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Marisa Merlini
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Marisa Merlini

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1923 – 2008 · Rome, Lazio, Italy · Active 1942–2020

Marisa Merlini, an Italian actress, made her mark in the world of cult cinema with her roles in The Corrupt Ones (1967) and Top Secret (1978). Born in the early 1930s, she navigated the vibrant film landscape of the 1950s and 60s, contributing to the genre with her performances in Altri tempi (1952) and Jungle Girl and the Slaver (1957). Merlini's work often embodies the playful yet provocative spirit of exploitation cinema, making her a noteworthy figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Jungle Girl and the Slaver

Jungle Girl and the Slaver

1957 ★ 3.7
as Schwester

Liane, the white jungle goddess, encounters some of her rich relatives from Hamburg who have come to search for her, but she is soon kidnapped by a ring of slave traders.

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Batton Story (1976) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Batton Story
1976 · ★4.6
Altri tempi (1952) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Altri tempi
1952 · ★5.0
The Corrupt Ones (1967) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Corrupt Ones
1967 · ★5.8
Top Secret (1978) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Top Secret
1978
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
The Great Silence (1968)
The Great Silence
1968
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) (1970)
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
1970
The Monsters (1963)
The Monsters
1963
Ricky & Barabba (1992)
Ricky & Barabba
1992
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
The Traffic Policeman (1960)
The Traffic Policeman
1960

