Cinzia Monreale

Cinzia Monreale
Monreale in 1975
Born
Cinzia Moscone

(1957-06-22) 22 June 1957 (age 67)
Genoa, Italy
Other namesSarah Keller
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1975–present

Cinzia Monreale (born Cinzia Moscone; 22 June 1957)[1] is an Italian actress best known for her roles in the horror classics Beyond the Darkness and The Beyond.

Early life

Monreale was born in Genoa. She is the daughter of lyric singer Mirella Zaza.

Career

Monreale was active as runway model before starting her film career.[2] In 1975, at age 17, she made her film debut in a minor role in the Vittorio Sindoni's comedy Son tornate a fiorire le rose, then she got her first main roles again with Sindoni, in the comedies Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe and Per amore di Cesarina.[2]

Monreale appeared in several films throughout the seventies, including the Spaghetti Western Silver Saddle, which was her first time working with famed horror film director Lucio Fulci.[3] In 1979, at age 22, she starred in a leading role with director Joe D'Amato in Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness), and in 1981, again working with Fulci, she appeared as 'Emily' in the cult horror classic The Beyond, with Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck.[3] Other roles include Joe D'Amato's Return From Death (a.k.a. Frankenstein 2000), Lucio Fulci's Warriors of the Year 2072 and The Sweet House of Horrors, the award-winning Festival directed by Pupi Avati, Under the Skin, and When a Man Loves a Woman.

Monreale at the 2021 German Comic Con Limited Edition

Monreale has also worked as a producer. She served as a videographer in the 2005 original documentary Kill Gil: Volume 1 and she produced the 2006 documentary Kill Gil: Volume 2. She is also active on television, in TV-movies and series.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Son tornate a fiorire le rose Gioia uncredited
1976 Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe Jessica
1976 Quel movimento che mi piace tanto Anna Gilioli
1976 Per amore di Cesarina Cesarina
1978 Silver Saddle (Sella d'argento) Margaret Barrett
1978 Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks Girl on Boat
1979 Beyond the Darkness (Buio Omega) Anna Völkl & Elena Völkl
1980 Flatfoot in Egypt Connie
1981 The Beyond Emily credited as Sarah Keller
1984 Illusione
1984 The New Gladiators (I guerrieri dell'anno 2072) Linda uncredited
1986 La vallée des peupliers Christiane TV series
1987 Under the Chinese Restaurant La rapinatrice
1989 The Sweet House of Horrors Marcia made for Italian TV film; a.k.a. La dolce casa degli orrori
1992 Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000) Georgia
1993 Nel continente nero Francesca
1993 Kreola Jo Ann
1996 The Stendhal Syndrome Alfredo Grossi's wife
1996 Festival
1997 Mamma per caso TV mini-series
1999 Il popolo degli uccelli
2000 Under the Skin
2000 Turbo TV series
2000 When a Man Loves a Woman Gloria
2001 L'accertamento Elsa
2002 La casa dell'angelo Chicca television film
2003 The Cruelest Day
2004 Madre come te television film
2009 Kommissar Rex television series; episode: 'La mamma è sempre la mamma'
2010 My House is Full of Mirrors television film

References

  1. ^ "Cinzia Monreale". mymovies.it. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. ^ a b Luca M. Palmerini, Gaetano Mistretta (1996). Spaghetti nightmares. M&P, 1996. ISBN 8886839014.