Scene from Die sieben Männer der Sumuru (1969)

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: Helga, Helga, Helga Gorhmann, Maria Khon, Maria Rohn, Maria Khon, Maria Rohn, Marie Rohm, María Rohm, Marie Rohm, María Rohm, Мария Ром

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Devil in the Flesh (1964) as Prostitute

Most Important Roles:

• The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) as Ursula Wagner
• And Then There Were None (1974) as Elsa Martino
• Count Dracula (1970) as Mina Harker
• 99 Women (1969) as Marie
• Venus in Furs (1969) as Wanda Reed / Venus
• Black Beauty (1971) as Lady Anne
• Annie (1976) as Marie
• The Bloody Judge (1970) as Mary Gray
• The Girl from Rio (1969) as Leslye
• The Call of the Wild (1972) as Mercedes

Career Highlights:

• The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
• And Then There Were None (1974)
• Count Dracula (1970)
• 99 Women (1969)
• Venus in Furs (1969)
• Black Beauty (1971)
• Annie (1976)
• The Bloody Judge (1970)
• The Girl from Rio (1969)
• The Call of the Wild (1972)

Maria Rohm (born August 13, 1943) is an Austrian actress known for her roles in exploitation films during the late 60s, notably in 'Marquis de Sade: Justine'. She began acting from Vienna, Austria and married film producer Harry Alan Towers in 1964. After retiring from acting in 1976, she became a film producer.