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Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni is a Actor, Story and Original Music Composer Italienne born on 24 february 1971 at New York City (USA)

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

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Birth name Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Nationality Italie
Birth 24 february 1971 (53 years) at New York City (USA)

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni is an American actress, musician, and artist.

Biography

Early life
She was born February 21, 1971 in Manhattan; she and her parents moved to Rome, Italy when she was four years old. Around that time, she began performing on stage in various plays and opera through her childhood in Italy and abroad.


Acting career
Her first movie role was playing the snotty, not-so-sweet sixteen, birthday girl Sally, who turns into a demon in Dèmoni 2 (1986) (Demons 2 outside of Italy), which she landed courtesy of the famed director Dario Argento, who served as one of the producers. She also worked with Argento again shortly afterwords in a minor role in Opera (1987) playing the seamstress Giulia, as well as another small role in the Argento re-telling of Fantasma dell'opera, Il (1998) (The Phantom of the Opera), which starred Julian Sands and Asia Argento.

In between Opera and The Phantom of the Opera, Coralina co-hosted, with Dario Argento, the short-lived Giallo TV show, which appeared on Italian television. She also worked with director Luciano Odorsio in Sacrilege (1986) and appeared in Fabrizio Laurenti's Room Next Door, Pupi Avati's The Childhood Friend, and Andrea Marfori's Evil Clutch.

She has appeared in various TV productions in Italy, and on stage in several theater productions in both Italy and America, including Grease and an adaptation of Ed Wood's Bride and the Beast.

Cataldi-Tassoni played a role in the Italian giallo Hidden, produced and directed by Mariano Baino, it was the first Italian film shot in 3D.


Music career
She is also an accomplished painter and singer. In 2002, she released her first CD album titled Limbo Balloon which is made up of original music which she wrote and sang.


Artist career
She painted also the picture "Untraceable Spaces" which you can see in New York City from October 29 to November 28, 2009. Cataldi-Tassoni has exhibited her paintings in solo and group shows in the USA and abroad.

Usually with

Dario Argento
Dario Argento
(4 films)
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava
(2 films)
Asia Argento
Asia Argento
(3 films)
Michele Soavi
Michele Soavi
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (10 films)

