Zora Kerova

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Zora Kerova
Born
Zora Ulla Keslerová

(1950-08-11) 11 August 1950 (age 74)
Other namesZora Keer, Zora Kerowa
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • model
Years active1976–2012
Spouse
(m. 1981;div. 1997)
Children1

Zora Ulla Keslerová (born 11 August 1950) is a Czech actress, dancer, singer and model. Often credited under the names Zora Kerova, Zora Kerowa or Zora Keer, she became known for starring in numerous Italian horror films during the 1980s.

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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, she began her career as a dancer and singer, later becoming a photo model. Kerova made her screen debut in the Italian film, La febbre americana (1978). A year later, she appeared in the Czech drama, Křehké vztahy, and another Italian film, Terror Express . She followed by starring in cult horror films such as Antropophagus (1980), Cannibal Ferox (1981) and Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper (1982). She later appeared in another two Fulci's films, Touch of Death (1988) and Sodoma's Ghost (1988).

Early life

Zora Kerova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Career

She began her career as a cultural dancer and singer, and later became a model. Her career expanded and she decided to become an actress. She began her acting career in Italian cinema. In 1978, she made her acting debut in La Febbre Americana, with co-star Italian actor and writer George Eastman (actor), whom she also worked with in later films. In 1979, Zora starred in the Czech film Křehké vztahy (The Fragile Relations), a psychological drama, in which she played a divorced mother. A string of minor film roles followed.

Italian cinema offered more for her career; she became a star in Italy under several names including Zora Kerowa and Zora Keer. She appeared in many erotic, action, and of course horror films throughout the eighties.

Apart from her roles in erotic films, Zora is remembered for starring in several cult horror classics. In 1980, she played psychic "Carol" in Antropophagus , in which she and a group of people head to an island, Carol feels there is something evil on it, and the group is one by one murdered by a madman played by George Eastman. Zora said in interviews she mainly remembers being very seasick in the boating scenes.[ citation needed ] In a 2005 interview alongside Eastman, Kerova explained that she never really got to know director Joe D'Amato on the set of the film, and that she learned phonetic English by listening to The Beatles. [1]

In 1981, she starred as "Pat Johnson" in Cannibal Ferox, in which she was seen hanging on hooks by her breasts. [2] In 1982, she played "Eva" in The New York Ripper , in which her character gets a smashed liquor bottle into her groin by the insane killer.

Then, Zora again worked with George Eastman in The New Barbarians (also known as Warriors of the Wasteland). [3]

Throughout her acting career she has worked with such directors as Joe D'Amato, Umberto Lenzi, Lucio Fulci, and Ferdinando Baldi. Fulci was her favorite director, and in interviews she dispelled the rumor that he was a misogynist.[ citation needed ]

Her final cinematic film Papà dice messa came out in 1996, but Kerova returned to acting in 2006 starring in the direct-to-video film La Radice del Male (The Root of Evil) directed by Silvana Zancolò. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 La casa dalle finestre che ridono Waitress (uncredited)"The House with Laughing Windows"
1978Le evase - Storie di sesso e di violenzeAnna"Escape from Women's Prison"
1978La Febbre AmericanaLisa"American Fever"
1980Krehké vztahyBára"The Fragile Relations"
1980 La ragazza del vagone letto Anna"Terror Express"
1980Contes PerversNathalie"Les Filles de Madame Claude" / "Erotic Tales"
1980 La vera storia della monaca di Monza  [ it ]Sister Virginia de Leyva"The True Story of the Nun of Monza"
1980 Antropophagus Carol"Anthropophagus: The Beast" / "The Grim Reaper"
1980Jak napálit advokáta
1981Krakonoš a lyžníciVichrová
1981 Cannibal Ferox Pat Johnson"Make Them Die Slowly"
1981ŘetězMarta Kavanová
1982 Lo squartatore di New York Eva"The New York Ripper"
1982Sny o Zambezi"Dreams About Zambezia"
1983 I nuovi barbari Woman - Moses' Group"The New Barbarians"
1983Vítr v kapseIlonka
1984Anděl s ďáblem v těleKristýna - madona spacích vozů
1985Fešák HubertRuza"Hubert the Smart Boy"
1985Skalpel, prosímNurse
1985 Perinbaba "The Feather Fairy"
1986Operace mé dcery
1988 Quando Alice ruppe lo specchio Virginia Field"Touch of Death" (direct-to-video)
1988 Il fantasma di Sodoma Succubus"Sodoma's Ghost" (direct-to-video)
1988Anděl svádí dáblaJeannette Hazard
1988Kdo ví, kdy začne svítat
1989Luna di sangue"Moon of Blood"
1995Mollo tutto"I'll Leave It All Behind Me"
1995Altrove
1996Papà dice messaMara
2006La radice del male"The Root of Evil" (direct-to-video)
2012 Líbáš jako ďábel Puppa"You Kiss Like a Devil"
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Této noci v tomto vlakuMarieTV movie
1990Hansel e GretelWoman in Bath (uncredited)TV movie; "Hansel and Gretel"
1991L'ispettore Sarti - Un poliziotto, una cittàClaudiaSeason 1, Episode 8
2001 Resurrezione TV movie; "Resurrection"

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