Ria De Simone

Born in Rome and the daughter of actress Olga Romanelli, De Simone began her education at the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and at fourteen years of age, she and her sister made their acting debuts in the 1961 film Totòtruffa 62 featuring Totò. Into the 1970s onwards, De Simone began appearing in supporting roles in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre as well as the poliziotteschi and horror genre usually playing seductive women lacking inhibitions.^[1]

One of De Simone's final film appearances was in the 1990 film A Cat in the Brain. She did not actually appear in the film, but unused footage from her preceding film Touch of Death was used.^[1][2] As a singer, she accompanied Rocky Roberts on his 1987 tour and she worked on an album.

De Simone died in Mentana from brain cancer on 10 November 1995, at the age of 48.