Scene from Bestialità (1976)

Alternate Names: Ilona Staller Koons, Elena Mercury, Elena Mercuri, Ciccolina, Cicciolina, Elena Anna Staller , Illona Staller

Physical Characteristics:

• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Boobs: Fake
• Bust: 91
• Cup: D
• Bra: 36D
• Waist: 63
• Hip: 93
• Height: 167
• Weight: 58
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Eye Color: Blue

First Appearances:

• Cicciolina amore mio (1979) as Cicciolina

Most Important Roles:

• Cicciolina amore mio (1979) as Cicciolina

Career Highlights:

• Cicciolina amore mio (1979)

Ilona Staller (born 26 November 1951), widely known by her stage name, Cicciolina, is a Hungarian-born Italian porn star, politician, and singer. Staller continued to make hardcore pornographic films while a member of parliament. She is famous for delivering political speeches with one breast exposed. Naturalized by marriage and settled in Italy, Staller met pornographer Riccardo Schicchi in the early 1970s, and, beginning in 1973, achieved fame with a radio show called “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?” on Radio Luna. For that program she adopted the name Cicciolina. She referred to her male fanbase, and later the male members of the Italian parliament, as “cicciolini”, translating loosely as “little tubby boys.” Although she appeared in several films from 1970, she made her debut under her own name in 1975 with “La liceale” (aka The Teasers) playing a lesbian classmate of Gloria Guida. In 1978, on the RAI show “C'era due volte,” her breasts were the first to be bared live on Italian TV. Staller appeared in her first hardcore pornographic film, “Telefono rosso” (Red Telephone) in 1983. She produced the film together with Schicchi's company Diva Futura. Her memoirs were published as “Confessioni erotiche di Cicciolina,” which translates as Erotic Confessions of Cicciolina, by the Olympia Press of Milan in 1987. That same year she appeared in “Carne bollente,” called The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empress in the United States, co-starring John Holmes. The film would later create a furor when it was revealed that Holmes had tested positive for HIV prior to appearing in it. Staller has appeared nude in Playboy's editions in several countries. Her first Playboy appearance was in Argentina in March 1988. Other appearances for the magazine were in the USA (September 1990), Hungary (June 2005), Serbia (July 2005) and Mexico (September 2005). In 1994, she appeared in the film Replikator and, in 1996, she had a role in the Brazilian soap opera Xica da Silva, as Princess Ludovica di Castelgandolfo di Genova. In 2008, she was a contestant on the Argentine version of Strictly Come Dancing named “Bailando por un sueño.”

Alternate Names: Raymonde Marie Juliette Meyniel

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Premier mai (1958) as

Most Important Roles:

• The Cousins (1959) as Florence
• Bluebeard (1963) as Mme Collomb
• The Knock Out Cop (1973) as Maria
• Eyes Without a Face (1960) as Edna Gruber
• A Couple (1960) as Anne
• Ophélia (1963) as Lucie
• The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) as Signora Nardi
• Because, Because of a Woman (1963) as Chloé
• L'isola (1983) as
• The Trojan Horse (1961) as Creusa

Career Highlights:

• The Cousins (1959)
• Bluebeard (1963)
• The Knock Out Cop (1973)
• Eyes Without a Face (1960)
• A Couple (1960)
• Ophélia (1963)
• The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
• Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
• L'isola (1983)
• The Trojan Horse (1961)

Awards:

• Won Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress (1960)

Juliette Mayniel (22 January 1936 – 21 July 2023) was a French actress. She appeared in 35 films and television shows between 1958 and 1978. At the 10th Berlin International Film Festival, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in the film The Fair. From 1964-68 she was the partner of the Italian actor Vittorio Gassman with whom she had a son, Alessandro, an actor too.

Alternate Names: Eleonora Cristofani, Eleonora Fani

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Amore mio non farmi male (1974) as

Most Important Roles:

• Peccati a Venezia (1980) as Franca Faccenda
• Fever of 40! (1980) as Sandy Temple
• Act of Aggression (1975) as Josy
• Born for Hell (1976) as Jenny
• Nenè (1977) as Nenè
• Hotel Fear (1978) as Rosa
• The Private Lesson (1975) as Emanuela Finzi
• Amore mio non farmi male (1974) as
• The Household (1974) as Martina
• Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975) as

Career Highlights:

• Peccati a Venezia (1980)
• Fever of 40! (1980)
• Act of Aggression (1975)
• Born for Hell (1976)
• Nenè (1977)
• Hotel Fear (1978)
• The Private Lesson (1975)
• Amore mio non farmi male (1974)
• The Household (1974)
• Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975)

Eleonora Cristofani (known professionally as Leonora Fani) is an Italian actress. She was raised in Crocetta del Montello, in the province of Treviso, Italy, where she developed her early interests in performance. Fani's entertainment career began in 1971 when she won the Miss Teenager pageant, which served as her entry point into the Italian film industry. She quickly established herself as a prominent figure in Italian B-cinema throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly within the violent-erotic subgenre that was popular during this era. Her filmography includes notable performances in "Dog Lay Afternoon" (1976), "Sweet Adolescents" (1977), and "Giallo in Venice" (1979), where she often portrayed complex characters dealing with psychological trauma and challenging circumstances. Fani typically played young women navigating difficult situations, roles that required both dramatic intensity and emotional depth. Her work spanned from 1973 to 1986, during which she appeared in approximately 28 films that showcased her versatility as a performer. Fani's contributions to Italian cinema during the 1970s helped define a specific era of genre filmmaking, and her performances remain part of the cultural documentation of Italian B-movie production during this distinctive period in film history.