Who Are Those Gals ~ Dada Gallotti

 

Dada Gallotti was born Aldina Piera Gallotti, on April 8, 1935, in Milan, Italy. She is an Italian actress known for her prolific career as a character actress in Italian genre cinema during the 1960s and 1970s. She became one of the most active supporting performers in European popular films, appearing in a wide range of genres including spaghetti westerns, crime thrillers, giallo films, historical epics, and erotic dramas. She frequently performed under alternative stage names such as Diana Garson for international releases and was noted for her strong screen presence in supporting and character roles.

Gallotti began her screen career in the early 1960s and collaborated with directors such as Lucio Fulci and Gianfranco Parolini on projects including “Adiós, Sabata” and “The Psychic”. Her work contributed significantly to the stylistic identity of Italian commercial cinema in the post-neorealist era, and she remained active into the early 1990s. Her extensive filmography continues to attract interest among enthusiasts of cult and exploitation films.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Dada Gallotti established herself as one of the most prolific supporting actresses in Italian popular cinema, appearing in dozens of films across various genres and contributing to the era's prolific output of commercial genre pictures.

Her activity was especially dense from the early 1960s through the mid-1970s, with frequent supporting turns that capitalized on her ability to portray diverse character types including bourgeois ladies, adventuresses, and helpful friends or authority figures.

After a hiatus of several years, she made a single return to acting with a television role in 1992, appearing as Giornalista in six episodes of the Italian comedy series ‘Un inviato molto speciale’. This marked her last known credit, after which she retired permanently from the profession.

GALLOTTI, Dada (aka Dada Galloti, Dada Galore, Dada Galotti, Diana Garson, Diana Garsón) (Aldina Piera Gallotti) [4/8/1935, Milan, Lombardy, Italy -     ] – film, TV actress, married to entrepreneur Otto Lughin (198?-    ).

Lost Treasure of the Aztecs – 1964 (Ilona)

Epitaph for a Fast Gun – 1965 (Nora Kenton) [as Diana Garsón]

Johnny West – 1965 (Ginger) [as Diana Garsón]

Johnny Yuma – 1966 (Susan)

Pour un dollar amour – 1966 (sheriff’s daughter) [as Dada Galloti]

Lola Colt – 1967 (Virginia Blake)

Hate for Hate – 1967 (Mrs. Driscoll) [as Alba Gallotti]

Shotgun - 1967 (Mary Mulligan)

$10,000 Blood Money – 1967 (Scarface/Bobo’s woman)

Vengeance is Mine – 1967 (saloon singer)

Heads or Tails – 1968 (Lilly)

Saguaro – 1968 (Julie/Giulia)

Three Silver Dollars – 1968 (Mrs. Garland)

The Long Ride of Revenge – 1970 (Deborah Luke/Carter)

Blazing Guns – 1971 (Madam Mae)

These Damned Pounds of Gold – 1971 (Carol Wolley)

God in Heaven, Arizona on Earth – 1972 (Nora)

7 Devil’s on Horseback – 1972 (Sister)

Once Upon a Time in the Wild Wild West – 1973 (saloon girl)

The Son of Zorro – 1973 (Mathilda Leblanche)