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Actress

The Mother of Tears, 1h38
Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Witches in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Valeria Cavalli
Roles Giselle Mares
Rating49% 2.492012.492012.492012.492012.49201
The film begins with members of the Catholic Church digging up the body of a 19th-century church official, whose casket has a box-shaped urn chained to it. Inside the box they discover artifacts belonging to Mater Lachrymarum (Moran Atias), the last surviving member of the Three Mothers; an ancient trio of powerful black witches. In particular, the box contains a magic cloak that, when worn by Mater Lachrymarum, increases her powers significantly.
Ghost Son
Ghost Son (2007)
, 1h36
Directed by Lamberto Bava
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Roles Beth
Rating44% 2.2194152.2194152.2194152.2194152.219415
Stacey and Mark have recently married and are deeply in love for each other, living in Mark's farm in South Africa. When Mark dies in a fatal car accident, the widow Stacey misses him and decides to stay with their orphan teenage maid, Thandi, in the farm. Later, her friend and doctor Doc finds that Stacey is pregnant. After a complicated delivery, Stacey notes that her baby in some moments seems to be possessed by the spirit of Mark, trying to kill her to bring her to spend the eternity with him.
The Phantom of the Opera, 1h35
Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors Julian Sands, Asia Argento, Andrea Di Stefano, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Roles Honorine
Rating43% 2.156652.156652.156652.156652.15665
In Paris 1877 a pack of rats save an abandoned baby from a basket that was flowing along a river. They raise him in the underground of the Opéra de Paris. This child becomes the Phantom of the Opera, a misanthrope who kills anyone who ventures into his underground chambers, just as rats are killed whenever they venture above ground. The Phantom (Julian Sands) falls in love with the young opera singer Christine Daaé (Asia Argento), while she sings alone on stage one night. He appears before her and tells her that her voice fills his heart with light. After leaving, he speaks to her using telepathy and the two begin a romantic relationship.
The Childhood Friend
Directed by Pupi Avati
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Mary Sellers, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Roles Sandy
Rating56% 2.817312.817312.817312.817312.81731
Après la mort de l'animateur Duncan Mackay, c'est Arnold Gardner, 40 ans, qui lui succède à la présentation du talk-show «The Twenty-fifth Hour» devenant très populaire. Son ami d'enfance, Eddie Greenberg, malade, rancunier est jaloux de la renommée atteinte par Arnold veut lui nuire en lui demande de faire la confession publique d'un lourd secret « péché de jeunesse ». Arnold résiste autant que possible mais Eddie pour « avoir sa tête » se met à tuer afin de montrer sa détermination et finalement Arnold révèle son secret à la télévision...
Evil Clutch, 1h25
Origin Italie
Genres Horror
Themes Zombie films
Actors Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Roles Cindy
Rating36% 1.833351.833351.833351.833351.83335
Une étudiante américaine rejoint son petit ami italien pour un week-end romantique. Durant le trajet, ils prennent une auto-stoppeuse qui s'avère être un démon.
Opera
Opera (1987)
, 1h47
Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Serial killer films, Musical films
Actors Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Daria Nicolodi, William McNamara
Roles Giulia
Rating68% 3.448493.448493.448493.448493.44849
The film centers around young, insecure opera singer Betty (Cristina Marsillach). After the lead in Verdi's Macbeth is injured in a car accident, Betty is reluctantly thrust into the role in the opera. During her first performance, a murder takes place in one of the opera boxes. Mysterious murders continue throughout the film as Betty is stalked and those around her meet their unfortunate end. The killer binds and places tape under Betty's eyelids with needles attached so she is unable to blink, and therefore forced to watch as the murders take place. Meanwhile, Betty continues to have frightening dreams involving a masked person and her mother. During the final performance of the opera the killer is revealed, and Betty must confront her past in a terrifying climax.
Demons 2
Demons 2 (1986)
, 1h31
Directed by Lamberto Bava
Origin Italie
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Demons in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Asia Argento, Nancy Brilli, Lorenzo Flaherty, Lamberto Bava, Eliana Miglio
Roles Sally Day
Rating59% 2.9522452.9522452.9522452.9522452.952245
The film opens as if the events of the first film took place in reality, but this is actually a film within a film, that the various residents of a high-rise apartment building are watching. Its story follows several teens trespass into a city that was deserted as a result of the outbreak. Finding the lifeless corpse of a demon, one of the teens revives it accidentally by dripping blood from a scratch into its mouth.

Scriptwriter

Hidden 3D
Hidden 3D (2011)
, 1h28
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Devon Bostick, Bjanka Murgel, Cristina Rosato, Jordan Hayes, Allan Kolman, Dawn Ford
Roles Story
Rating33% 1.6619751.6619751.6619751.6619751.661975
When Brian Carter’s mother dies, he is surprised to learn that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. Having previously believed that the building burned to the ground years ago, Brian travels there with a group of friends and meets Haley, a mysterious friend of his mother, who acts as their guide through the impressive, monastery-like building. During their tour it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface.

Sound

Dummy
Dummy (2002)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga, Jared Harris, Ron Leibman
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating65% 3.2953353.2953353.2953353.2953353.295335
Steven Schoichet is a recently unemployed ne'er-do-well who has difficulty expressing himself. Steven finds he has a knack for ventriloquism. Steven's best friend is Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel, an aspiring punk rock singer who, along with Steven, is just looking for her niche. Eventually, Fanny takes a shine to klezmer music when she learns of an opportunity to get an actual gig. Through his newfound talent, Steven discovers that he is able to overcome his social problems through his dummy and decides to try impressing and winning the heart of Lorena Fanchetti.