Ida Galli | |
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Born | |
Other names | Arianna Evelyn Stewart Isli Oberon |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1959–1990 |
Ida Galli (born 8 October 1939) is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in spaghetti Western and giallo films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon.
Extremely prolific, some of her most notable roles include La Dolce Vita (1960), Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), The Leopard (1963), The Whip and the Body (1965), Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965), Adiós gringo (1965), Django Shoots First (1966), Special Mission Lady Chaplin (1966), The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968), The Weekend Murders (1970), The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971), The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971), Knife of Ice (1972), Footprints on the Moon (1975), and The Psychic (1977).
Ida Galli was born in Sestola, Italy. Her date of birth has variously been given as 9 April 1942 [1] and 8 October 1939. [2] After finishing school, Galli moved to Rome to find work as an actress. Galli's first film appearance was in 1959, under the pseudonym Arianna, in Nel blu, dipinto di blu , directed by Piero Tellini. This role caught the attention of Federico Fellini, who cast Galli in a small part in his 1960 film La dolce vita . [2]
Galli has since appeared in over forty-five film roles. One of her significant roles was the part of Carolina in Luchino Visconti's 1963 film adaptation of the novel Il Gattopardo (The Leopard). She last appeared in 1990's Con i piedi per aria , directed by Vincenzo Verdecchi. [3] [4]
Although her early roles were usually billed under her real name, Galli most often used the pseudonym Evelyn Stewart. However, her role in Mario Bava's 1963 film La frusta e il corpo was credited as Isli Oberon. [5] [3]
Several of Galli's roles have been in the spaghetti Western genre, beginning with Un dollaro bucato , Adiós gringo and Perché uccidi ancora in 1965. Galli has also featured in several giallo films, including Lucio Fulci's Sette note in nero , Umberto Lenzi's Il coltello di ghiaccio and Sergio Martino's La coda dello scorpione . [3] Enrico Lancia, author of the Dizionario del cinema italiano series, describes Galli as being at her best in dramatic roles, but notes that her largest success came as a result of adopting the Evelyn Stewart pseudonym and focussing on roles in genre films. [4]
Galli's son, Alessandro Cocco, briefly acted in films, appearing with his mother in Umberto Lenzi's Syndicate Sadists .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Nel blu dipinto di blu | Donata | As Arianna |
1960 | La dolce vita | Débutante of the Year | |
Une fille pour l'été | |||
Messalina | Silvia | As Arianna Galli | |
1961 | Fantasmi a Roma | Carla | |
Legge di guerra | Danica | ||
Ercole al centro della terra | Meiazotide | ||
Madame Sans-Gêne | July | ||
Le italiane e l'amore | Anthology film, section Il prezzo dell'amore | ||
1963 | Il crollo di Roma | Licia | As Evelyn Stewart |
Il gattopardo | Carolina | ||
La frusta e il corpo | Katia | As Isli Oberon | |
1964 | Roma contro Roma | Rhama | As Evelyn Stewart |
1965 | Heroes of Fort Worth | Nelly Bonnet | As Priscila Steele |
Un dollaro bucato | Judy O'Hara | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Perché uccidi ancora | Judy McDougall | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Adiós gringo | Lucy Tillson | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1966 | Sette magnifiche pistole | Coralie | As Evelyn Stewart |
Missione speciale Lady Chaplin | Constance Day | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Rififi in Amsterdam | Mrs. Fischer | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Django spara per primo | Jessica | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Adiós gringo | Lucy Tilson | ||
1967 | Entre las redes | Uncredited | |
Assassination | Barbara | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il giardino delle delizie | Carla | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1968 | Il dolce corpo di Deborah | Suzanne Boileau | As Evelyn Stewart |
Il suo nome gridava vendetta | Luisa | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il medico della mutua | Anna Maria | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Tre croci per non morire | Dolores | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco | Belinda Boyd | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1969 | La battaglia del deserto | Jean | As Evelyn Stewart |
La battaglia d'Inghilterra | Flight Officer Meg Jones | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue | Anna Maria Tersilli | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1970 | Ciakmull – L'uomo della vendetta | Shiela | As Evelyn Stewart |
Concerto per pistola solista | Isabelle | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Queens of Evil | Bibiana | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Strada senza uscita | As Evelyn Stewart | ||
1971 | I quattro pistoleri di Santa Trinità | Julia | |
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail | Lisa Baumer | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate | Maria Marchi | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1972 | Grazie signore p... | Anna | As Evelyn Stewart |
La mansión de la niebla | Martha Clinton | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il coltello di ghiaccio | Jenny Ascott | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Un bianco vestito per Marialé | Marialè | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1973 | Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto | Miss Marlene | As Evelyn Stewart |
Küçük Kovboy | Yumurcak's mother | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1974 | La badessa di Castro | Margherita | As Evelyn Stewart |
1975 | Diagnosi | Luisa Cardona | Episode: "L'avvertimento" as Evelyn Stewart |
Le orme | Mary | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Cagliostro | Serafina Cagliostro | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il medaglione insanguinato | Jill Perkins | As Evelyn Stewart | |
Il giustiziere sfida la città | Signora Marsili | As Evelyn Stewart | |
1976 | Povero Cristo | Madre di Giorgio | |
Per amore | Alberto's Assistant in Venice | Uncredited | |
The Two Orphans | The Countess | ||
1977 | Sette note in nero | Gloria Ducci | As Evelyn Stewart |
Weapons of Death | Lucia Parisi | ||
1978 | Il grande attacco | Miss Scott | As Evelyn Stewart |
1989 | Arabella l'angelo nero | Martha Veronesi | As Evelyn Stewart |
Fratelli d'Italia | |||
1990 | Con i piedi per aria | (final film role) |
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