# Rosalba Neri > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rosalba_Neri > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rosalba_Neri.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalba_Neri > Source revision: 1351215305 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian actress (born 1939) Not to be confused with [Rosalina Neri](/source/Rosalina_Neri). Rosalba Neri Neri in Lady Frankenstein (1971) Born (1939-06-19) 19 June 1939 (age 87) Forlì, Kingdom of Italy Other name Sara Bey Alma mater Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Occupation Actress Years active 1958–1985 Known for Esther and the King The Arena Lady Frankenstein **Rosalba Neri** (born 19 June 1939) is a retired Italian actress. ## Early life Neri (left) with winner Nives Zegna during the [Miss Italia](/source/Miss_Italia) 1956 beauty pageant Born in [Forlì](/source/Forl%C3%AC), [Emilia-Romagna](/source/Emilia-Romagna), Italy, Neri was regarded for her beauty even in youth, winning a [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) when she was still young. Eventually pursuing an acting career, she attended the [Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia](/source/Centro_Sperimentale_di_Cinematografia) (Centre for Experimental Cinematography) in Rome, graduating in 1959.[1] She also received an offer to attend the [Actors Studio](/source/Actors_Studio) in the United States, but did not accept.[2][3] ## Career This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) She made her film debut in 1958 in the film *Mogli pericolose*. She is uncredited in this comedy, which was directed by [Luigi Comencini](/source/Luigi_Comencini). Her second film role was in [Roberto Rossellini](/source/Roberto_Rossellini)'s prize-winning drama *[Era notte a Roma](/source/Escape_by_Night_(1960_film))* in 1960. ### Historical roles This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) In 1960, she appeared in two [sword and sandal](/source/Sword_and_sandal) films set in the Ancient world. The first was *[Il Sepolcro dei Re](/source/Il_Sepolcro_dei_Re)* (AKA *Cleopatra's Daughter* or *The Tomb of the King*). This film tells the story of Nemorat, an Egyptian pharaoh who was instrumental in the creation of the pyramids of [Giza](/source/Giza) due to the intrigues surrounding his death and entombment. [Edwige Fenech](/source/Edwige_Fenech), [Eva Thulin](/source/Eva_Thulin) and Neri in *[The Seducers](/source/The_Seducers)* (1969) The second was [Raoul Walsh](/source/Raoul_Walsh)'s *[Esther and the King](/source/Esther_and_the_King)* (1960), starring [Joan Collins](/source/Joan_Collins) as the Biblical Jewish Queen. Rosalba played Keresh and was assassinated by someone who mistook her for the Queen. Because of her dark, sultry beauty, Rosalba was often a natural fit to play certain legendary characters. She was Ramses' intended bride in the [Hercules](/source/Hercules) Adventure, *[Il leone di Tebe](/source/The_Lion_of_Thebes) (The Lion of Thebes)* in 1964. She played [Delilah](/source/Delilah), the Biblical beauty who was the downfall of the Old Testament hero, [Samson](/source/Samson), in *[I Grandi Condottieri](/source/I_Grandi_Condottieri)* (*The Great Guides*) (1965). She returned to the genre in *[The Arena](/source/The_Arena_(1974_film))* (1974). Although starring roles were few and far between for Neri, she worked steadily throughout the 1960s/70s in supporting and sometimes, nondescript roles, such as her turn as a harem girl in *[El Cid](/source/El_Cid_(film))* (1961). ### Spy films Neri had quite a few roles in [Eurospy](/source/Eurospy) intrigue films, often playing a less-than-saintly character. She was Faddja in 1965's *[Superseven Chiama Cairo](/source/Superseven_Chiama_Cairo)* (*Superseven Calls on Cairo*), one of the dangerous women that the spy, a [James Bond](/source/James_Bond)-like character, comes into contact with. Also in 1965, she appeared in *[Due Mafiosi contro Goldginger](/source/Due_Mafiosi_contro_Goldginger)* (*[Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger](/source/Two_Mafiosi_Against_Goldfinger)*). In 1967, she was Amalia in *[Password: Uccidete Agente