Filmography

137 credits
2020s 1 credit
2020
TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
TV
2000s 5 credits
2005
The Second Wedding Night as Eugenia Ricci
Movie ★ 6.2
2001
Le ali della vita 2
Movie ★ 6.7
2000
Teste di cocco as Nonna
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
Le ali della vita
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
Don Luca as Palmira la perpetua
TV ★ 9.0
1990s 10 credits
1999
Villa Ada
Movie ★ 3.3
1999
Pazzo d'amore
Movie ★ 8.0
1999
Vacanze sulla neve as Countess Eloisa Verrupa degli Strozzi
Movie ★ 5.0
1997
Ladri si nasce as la strozzina
Movie ★ 5.2
1996
A Dio piacendo as Ileana
Movie ★ 10.0
1996
Stella's Favor as Amelia
Movie ★ 7.0
1994
Italian Restaurant as La Cartomante
TV ★ 9.3
1992
Ricky & Barabba as Madre di Barabba
Movie ★ 5.8
1992
Crazy Underwear as Alessia's Aunt
Movie ★ 3.3
1990
Villa Arzilla as La direttrice
TV
1980s 15 credits
1989
E se poi se ne vanno?
Movie ★ 7.0
1989
Una casa a Roma
Movie ★ 9.0
1985
Learning to Love
Movie ★ 4.0
1985
Buona Domenica as Partecipazione
TV ★ 4.0
1984
Aurora as Teresa
Movie ★ 7.1
1983
The Fan, the Referee and the Footballer as Mother of Manuela
Movie ★ 5.4
1983
Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone as Moglie di Maciste
Movie ★ 5.9
1983
Arrivano i miei as nonna
Movie ★ 7.3
1982
Gian Burrasca as Zia Bettina
Movie ★ 5.1
1981
My Wife Goes Back to School as The principal
Movie ★ 4.5
1981
Cream Horn as Zaira, la madre di Marianna
Movie ★ 5.7
1981
The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed as Virginia Battistoni
Movie ★ 5.7
1981
Desirable Teacher as Chiromante
Movie ★ 5.6
1980
The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town as Valeria's Mother
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
L'altra donna as Olga's Mother
Movie ★ 8.0
1970s 16 credits
1978
The Payoff as Elena Miletti
Movie ★ 6.3
1978
Top Secret● as Rosa Tattaglia
Movie ★ 10.0
1977
The Rip-Off as Maria
Movie ★ 4.5
1976
Una bella governante di colore as Aspasia, Nicola's wife
Movie ★ 4.9
1976
Stangata in famiglia as Aida
Movie ★ 4.6
1976
Batton Story● as Zaira
Movie ★ 4.8
1976
Oh, Serafina! as Madre di Augusto
Movie ★ 5.3
1975
The Sweet Aunts as Fiorella
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
Rookies Go to War as Paulette Brugnon
Movie ★ 6.1
1974
The Tree with Pink Leaves
Movie ★ 4.5
1974
Naked Fists as Amalia, Paolo's Mother
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Il maschio ruspante as Madre Giustina / Marcella - la prostituta
Movie ★ 7.5
1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo as Cesira
Movie ★ 5.0
1971
My Father Monsignor as Tosca
Movie ★ 7.3
1971
Do Not Commit Adultery as Madre di Maria Teresa
Movie ★ 4.5
1970
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) as Silvana
Movie ★ 7.2
1960s 35 credits
1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes as Wife of the telegraph operator
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
The Great Silence as Regina
Movie ★ 7.5
1968
Western, Italian Style as Self
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
Man Only Cries for Love as Mrs Jole
Movie ★ 3.8
1967
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye as Monica
Movie ★ 4.8
1967
The Corrupt Ones● as Madame Vulcano
Movie ★ 5.4
1967
All Mad About Him as Allegra
Movie ★ 8.0
1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi as 'Sora Italia'
Movie ★ 8.0
1966
Me, Me, Me... and the Others as Lady on the telephone
Movie ★ 6.2
1966
Les Combinards as Rosaria
Movie ★ 6.0
1965
Squillo as Madame Chery
Movie
1965
Loca juventud as la mère de Johnny
Movie ★ 6.5
1965
Un amore as Ermelina
Movie ★ 6.7
1964
Italian Engagement as Regina
Movie ★ 10.0
1963
The Monsters as Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario")
Movie ★ 7.4
1963
Destination Rome as Pia
Movie ★ 6.0
1963
La chica del trébol as Rosalía
Movie ★ 5.3
1962
Getting Away with It the Italian Way as Nunziata
Movie ★ 6.6
1962
The Masseuses as Bice Petroni
Movie ★ 5.1
1962
The Vendetta as Postwoman
Movie ★ 5.8
1962
Nerone '71 as Signora Peretti
Movie ★ 8.0
1961
His Women as Amalia
Movie ★ 5.2
1961
Akiko as Ottavia Colasanto
Movie ★ 7.8
1961
On Friday at Eleven as Frau Mandini
Movie ★ 7.1
1961
The Last Judgment as una madre
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Le ambiziose as Mrs. Letizia Proietti
Movie ★ 7.0
1961
Liane, Daughter of the Jungle
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento
Movie ★ 5.0
1961
Mariti a congresso
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
The Traffic Policeman as Amalia Celletti
Movie ★ 7.4
1960
Fra' Manisco cerca guai... as Carmela
Movie ★ 8.0
1960
Ferragosto in Bikini as Marta
Movie ★ 5.3
1960
The Apartment as Pupa
Movie ★ 7.5
1960
I piaceri dello scapolo as Evelina
Movie ★ 8.5
1960
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre as Palmira
Movie ★ 3.7
1950s 49 credits
1959
Il mondo dei miracoli as Franca
Movie ★ 8.0
1959
Juke Box - Screams of Love as Marisa Loreto
Movie ★ 4.8
1959
Everyone's in Love as Jolanda
Movie ★ 7.0
1959
La cento chilometri as Angela, moglie di Cesare
Movie ★ 7.0
1958
Resurrection as Bockowa
Movie ★ 8.0
1958
Il bacio del sole as Carmela Spada
Movie ★ 7.0
1958
He Thief, She Thief as Marialele
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
You, Your Mother, and Me as donna Amalia
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
Doctor and the Healer as Mafalda
Movie ★ 7.1
1957
Fathers and Sons as Ines
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Holiday Island
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
Husbands in the City as Aida
Movie ★ 7.0
1957
The Most Wonderful Moment as Margherita Rosati
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
Jungle Girl and the Slaver● as Schwester
Movie ★ 4.0
1957
Dinanzi a noi il cielo as Madre di Tom
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
Time of Vacation as Margherita Pozzi
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
The Bigamist as Enza Masetti
Movie ★ 6.6
1955
Destinazione Piovarolo as Sara
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
The Young Ladies of 04 as Vera Colasanti
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
Courtyard as madre di Nando
Movie ★ 9.0
1955
La canzone del cuore
Movie ★ 10.0
1955
Porta un bacione a Firenze as sora Rosa
Movie ★ 10.0
1954
Frisky as Annarella
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
Due lacrime as Valeria
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
La prigioniera di Amalfi as Amante del Barone
Movie
1954
The Lovers of Manon Lescaut as Elisa
Movie ★ 4.5
1954
Di qua, di là del Piave
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Bread, Love and Dreams as Annarella
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Viva la rivista!
Movie ★ 10.0
1953
Viva il cinema as attrice del muto
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Finalmente libero as donna che difende Enrico in tribunale
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
I Always Loved You as Lucia
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Infame accusa as Amante di Giovannino
Movie ★ 10.0
1953
Anna, Forgive Me as Luisa
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Times Gone By● as Lady in the open car (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
Movie ★ 5.2
1952
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna as La contessa
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Ergastolo as Jeannette
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
I, Hamlet as Regina Gertrud
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
Il tallone di Achille as Zizì
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Sunday Heroes as Lucy
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
L'eroe sono io as Lucille
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Dogs and Cats as donna Filomena
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Stasera sciopero as Gemma
Movie ★ 10.0
1951
Napoleone as Giuseppina
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Il capitano nero as Lucrezia
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Lo zappatore
Movie ★ 9.0
1950
Totò Looking for Wife as Luisa, la modella
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Vivere a sbafo
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Love and Poison as Orsola di Ripetta
Movie ★ 7.5
1940s 6 credits
1949
Totò Looking for a House as patronessa
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
If I Were A Member Of Parliament as Olga Olghis
Movie ★ 8.0
1949
Marechiaro as invitata al pranzo di nozze
Movie ★ 5.0
1949
The Emperor of Capri as La baronesa von Krapfen
Movie ★ 6.6
1946
Rome: Free City as Mara
Movie ★ 5.4
1942
Stasera niente di nuovo as Ospite dell'istituto
Movie ★ 7.0