Edwige Fenech
Career
First Appearances: - All Mad About Him (1967) as Gina
Most Important Roles: - Hostel: Part II (2007) as Art Class Professor
- Madame and Her Niece (1969) as Yvette
- Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975) as Magda Cortis
- The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) as Julie Wardh
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972) as Jane Harrison
- Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) as Marie Chaney
- Shut Up When You Speak! (1981) as Belle / Béatrix
- The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) as Jennifer Lansbury
- Phantom of Death (1988) as Hélène Martell
- Don't Play with Tigers (1982) as Francesca del Prà
Career Highlights: - Hostel: Part II (2007)
- Madame and Her Niece (1969)
- Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
- The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971)
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
- Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
- Shut Up When You Speak! (1981)
- The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
- Phantom of Death (1988)
- Don't Play with Tigers (1982)
Full Biography
Edwige Fenech was born to Maltese and Sicilian parents in Bône, French Algeria (now Annaba, Algeria). She rose to fame in European cinema from the late 1960s to early 1980s, notable for erotic comedies directed by Franz Antel. Fenech also starred in giallo films like 'Five Dolls for an August Moon'. In the 1980s, she became a TV personality alongside Barbara Bouchet. She was engaged to Italian industrialist Luca di Montezemolo in the mid-1990s. After focusing on movie production, Fenech returned to acting in 'Hostel: Part II' (2007) and appeared as an inspiration for a character in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'. Her filmography includes various unrelated Italian comedic sketches.