Mary Sellers | |
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Born | Wanja Mary Sellers September 3, 1962 |
Other names | Wanja Sellers, Mary Seller, Marie Sellers |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, producer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Fabrizio Laurenti (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Wanja Mary Sellers (born September 3, 1962) is an Italian actress, known for her performances in Italian horror films.
Wanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962 [1] in Nairobi, Kenya. [2]
She relocated to Rome, Italy and pursued an acting career. She made her screen debut in Fabrizio Laurenti's short film, The Immigrant (1985), becoming well-known in the second half of the 1980s for starring in numerous Italian horror films such as Stage Fright (1987), Ghosthouse (1988) and Demons 5 (1989).
Sellers married Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti, with whom she had worked in the films The Immigrant (1985) and Contamination .7 (1993). Their children, Diego and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, are also actors. [3]
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