Carla Calò (21 September 1926 – 29 December 2019) was an Italian actress.

Carla Calò
Calò in the movie La cameriera (1974)
Born(1926-09-21)21 September 1926
Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 December 2019(2019-12-29) (aged 93)
Forano, Rieti, Italy
Other namesCarrol Brown
OccupationActress

Life and career

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Born in Palermo, Calò started her career on stage, notably starring in Luigi Squarzina's Il berretto a sonagli, and also being active in dialectal theatre and avanspettacolo.[1][2] She made her film debut in 1949, in Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia's Il falco rosso.[1] During the early part of her film career Calò played several main roles, then, from the second half of the 1950s, she became one of the most active character actresses in Italian cinema.[1][2][3] She was sometimes credited as Carrol Brown.[1][3]

Calò died in December 2019 at the age of 93.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ a b Ida Biondi. "Carla Calò". MyMovies. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Franco Grattarola, Andrea Napoli. Luce rossa. La nascita e le prime fasi del cinema pornografico in Italia. Iacobelli, 2014. ISBN 8862522134.
  4. ^ E' morta l'attrice Carla Calò. Ha recitato in più di cento film
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