- Dina De Santis, in Cineguida 1968-69
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Some websites give her date of birth as December 21st 1943 in Vicenza, Italy, however a look at her films from 1955/6 makes this seem highly unlikely as she is no-way 12 years old in those films. Wikipedia adds that she was born Carlotta Provin, won a beauty contest at a young age and began working in advertising and theatre. Italian wikipedia adds that she was the wife of actor Lucio De Santis (so was it a big coincidence that they both used the same surname or was she a child bride?). All these "facts" should be treated as unconfirmed.
Dina worked steadily from 1954 until her retirement in 1967, slowly rising up the cast lists and gaining a reputation as a reliable supporting actress, but never finding the role that would raise her career to the next level.
She is presumed to be still living, but with no news of her for the past 55 years there is no way to be sure.
I did find one undocumented role for Dina, so there may be others.
Biographical note
- She lived in Rome, in via Urbana, 129.[1]
- La rossa .... Violet seller in the nightclub (uncredited)
- Scapricciatiello .... Carmela and Renato's friend at the tavern (uncredited)
- Suonno d'ammore .... Flower seller in the nightclub (credited as "Dina De Sanctis")
1956 - Il cavaliere dalla spada nera .... Noblewoman (uncredited)
- Totò lascia o raddoppia? .... Girl at the racetrack (uncredited)
1957 - Poveri ma belli .... Girl requesting Claudio Villa in the record store (credited as "Tina De Santis")
- Rascel-Fifì .... Moll of the Gionata gang (credited)
- Serenate per 16 bionde .... French girl (credited)
1958 - Le dritte .... Lello's girl (credited)
- Serenatella sciuè sciuè .... role? (poster credit)
- Venezia, la luna e tu .... Lucia (credited)
1959 - Napoli è tutta una canzone .... Nicoletta (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
- Perfide... ma belle! .... Teresina (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
- A qualcuna piace calvo .... Hotel chambermaid (credited)
1960 - Il cavaliere dai cento volti .... Cinzia (credited)
- Il mattatore .... Sales assistant (uncredited)
- La banda del buco .... Commander Cinquefogli's secretary (credited)
- La regina delle Amazzoni .... Amazon (credited)
1961 - Il conquistatore di Corinto .... Chimene (credited)
- Il ratto delle sabine .... Marzia (credited?)
- Il segreto dello sparviero nero .... Ines (credited)
- L'oro di Roma .... Jewish woman (credited)
- Le avventure di Mary Read .... Woman flirting with Peter (credited)
- Spade senza bandiera .... role? (credited)
1962 - Gli eroi del doppio gioco .... Benito's sister (credited)
1963 - 8 1/2 .... Dina (uncredited)
- Golia e il cavaliere mascherato .... Dolores (credited)
- Il duca nero .... Lavinia Serpieri (credited)
- Il vendicatore mascherato .... Caterina Ziani (credited)
1964 - Ercole contro Roma .... Arminia (credited)
- Le maledette pistole di Dallas .... Katy Dior (credited as "Dyna De Saint")
- Tre dollari di piombo .... Nora Morrison (credited as "Dyna De Saint")
1965 - A 008 operazione sterminio .... Beauty institute manager (credited)
- Giulietta degli spiriti .... Susy's maid (uncredited)
- Il mistero dell'isola maledetta .... Bianca (credited)
- Superseven chiama Cairo .... Tania (credited)
1966 - Gli amori di Angelica .... The thief (credited)
- Un milione di dollari per sette assassini .... Betty (credited)
- Zorro il ribelle .... Isabel (credited)
1967 - Addio mamma .... Signora Tognoloni (credited - role unconfirmed)
- Assalto al tesoro di stato .... Helga (credited)
- Delitto a Posillipo - Londra chiama Napoli .... Chiaretta (credited)
- Lacrime d'amore (1954) ANICA
- Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! (1954) ANICA as Contessa de Attalis
- Io sono la Primula Rossa (1955) ANICA
- Le vacanze del sor Clemente (1955) ANICA as Ospite alla festa della contessa
- Una sera di maggio (1955) ANICA as Amica di Graziella
- Vendicata! (1956) ANICA
- Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco (1959) ANICA
| 1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1968-69. |
