A tall, beautiful and glamorous, yet somewhat under-appreciated starlet of Italian 1960s cinema, Rossella Bergamonti was born as Rosetta Bergamonti in 1942 in Gussola, a comune in the Italian province of Cremona.
Her first encounter with the world of showbiz came in 1962 when she participated in the Miss Italia beauty pageant, finishing in third place and earning the title of Miss Sorriso (Miss Smiles).
Changing her name from Rosetta to Rossella, she then embarked on a career in films, where she quickly became very prolific. Between 1966 and 1968, she appeared in more than 40 films, being particularly active in westerns and spy movies. Sometimes credited under the anglicized pseudonym Patricia Carr, Rossella was often cast in glamourous or sexy roles which took full advantage of her good looks and well-shaped physicality, but she never managed to secure any truly substantial parts. In fact, some of her roles were almost microscopic, and as of 1969, she was seen less and less frequently on the silver screen. Perhaps disillusioned by the lack of interesting roles, Rossella Bergamonti made her final appearance in 1974 and then disappeared from the public eye.
FILMOGRAPHY
- 00/Ciak operazione mondo (poster credit) .... role?
- 7 donne d'oro contro due 07 (credited) .... Spanish researcher of paintings
- Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt / Spie contro il mondo (uncredited) .... Contact person
- Il fischio al naso (credited) .... Irene, the underwear model
- James Tont operazione D.U.E. (uncredited) .... Samantha, a secret agent
- Johnny Yuma (uncredited) .... Saloon girl
- Kriminal (credited) .... Nurse
- L'affare Beckett (credits?) .... Luicita, an agent working for Steve
- La lama nel corpo (credited as Patricia Carr) .... Katty, a nurse
- Password uccidete agente Gordon (credited) .... Casino hostess
- Sugar Colt (uncredited) .... Woman doing shooting practice
- Trappola per sette spie (credited) .... Telephone operator
1967 - 7 winchester per un massacro (credited) .... Nora, the sheriff's sister
- A Ghentar si muore facile (uncredited) .... Barmaid
- Da Berlino l'apocalisse (uncredited) .... Julien's girl
- Dio li crea... io li ammazzo! (credited) .... Dolly
- Due rrringos nel Texas (credited) .... Girl chosen by Franco for the first dance
- I fantastici 3 supermen (credited as Patricia Carr) .... Jimmy's mother
- Il lungo, il corto, il gatto (credited) .... Cashier of the delicatessen
- Il magnifico texano (credited as Patricia Carr) .... Dress model
- Il raggio infernale (uncredited) .... Agent sent to bring in Bart
- Kommissar X: drei grune hunde (credited) .... Jenny Carter
- Ric e Gian alla conquista del west (poster credit) .... The false widow (role unconfirmed)
- Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola (uncredited) .... Mrs. Stanley
1968 - Ciccio perdona... Io no! (credited) .... Betty, Calamity Jane's sister
- Il suo nome gridava vendetta (credited) .... Prostitute
- Roma come Chicago (credited) .... Post office employee
- Tre supermen a Tokyo (uncredited) .... Journalist
1970 - Amore formula 2 (credited) .... Fabiola
1972 - La morte scende leggera (credited) .... Marisa
- Milano calibro 9 (credited) .... Americano's entraîneuse
1973 - Quando l'amore è sensualità (credited) .... Party guest who performs striptease
TELEVISION
- I giramondo della canzone (1971) .... Showgirl