Scene from Frauengefängnis (1976)

Alternate Names: Benny Cardoso, Benny Carduso, Beny Cardoso

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Girl from Rio (1969) as Yana Yuma

Most Important Roles:

• She Killed in Ecstasy (1971) as Mrs. Donen
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1976) as Rosaria Cortina
• The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972) as Leslie
• The Girl from Rio (1969) as Yana Yuma
• The House of Lost Souls (1989) as Ghost
• Vampyros Lesbos (1971) as Dead Woman
• Downtown (1975) as Rita
• Scalps (1987) as Texan woman
• X312 - Flight to Hell (1971) as Lolita
• Throne of Fire (1983) as Azira (as Benny Cardoso)

Career Highlights:

• She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
• The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972)
• The Girl from Rio (1969)
• The House of Lost Souls (1989)
• Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
• Downtown (1975)
• Scalps (1987)
• X312 - Flight to Hell (1971)
• Throne of Fire (1983)

"Beni Cardoso, a sultry brunette known for her elegance in the realm of exploitation cinema, began her acting career towards the end of the 1960s. Her breakthrough came in the early 1970s with the provocative 'Vampyros Lesbos' (1971), where she appeared uncredited as a deceased woman. In stark contrast, Cardoso's next film, 'X312 – Flight to Hell' (1971), directed by cult figure Jesus Franco, saw her fully nude and chained alongside her lover during a plane hijacking scene.

Following this, Cardoso returned to playing an uncredited corpse in 'She Killed in Ecstasy' (1971), but she was very much alive in 'The Corpse Packs His Bags' (1972). No exploitation actress's resume would be complete without a women-in-prison film, and Beni appeared in 'Women’s Penitentiary IV' (1975). However, her roles began to taper off thereafter. Her final screen appearance was in the 1987 Spanish film 'Scalps, venganza india', where she played Texan Woman. Mr. Skin is a notable admirer of Beni's performances."

Alternate Names: Martine Steed, Martine Stedile, Tina Stedile

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Women Behind Bars (1975) as Martine

Most Important Roles:

• Falks Frauen (2014) as (archive footage)
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1976) as Bertha Contrini
• Jailhouse Wardress (1981) as Bertha
• Downtown (1975) as Lola
• Women Behind Bars (1975) as Martine
• Doriana Gray (1976) as Ziros's Girlfriend
• Slaves (1977) as Martine Radeck
• Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977) as La pompiste (uncredited)
• Armageddon (1977) as La blonde avec Bob (uncredited)

Career Highlights:

• Falks Frauen (2014)
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
• Jailhouse Wardress (1981)
• Downtown (1975)
• Women Behind Bars (1975)
• Doriana Gray (1976)
• Slaves (1977)
• Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977)
• Armageddon (1977)

Martine Stedil, born in 1957, is an actress who worked briefly from 1975 to 1976. She portrayed Maria, a central character in 'Frauengefängnis' (1976), a film set in a brutal women's prison where she organized a rebellion against the sadistic warden and doctor.

Alternate Names: Peggy Markhoff

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Peggy Markoff, also known as Lady Doriana Grey, starred in 'Die Marquise von Sade' (1976). In the film, she plays a mysterious woman who cannot experience sexual satisfaction but whose lovers die upon reaching orgasm with her. Her twin sister, driven insane and institutionalized, shares a psychic connection with her.