Dana Ghia, an Italian actress born in the 1940s, carved her niche in the realm of giallo and exploitation films during the 1970s. She is known for her roles in Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes (1973), where she plays a pivotal character entangled in a series of murders, and My Dear Killer (1972), where her performance adds depth to the film's suspense. Ghia's work in Smile Before Death (1972) and Nine Guests for a Crime (1977) further solidifies her status as a key figure in the cult cinema landscape, bringing a unique blend of allure and intensity to her characters.
Smile Before Death
After a her mother’s suspicious suicide, a pretty teenage girl shows up at her Italian villa where she quickly discovers that her new and recently widowed stepfather is having an affair with her mother’s sexy photographer friend. The villainous pair plot to do in the precocious youngster, but it turns out she has her own sinister agenda as she has sexually insinuates herself between the two of them (bedding the stepfather and doing nude photo sessions with Neri). The ending is genuinely a surprise.
