Eddra Gale

Eddra Gale
Eddra Gale in 1965
Born(1921-07-16)July 16, 1921
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 2001(2001-05-13) (aged 79)
Deming, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Eddra Gale (July 16, 1921 – May 13, 2001) was an American actress and singer of Czech descent.[1]

Early years

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gale was the daughter of an executive with a men's clothing company. Both of her parents were musically oriented. Gale began performing when she was three years old. She spoke French, German, Italian, and Spanish.[2]

Career

Originally an opera singer, Gale later performed as a concert singer in Rome. Film director Federico Fellini spotted her in Milan, and cast her for the role of Saraghina, the "devil woman", in Fellini's 8½ (1963), who is used in a flashback representing the male lead's first erotic experience as a young boy.[1] She appeared around the same time in Tutto e Musica and Gidget Goes to Rome (also 1963).[3]

Following her role in 8½,, she appeared in the role of Peter Sellers' wife, Anna Fassbender, in What's New Pussycat? (1965), as a guest in Hotel Paradiso (1966), and in small roles in films such as Three Bites of the Apple (1967), The Graduate (1967), A Man Called Gannon (1968), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Maltese Bippy (1969), Desperate Mission (1969), and Alex & the Gypsy (1976). Her last film appearance was as "Genevieve" in Somewhere in Time (1980).

Death

Gale died aged 79 in Deming, New Mexico, from complications following a stroke.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1963 8½ La Saraghina
1963 Gidget Goes to Rome Fat Party Guest Uncredited
1963 Tutto è musica
1964 La donna è una cosa meravigliosa
1965 What's New Pussycat? Anna Fassbender
1966 Hotel Paradiso Hotel Guest
1967 Three Bites of the Apple The Yodeler
1967 Matchless
1967 Games Party Guest #6
1967 The Graduate Woman on Bus
1968 A Man Called Gannon Louisa
1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas Love Lady
1969 The Maltese Bippy Helga
1969 Desperate Mission Delores the Bartender TV movie
1970 The Strawberry Statement Dean's Secretary
1975 Farewell, My Lovely Singer
1976 Revenge of the Cheerleaders Nurse Beam
1976 Alex & the Gypsy Telephone Lady
1980 Somewhere in Time Genevieve (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b Alpert, Hollis (1986). Fellini: A Life. New York: Atheneum. pp. 162, 172. ISBN 9780743213097.
  2. ^ Thomas, Kevin (January 21, 1967). "'81/2' Siren Is Motherly Type". California, Los Angeles. California, Los Angeles. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Eddra Gale". Variety. June 14, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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