Malisa Longo
Nude

Born on July 14, 1950, in Venice, Italy, Malisa Longo started out as a visual artist and poet. Growing up in a hub of arts and culture, Malisa’s work on canvas was known to be a whirlwind of colors, full of lights and shadows and explosions of brightness. But eventually, Malisa needed new ideas, so she headed to Rome, where she fell in love with the film world and became the art itself. She first appeared on the Silver Screen in her native Italy as “Girl” in the 1968 thriller Nude… si muore and contrary to the title, remained clothed throughout. In fact, throughout turns in such innuendo-laden films as Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg (1978), The Way of the Dragon (1972), School of Erotic Enjoyment (1971), Sexy Sinners (1972), and Line Up and Lay Down (1973), Malisa kept herself pretty well covered up. That is, until she landed a part in 1972’s La Bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia, which was released in Britain as “Naughty Nun…” Malisa flashed ass and some fleeting flappers in the flick, as did the always sexy Edwige Fenech, so see it if you can. Malisa went on to shed her threads in such flicks as the Skintastic The Amazons in 1974 and El Macho in 1976 before dropping off the Skin-o-Scope in the 1990s. We’re still pulling for a triumphant return to Skinema for the former sex symbol, but the chances of that are beginning to look a little slim. Mr. Skin still has hope!