Wanja Mary Sellers

Acting

Wanja Mary Sellers

Born

1962-09-03 (64)

Place of birth

Nairobi, Kenya

Known for

Acting

Credits

28 titles

Wanja Mary Sellers is a Kenyan-born actress, director and screenwriter who built a prominent career working primarily in Italy. She is especially recognized by horror cinema fans for starring in several cult classic Italian genre films during the late 1980s.

Known for

The Last Temptation of Christ poster
7.2

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Mia and Me poster
7.2

Plunged into a fantastic fairy tale turned real, Mia must find the strength within herself to save a race of unicorns - and an entire world.

Mia and Me

2012

Romeo & Juliet poster
6.7

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

Romeo & Juliet

2013

Stage Fright poster
6.4

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.

Stage Fright

1987

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights poster
5.1

In eleven days time, Michael is due to wed his fiancée Helen. However, a chance meeting with Sarah, a total stranger, threatens to destroy all his plans as he is seduced on the spot and finds himself unable to resist her.

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights

1987

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator poster
6.5

He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

2023

Film credits

1990s · 8 titles

Lambada poster
6.2

An American director travels to Brazil and falls for a local girl.

Lambada

1990

The Mask of Satan poster
4.3

Skiers in Northern Italy unwittingly awaken an ancient witch after removing her mask in a crevasse. Their actions unleash a curse, leading to terrifying consequences.

The Mask of Satan

1990

The Crawlers poster
3.8

People from a small town are attacked by evil radioactive tree roots growing in the forest.

The Crawlers

1991

The Childhood Friend poster
6.1

40-year-old Arnold Gardner is put in charge of the talk show "The Twenty-fifth Hour" after the death of the former host Duncan Mackay. His role on screen creates immediate interest and the program becomes a great success with TV audiences. This proves to be a period of great satisfaction for Arnold, but his childhood friend, Eddie Greenberg, suddenly comes on the scene. Eddie is ill and frustrated by lack of success, and is so resentful and envious of Arnold's fame that he wants him to make a full public confession of a "sin" he committed in his young days.

The Childhood Friend

1994

Eyewitness poster
5.4

Elisa is the only witness to a savage murder that takes place in a department store after hours. And yet, as a blind woman, she’s unable to visually describe the killer. Soon, the psychopath is after her too, and will stop at nothing to eliminate Elisa… and everyone around her.

Eyewitness

1990

The Blonde in Black poster
8.0

In Perugia, Luca, a lawyer investigates mysterious facts that happened in the city and even got emotionally involved. The rather complicated cases are those of a jealous murderess girl, of a surgeon who kills a colleague who had helped him to face a dangerous intervention to become a woman, of a plumber who is suspected of murdering an heiress while the real guilty is the nephew who would like to take possession of a huge fortune.

The Blonde in Black

1993

Ask for the Moon poster
5.6

No-nonsense workaholic Marco runs the family business along with his older brother. When the latter suddenly disappears, Marco has to put aside his job and family to search for him together with Elena, his brother's girlfriend.

Ask for the Moon

1991

The Room Next Door poster
4.0

Martin Yakobowsky is a brilliant lawyer whose family originally comes from Poland. He is assigned by his legal practice to resolve a contentious case in the prevalently agricultural town in the heart of Iowa, where he was born. After his initial reluctance, due largely to his having cut off all ties with the community of his birthplace, Martin decides to return to the town.

The Room Next Door

1994

1980s · 7 titles

Series credits

Mia and Me poster
7.2

Plunged into a fantastic fairy tale turned real, Mia must find the strength within herself to save a race of unicorns - and an entire world.

Mia and Me

2012

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator poster
6.5

He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

2023

Valentina poster
5.0

The stories revolve around the investigations of Valentina Rosselli, and the intrigues in which she gets involved because of her curiosity and her wonderful physical appearance. In the Shareholders She is often assisted by the antiquarian Philip Rembrandt, with whom she shares an ambiguous relationship.

Valentina

1989

Cinderella poster
8.8

Once upon a time in post-war Rome: 13-year old Aurora, a gifted pianist, is the daughter of Valerio, a brilliant conductor. After Aurora's mother died, Valerio hired Irene, a single mother of two girls, to run the household. To Aurora's regret he decides to marry Irene. One day, Aurora happens to meet the boys next door, Freddy and Sebastian, the sons of a wealthy Italo-Austrian family. Freddy is an easy-going chap, though sometimes a little bit arrogant. His brother Sebastian is kind and shy, with a great ability to listen to and understand people, which makes him win Aurora's heart.

Cinderella

2011

Sabbath poster
NR

Exploring perspectives on witches from different angles, ranging from historical accounts to popular folklore, shedding light on the complex narratives surrounding these notorious figures.

Sabbath

1989

Night Voices poster
8.7

A group of young people get in touch with an occultist sect which has been active since before W.W.II.

Night Voices

1995

Behind the camera