Serena Grandi - Biography

Last Editor: marlo.harris				Serena Grandi Biography -   Name : Serena Grandi Profession : Actress Date of birth : 23 March 1958 Place of birth : Bologna, Italy Birth name : Serena Faggioli

Serena Grandi Trivia -

Voluptuous measurements of 39 1/2-23 1/2-39 1/2 led to comparisons with fellow Italian bombshells Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Has one son, Edoardo, with her ex husband. 2005: published her first book.

Serena Grandi Detailed Biography -

Serena Grandi is an Italian actress born on March 23, 1959. Some biographies state that her year of birth is 1958. Her hometown is Bologna, Italy. Somes films credited her as Vanessa Steiger. She started her acting career in 1980 playing a supporting role in the comedy La Compagna di viaggio by Ferdinando Baldi. Very soon, she became popular in her home country because of her sex appeal. In 1980, she played the role of Maggie in the controversial film The Anthropophagous Beast, directed by Joe D'Amato. This film is well known among horror movie fans for its extreme gore sequence. After several films, she took a starring role in Tinto Brass's Miranda. This role catapulted her into celebrity. In this movie, she played the main character, who is looking for a husband, trying different sexual experiences among the men of her village. While she had played in other erotic softcore films, Miranda was the one that put her on the map. Through the 1980's, she made nearly 20 films, appearing in sexy comedies, sword epics such as Avventure dell'incredibile Ercole and some horror films. In 1987, Lamberto Bava gave her the role of Gloria in his film, Le Foto di Gioia. Among admirers of Serena Grandi, this is a fan favorite. In the 1990's, she started to back away from the spotlight a bit. Still, she had appearances in television series and some films. In the late part of the decade, she married Beppo Ercole. They have a son called Eduardo.