Cristina Gaioni

Gaioni in The Facts of Murder (1959)

Cristina Gaioni (born Maria Cristina Gaioni; 4 November 1940) is an Italian actress, sometimes credited as Cristina Gajoni and Cristina Gaioni Visentin.

Born in Milan, Italy, Gaioni studied acting at the drama school of Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler. ^[1] In 1960 she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Renato Castellani's ...And the Wild Wild Women . ^[2]

Selected filmography

Gaioni (on left) with Anna Magnani in ...And the Wild Wild Women (1959)

• The Facts of Murder (1959)
• You're on Your Own (1959)
• ...And the Wild Wild Women (1959)
• Letto a tre piazze (1960)
• The Assassin (1961)
• Ursus (1961)
• Black City (1961)
• Love at Twenty (1962)
• The Steppe (1962)
• Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)
• The Fury of Achilles (1962)
• Slave Girls of Sheba (1963)
• Il Successo (1963)
• Run with the Devil (1963)
• Implacable Three (1963)
• Fire Over Rome (1965)
• Operation Atlantis (1965)
• Night of Violence (1965)
• Furia a Marrakech
• Pulp (1972)
• Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1973)
• Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
• Eye of the Cat (1975)
• Willy Signori e vengo da lontano (1989)

References

1. "Ha molti ammiratori che la chiedono in moglie". La Stampa . 14 March 1962.
2. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998.

External links

• Cristina Gaioni at IMDb