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Eddra Gale
American actress and singer
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Eddra Gale in 1965 | |
| Born | (1921-07-16)July 16, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2001(2001-05-13) (aged 79) Deming, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Eddra Gale (July 16, 1921 – May 13, 2001) was an American actress and singer of Czech descent.[1]
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gale was the daughter of an executive with a men's clothing company.
Both of her parents were musically oriented. Gale began performing when she was three years old. She spoke French, German, Italian, and Spanish.[2]
Career
Originally an opera singer, Gale later performed as a concert singer in Rome.
Film director Federico Fellini spotted her in Milan, and cast her for the role of Saraghina, the "devil woman", in Fellini's 8½ (1963), who is used in a flashback representing the male lead's first erotic experience as a young boy.[1] She appeared around the