Dana Ghia

Dana Ghia (born Felicita Ghia; 13 July 1932) is an Italian former actress, singer and model. During her acting career, Ghia was sometimes credited as Ghia Arlen.

Dana Ghia
Born	Felicita Ghia (1932-07-13) 13 July 1932 Milan, Italy
Other names	Ghia Arlen
Occupation	Actress

Life and career

Born Felicita Ghia in Milan, Ghia started her career as a runway model.[1] She debuted as a singer in 1953, during a student show, then in 1956 she was first noted thanks to the participation on the RAI contest for newcomers Primo applauso.[1] Shorty later Ghia started appearing as a vocalist in several RAI variety shows, and recording several singles.[1] Between 1963 and 1977 she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, mainly in character roles.[1]

Selected filmography

• Degueyo (1966)
• 4 Dollars of Revenge (1966)
• The Dirty Outlaws (1967)
• Today We Kill... Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
• Police Chief Pepe (1969)
• Burn! (1969)
• Normal Young Man (1970)
• The Priest's Wife (1971)
• Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
• The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
• My Dear Killer (1972)
• Smile Before Death (1972)
• Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973)
• La svergognata (1974)
• Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1975)
• So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975)
• The Cursed Medallion (1975)
• California (1977)
• Nine Guests for a Crime (1977)

Selected discography

Singles

• 1958: Come prima/Un sorriso come il sole (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36130)
• 1958: Melodia d'amore/Pupa piccolina (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36131)
• 1958: La canzone del faro/Ti voglio ti sogno ti adoro (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36164)
• 1958: Prendi quella stella/Non partir (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36165)
• 1958: Anche domani/L'amore senza soldi (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36312)
• 1958: Napule 'mbraccio a tte/Vicine vicine (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36313)
• 1958: Non lasciarmi/Melodie d'amore (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36317)
• 1958: Quand je monte chez toi (Quando salgo da te)/Dors, mon amour (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36318)
• 1959: The Hula Hoop song/Till (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36322)
• 1959: Adorami/Tua (con Tony Cucchiara) (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36335)
• 1959: Per tutta la vita/Tu sei qui (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36339)
• 1959: Ammore celeste/Scurdammoce 'e ccose do munno (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36476)
• 1959: Primme e doppo/Solitudine (Vis Radio, Vi MQN 36477)

EP

• 1958: The Hula Hoop song/Till/Anche domani/Napule 'mbraccio a te (Vis Radio, Vi MQ 14149)
• 1959: Ammore celeste/Scurdammoce 'e ccose do munno/Primme e doppo/Solitudine (Vis Radio, Vi MQ 14169)

References

1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.

External links

• Dana Ghia on IMDb