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Gianna Maria Canale
Canale in 1959
Born	(1927-09-12)12 September 1927 Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 January 2009(2009-01-04) (aged 81) Sutri, Viterbo, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–1964
Spouse	Riccardo Freda

Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian film actress.

Canale was born in 1927 in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, she competed in the Miss Italia beauty contest, where she was runner-up to Lucia Bosè. Following this, she appeared in many Italian magazines, with her looks being compared to those of Ava Gardner.

Canale was offered a role in a movie by Riccardo Freda, with whom she eventually fell in love. They moved to Brazil where they were married and worked together in two movies. As Canale did not enjoy living in South America, the couple returned to Italy where, often directed by her husband, she starred in many Sword-and-sandal movies, as well as horror and adventure ones. I vampiri was her last film with Freda.

Canale retired from acting in 1964 at the age of 37. She died in Sutri, Viterbo in January 2009.

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