Cinzia Monreale | |
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 Monreale in 1975 | |
| Born | Cinzia Moscone 22 June 1957 Genoa, Italy |
| Other names | Sarah Keller |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
Cinzia Monreale (born Cinzia Moscone; 22 June 1957) [1] is an Italian actress best known for her roles in the horror classics Beyond the Darkness and The Beyond .
Monreale was born in Genoa. She is the daughter of lyric singer Mirella Zaza.
Monreale was active as a runway model before starting her film career. [2] In 1975, at age 17, she made her film debut in a minor role in the Vittorio Sindoni's comedy Son tornate a fiorire le rose , then she got her first main roles again with Sindoni, in the comedies Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe and Per amore di Cesarina . [2]
Monreale appeared in several films throughout the seventies, including the Spaghetti Western Silver Saddle , which was her first time working with famed horror film director Lucio Fulci. [3] In 1979, at age 22, she starred in a leading role with director Joe D'Amato in Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness), and in 1981, again working with Fulci, she appeared as 'Emily' in the cult horror classic The Beyond , with Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck. [3] Other roles include Joe D'Amato's Return From Death (a.k.a. Frankenstein 2000), Lucio Fulci's Warriors of the Year 2072 and The Sweet House of Horrors , the award-winning Festival directed by Pupi Avati, Under the Skin, and When a Man Loves a Woman.
Monreale has also worked as a producer. She served as a videographer in the 2005 original documentary Kill Gil: Volume 1 and she produced the 2006 documentary Kill Gil: Volume 2. She is also active on television, in TV-movies and series. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Son tornate a fiorire le rose | Gioia | uncredited |
| 1976 | Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe | Jessica | |
| 1976 | Quel movimento che mi piace tanto | Anna Gilioli | |
| 1976 | Per amore di Cesarina | Cesarina | |
| 1978 | Silver Saddle (Sella d'argento) | Margaret Barrett | |
| 1978 | Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks | Girl on Boat | |
| 1979 | Beyond the Darkness (Buio Omega) | Anna Völkl & Elena Völkl | |
| 1980 | Flatfoot in Egypt | Connie | |
| 1981 | The Beyond | Emily | credited as Sarah Keller |
| 1984 | Illusione | ||
| 1984 | The New Gladiators (I guerrieri dell'anno 2072) | Linda | uncredited |
| 1986 | La vallée des peupliers | Christiane | TV series |
| 1987 | Under the Chinese Restaurant | La rapinatrice | |
| 1989 | The Sweet House of Horrors | Marcia | made for Italian TV film; a.k.a. La dolce casa degli orrori |
| 1992 | Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000) | Georgia | |
| 1993 | Nel continente nero | Francesca | |
| 1993 | Kreola | Jo Ann | |
| 1996 | The Stendhal Syndrome | Alfredo Grossi's wife | |
| 1996 | Festival | ||
| 1997 | Mamma per caso | TV mini-series | |
| 1999 | Il popolo degli uccelli | ||
| 2000 | Under the Skin | ||
| 2000 | Turbo | TV series | |
| 2000 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Gloria | |
| 2001 | L'accertamento | Elsa | |
| 2002 | La casa dell'angelo | Chicca | television film |
| 2003 | The Cruelest Day | ||
| 2004 | Madre come te | television film | |
| 2009 | Kommissar Rex | television series; episode: 'La mamma è sempre la mamma' | |
| 2010 | My House is Full of Mirrors | television film |
