Scene from Suor Emanuelle (1977)

Alternate Names: Patrizia Funari

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Inhibitions (1976) as Woman in Flashback (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Ring of Darkness (1979) as
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) as Fiona
• Starcrash (1978) as Amazon Woman
• Porno Holocaust (1981) as Dr. Simone Keller (as Patrizia Funari)
• Hard Sensation (1980) as Corinne Jacquard
• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) as Cannibal
• The Strange Desire (1979) as
• Rulers of the City (1976) as Girl on the Street (uncredited)
• Midnight Blue (1979) as Silvia
• The Sins of a Young Country Wife (1977) as Diana

Career Highlights:

• Ring of Darkness (1979)
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
• Starcrash (1978)
• Porno Holocaust (1981)
• Hard Sensation (1980)
• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
• The Strange Desire (1979)
• Rulers of the City (1976)
• Midnight Blue (1979)
• The Sins of a Young Country Wife (1977)

Dirce Funari, born in Italy, starred as Emanuelle in 'Suor Emanuelle' (1977). The film follows her character's struggle with religious and sexual identity after being tasked to mentor a free-spirited young woman, Monica. Emanuelle, having renounced her past life, finds herself questioning her dedication to service when faced with Monica's wild ways and advances from an escaped killer hiding in the convent.

Alternate Names: Mona Matisse, Monica Zanchi, Angie Bee, Monika Zanchi

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Hitch Hike (1977) as Girl at Camp Site

Most Important Roles:

• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) as Isabelle Wilkes
• Hitch Hike (1977) as Girl at Camp Site
• Sister Emanuelle (1977) as Monica
• Eyes Behind the Wall (1977) as Lucilla
• Dirty World (1978) as
• Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1978) as Monica
• The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985) as Ananka, the 'sick' girl
• Inés de Villalonga 1870 (1979) as Inés
• Man, Woman and Beast (1977) as Sabina
• Quiet Days in Clichy (1990) as Prostitute (uncredited)

Career Highlights:

• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
• Hitch Hike (1977)
• Sister Emanuelle (1977)
• Eyes Behind the Wall (1977)
• Dirty World (1978)
• Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1978)
• The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985)
• Inés de Villalonga 1870 (1979)
• Man, Woman and Beast (1977)
• Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)

Mónica Zanchi, born Monica Santelmo on April 17, 1953, in Rome, Italy, is an Italian actress known for her role as Emanuelle in the controversial erotic film 'Suor Emanuelle' (1977).