Cinzia Monreale (born Cinzia Moscone; 22 June 1957) is an Italian actress best known for her roles in the horror classics Beyond the Darkness and The Beyond.
Early life Monreale was born in Genoa. She is the daughter of lyric singer Mirella Zaza.
Career Monreale was active as a runway model before starting her film career. In 1975, at age 17, she made her film debut in a minor role in the Vittorio Sindoni's comedy Son tornate a fiorire le rose, then she got her first main roles again with Sindoni, in the comedies Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe and Per amore di Cesarina.
Monreale appeared in several films throughout the seventies, including the Spaghetti Western Silver Saddle, which was her first time working with famed horror film director Lucio Fulci. In 1979, at age 22, she starred in a leading role with director Joe D'Amato in Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness), and in 1981, again working with Fulci, she appeared as 'Emily' in the cult horror classic The Beyond, with Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck. Other roles include Joe D'Amato's Return From Death (a.k.a. Frankenstein 2000), Lucio Fulci's Warriors of the Year 2072 and The Sweet House of Horrors, the award-winning Festival directed by Pupi Avati, Under the Skin, and When a Man Loves a Woman.
Monreale has also worked as a producer. She served as a videographer in the 2005 original documentary Kill Gil: Volume 1 and she produced the 2006 documentary Kill Gil: Volume 2. She has also been involved in TV movies and television series.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1975 Son tornate a fiorire le rose Gioia uncredited 1976 Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe Jessica 1976 Quel movimento che mi piace tanto Anna Gilioli 1976 Per amore di Cesarina Cesarina 1978 Silver Saddle (Sella d'argento) Margaret Barrett 1978 Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks Girl on Boat 1979 Beyond the Darkness (Buio Omega) Anna Völkl & Elena Völkl 1980 Flatfoot in Egypt Connie 1981 The Beyond Emily credited as Sarah Keller 1984 Illusione 1984 The New Gladiators (I guerrieri dell'anno 2072) Linda uncredited 1986 La vallée des peupliers Christiane TV series 1987 Under the Chinese Restaurant La rapinatrice 1989 The Sweet House of Horrors Marcia made for Italian TV film; a.k.a. La dolce casa degli orrori 1992 Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000) Georgia 1993 Nel continente nero Francesca 1993 Kreola Jo Ann 1996 The Stendhal Syndrome Alfredo Grossi's wife 1996 Festival 1997 Mamma per caso TV mini-series 1999 Il popolo degli uccelli 2000 Under the Skin 2000 Turbo TV series 2000 When a Man Loves a Woman Gloria 2001 L'accertamento Elsa 2002 La casa dell'angelo Chicca television film 2003 The Cruelest Day 2004 Madre come te television film 2009 Kommissar Rex television series; episode: "La mamma è sempre la mamma" 2010 My House Is Full of Mirrors television film 2024 Compulsion Madam Karmelina
References
External links
Official website