Dina De Santis

Dina De Santis
Born	Bernina De Santis (1932-10-21)21 October 1932 Ronciglione, Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 December 1985(1985-12-04) (aged 53) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress

Bernina De Santis (21 October 1932 – 4 December 1985) was an Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in Ronciglione, as a child De Santis won a beauty contest and at young age she started working for the advertising industry and on stage.[1] She made her film debut in 1954 in the melodrama Lacrime d'amore directed by Pino Mercanti, who suggested her stage name.[1] She was very active in adventure films, Spaghetti Westerns, peplum and Eurospy films, sometimes credited as Dina De Saint.[1] She retired from acting in the late 1960s.[1]

De Santis died in Rome on 4 December 1985, at the age of 53.[2]

Selected filmography

• Tears of Love (1954)
• Vendicata! (1955)
• The Knight of the Black Sword (1956)
• Venice, the Moon and You (1958)
• Knight of 100 Faces (1960)
• Queen of the Seas (1961)
• The Secret of the Black Falcon (1961)
• The Black Duke (1963)
• Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963)
• Gentlemen of the Night (1964)
• Hercules Against Rome (1964)
• 008: Operation Exterminate (1965)
• Giant of the Evil Island (1965)
• Tres dólares de plomo (1965)
• Super Seven Calling Cairo (1965)
• Last Man to Kill (1966)
• Assault on the State Treasure (1967)

References

1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
2. "Dina De Santis". Associazione Culturale on Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

External links

• Dina De Santis at IMDb