films such as Salon Kitty (1976) and Miranda (1985), in which she played opposite Serena Grandi.
She retired from acting in 1997. In 2000 she debuted as a writer with the novel Così come sono, and her works include poetries ( Il cantico del corpo) and essays ( Aggiungi un seggio a tavola).
Family
She is married to the producer
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and imdb.com'' Riccardo Billi.
Selected filmography
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The Young, the Evil, and the Savage (1968) aka Naked... You Die
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A Girl Called Jules (1970)
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More Dollars for the MacGregors (1970)
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La banda de los tres crisantemos (1970)
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Blindman (1971)
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Way of the Dragon (1972)
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The Ribald Decameron (1972)
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The Sicilian Connection (1972)
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Naughty Nun (1972)
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Ricco the Mean Machine (1973)
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War Goddess (1973) aka The Bare Breasted Warriors
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Il domestico (1974)
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Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women (1974)
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White Fang and the Hunter (1975)
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L'adolescente (1976)
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Salon Kitty (1976)
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Mark Strikes Again (1976)
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Emmanuelle bianca e nera (1976)
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Loves, Beds and Betrayals (1977)
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Fraulein Kitty (1977)
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California (1977)
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Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg (1977)
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El Macho (1977)
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War of the Robots (1978) aka Reactor
["La guerra dei robot (1978)" (in Italian). Archivo del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved May 16, 2016.]
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Star Odyssey (1979)
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The Iron Hand of the Mafia (1980)
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La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980)
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Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982) aka Gunan the Warrior, The Invincible Barbarian
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The Red Monks) (1989)
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A Cat in the Brain (1990) aka Nightmare Concert
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