Gordon](/source/Password%3A_Uccidete_Agente_Gordon)* (*[Password: Kill Agent Gordon](/source/Password%3A_Kill_Agent_Gordon)*). The same year, she played her first part for Spanish director [Jess Franco](/source/Jess_Franco) in a spy film send-up done in comic book style, *[Lucky, the Inscrutable](/source/Lucky%2C_the_Inscrutable)*, starring [Ray Danton](/source/Ray_Danton). In the following year, she appeared in *[OSS 117 - Double Agent](/source/OSS_117_-_Double_Agent)* (1968). ### Spaghetti Westerns She followed the trends of European cinema by appearing in several [Spaghetti Westerns](/source/Spaghetti_Western) such as *[Johnny Yuma](/source/Johnny_Yuma_(film))* (1966), *[Arizona Colt](/source/Arizona_Colt)* (1966), *[Long Days of Hate](/source/Long_Days_of_Hate)* (1968), *[A Long Ride from Hell](/source/A_Long_Ride_from_Hell)* (1968), *[The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine](/source/The_Reward's_Yours..._The_Man's_Mine)* (1969), *[Arizona Colt Returns](/source/Arizona_Colt_Returns)* (1971), *[Drummer of Vengeance](/source/Drummer_of_Vengeance)* (1971) and *[Man Called Invincible](/source/Man_Called_Invincible)* (1973). ### Erotic horror films Neri (left) alongside [Eva Thulin](/source/Eva_Thulin) and [Edwige Fenech](/source/Edwige_Fenech) in *[The Seducers](/source/The_Seducers)* (1969) Neri, the bombshell, was also much in demand for erotic *[giallo](/source/Giallo)* thrillers, [horror](/source/Horror_cinema), and [sexploitation films](/source/Sexploitation_film). She was in [Jess Franco](/source/Jess_Franco)'s box office hit *[99 Women](/source/99_Women)* (1969), one of the first [women in prison films](/source/Women_in_prison_film),[4] and *[Top Sensation](/source/Top_Sensation)* (*The Seducers*) (1969) opposite [Edwige Fenech](/source/Edwige_Fenech).[5] In 1972 she played [Farley Granger](/source/Farley_Granger)'s wife in *[Amuck!](/source/Amuck!)*. Granger plays a wealthy author who hires a beautiful secretary ([Barbara Bouchet](/source/Barbara_Bouchet)) and engages in kinky sex games with her and his wife. Also in 1972, Neri played the lead role in the erotic horror flick *[Lucifera: Demon Lover](/source/Lucifera%3A_Demon_Lover)*. Bouchet and Neri would team up in 1972 in another movie combining sex with horror, *Casa d’appuntamento* (*[French Sex Murders](/source/French_Sex_Murders)*). A jewel thief is accused of murdering a prostitute but is decapitated in a motorcycle accident prior to the trial. When those involved in the trial start dying off, everyone wonders if the dead man has come back to exact his revenge. Neri and [Patrizia Viotti](/source/Patrizia_Viotti) in a scene from *[Amuck!](/source/Amuck!)* (1972) Perhaps Neri's best-known films are from the horror genre. Credited as Sara Bay, she played Tania Frankenstein, the daughter of the [monster](/source/Frankenstein_monster)'s creator, in 1971's *[Lady Frankenstein](/source/Lady_Frankenstein)*. Tania was willing to take her father's work to new – and frightening – levels. It is considered a [B movie](/source/B_movie) classic. In 1973, she starred in *[The Devil's Wedding Night](/source/The_Devil's_Wedding_Night)* as Lady Dracula, a vampire who uses [Dracula](/source/Dracula_(character))'s ring to lure young virgins to her home so she can murder them and bathe in their blood (à la the medieval [Countess Elizabeth Báthory](/source/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory)). In Italy, it was released as *Il Plenilunio dell Vergini* (*Full Moon of the Virgins*). ## Retirement Neri would appear in a few more films, such as: *[No Way Out](/source/No_Way_Out_(1973_film))* (1973), *Loving Cousins* (1974), *Blood River* (1974) and *Il Pomicione* (1976), which is her last credited film. ## Selected filmography - *[Escape by Night](/source/Escape_by_Night_(1960_film))* (1960) - *[Esther and the King](/source/Esther_and_the_King)* (1960) - *[Those Two in the Legion](/source/Those_Two_in_the_Legion)* (1962) - *[Cleopatra's Daughter](/source/Cleopatra's_Daughter_(film))* (1962) - *[Hercules vs. Moloch](/source/Hercules_vs._Moloch)* (1963) - *[Hercules and the Black Pirates](/source/Hercules_and_the_Black_Pirates)* (1964) - *[The Lion of Thebes](/source/The_Lion_of_Thebes)* (1964) - *[Corpse for the Lady](/source/Corpse_for_the_Lady)* (1964) - *[Desert Raiders](/source/Desert_Raiders)* (1964) - *[3 Avengers](/source/3_Avengers)* (1964) - *[I Kill, You Kill](/source/I_Kill%2C_You_Kill)* (1965) - *[Marvelous Angelique](/source/Marvelous_Angelique)* (1965) - *[Super Seven Calling Cairo](/source/Super_Seven_Calling_Cairo)* (1965) - *[Gideon and Samson](/source/Gideon_and_Samson)* (1965) - *[Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger](/source/Two_Mafiosi_Against_Goldfinger)* (1965) - *[The Spy with Ten Faces](/source/The_Spy_with_Ten_Faces)* (1966) - *[Password: Kill Agent Gordon](/source/Password%3A_Kill_Agent_Gordon)* (1966) - *[Johnny Yuma](/source/Johnny_Yuma_(film))* (1966) - *[Arizona Colt](/source/Arizona_Colt)* (1966) - *[Lucky, the Inscrutable](/source/Lucky%2C_the_Inscrutable)* (1967) - *[Long Days of Hate](/source/Long_Days_of_Hate)* (1968) - *[A Long Ride from Hell](/source/A_Long_Ride_from_Hell)* (1968) - *[OSS 117 - Double Agent](/source/OSS_117_-_Double_Agent)* (1968) - *[99 Women](/source/99_Women)* (1969) - *[The Seducers](/source/The_Seducers)* (1969) - *[Marquis de Sade: Justine](/source/Marquis_de_Sade%3A_Justine)* (1969) - *[The Castle of Fu Manchu](/source/The_Castle_of_Fu_Manchu)* (1969) - *[The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine](/source/The_Reward's_Yours..._The_Man's_Mine)* (1969) - *[Arizona Colt Returns](/source/Arizona_Colt_Returns)* (1970) - *[Slaughter Hotel](/source/Slaughter_Hotel)* (1971) - *[Drummer of Vengeance](/source/Drummer_of_Vengeance)* (1971) - *[Lady Frankenstein](/source/Lady_Frankenstein)* (1971) - *[Lucifera: Demon Lover](/source/Lucifera%3A_Demon_Lover)* (1972) - *[Amuck!](/source/Amuck!)* (1972) - *[Smile Before Death](/source/Smile_Before_Death)* (1972) - *[French Sex Murders](/source/French_Sex_Murders)* (1972) - *[The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire](/source/The_Mighty_Anselmo_and_His_Squire)* (1972) - *[Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return](/source/Watch_Out_Gringo!_Sabata_Will_Return)* (1972) as kidnapped girl - *[The Devil's Wedding Night](/source/The_Devil's_Wedding_Night)* (1973) - *[No Way Out](/source/No_Way_Out_(1973_film))* (1973) - *[Man Called Invincible](/source/Man_Called_Invincible)* (1973) - *[The Arena](/source/The_Arena_(1974_film))* (1974) - *[High School Girl](/source/High_School_Girl)* (1974) - *[Libera, My Love](/source/Libera%2C_My_Love)* (1975) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ATTRICI_1-0)** Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Neri, Rosalba". *Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici*. Gremese Editore, 2003. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [888440214X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/888440214X). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Rosalba Neri - Biography](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626219/bio) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tribute To Rosalba Neri - Biography"](http://rosalbaneri.com/Rosalba-Neri-biography.php). Rosalbaneri.com. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Coffel, Chris (29 September 2016). ["More Jess Franco on Blu-ray? Yes, Please!"](https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3408255/jess-franco-blu-ray-yes-please-2/). *[Bloody Disgusting](/source/Bloody_Disgusting)*. Retrieved 15 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Records & Briefs New York State Appellate Division*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zcvsblKmeDcC&q=Rosalba+Neri+in+Top+Sensation). p. 50. ## External links - [Rosalba Neri](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626219/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Italy Spain People Deutsche Biographie Deutsche Synchronkartei Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rosalba Neri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalba_Neri) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalba_Neri?action=history)). 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