Rossana Ghessa

Acting

Rossana Ghessa

Born 1943-01-24 · Carbonia, Sardegna, Italy

Rossana Ghessa (January 24, 1943) is an Italian-Brazilian actress. Throughout her career, she acted in more than 40 films. Born in Italy, Rossana made her career in Brazilian cinema. She arrived in Brazil when she was only seven years old and in the country she built an extensive career in cinema, initially as an actress and from the 1980s also as a producer.

Acting credits

Estranhas Relações poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Estranhas Relações

1983

Divertimento poster
NR

Mario is a playboy who is married to Lucía, a millionaire who has fallen on hard times, and he also maintains an adulterous relationship with one of her friends, the temperamental and libertine millionaire Lena Anderson.

Divertimento

1967

No artwork available
8.0

Erotic comedy divided in three episodes.

As Secretárias... Que Fazem de Tudo

1975

Dangerous Game poster
5.8

Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro

Dangerous Game

1967

Memoirs of a Gigolo poster
4.3

Man raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man.

Memoirs of a Gigolo

1970

Ana Terra poster
9.5

Rio Grande do Sul, 18th century. In between the arduous work on the land aiming for the prosperity of her family's farm and the constant attacks from bandits that the militias can't control, a young lady matures amidst the struggles of life. However, after saving the life of a semi-Indian, the wind brings in love, as well as tragic events to her and her family.

Ana Terra

1971

Invitation to Pleasure poster
6.6

Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.

Invitation to Pleasure

1980

Lucíola - O Anjo Pecador poster
6.3

Recently arrived from Recife, bachelor Paulo goes to a party in Rio de Janeiro and there he meets Lucíola, with whom he falls in love. Despite his friend Sá having announced that Lucíola is a prostitute, Paulo begins to experience great love with her, but cannot avoid being jealous.

Lucíola - O Anjo Pecador

1975

Snuff, Victims of Pleasure poster
5.7

After producing a successful underground snuff movie, were the lead actress is raped and killed, the Brazilian Miguel returns to São Paulo pretending to be the American director Michael Tracey and convinces his partner Bob Channing to cast and hire a crew to produce another movie. With attractive salaries, they hire the broken cinema technician Edson Lima and his assistant Juarez. Together, they cast the stripper and hooker Lia de Souza; the decadent and former famous actress Taty Ibanez; the aspirant actress Glória Verdi; the candidate of Miss Contest, the Miss São Paulo Maria Rosa; and an actor interned in a mental institution, Sérgio Bandeira. The group believes that they are going to secretly shoot porn, and moves to the small town of Limeira. When Bob falls in love for Lia, he tries to convince Michael to forget the snuff and avoid her death. But Michael is reluctant and does not want to give up his project. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Snuff, Victims of Pleasure

1977

Me Deixa de Quatro poster
7.0

A father finds out his son is gay and does everything he can to turn him back to heterosexuality.

Me Deixa de Quatro

1981

Quelé do Pajeú poster
6.7

A man seeks revenge after his sister get raped by an unknown foreign, identified only by scar and a missing finger. But his payback journey is a long way and bears its surprises.

Quelé do Pajeú

1969

Violência e Sedução poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Violência e Sedução

1979

Adágio ao Sol poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Adágio ao Sol

1996

A Pantera Nua poster
5.3

Norma is a low middle class young woman trying to find a rich husband to have comfortable life. She poses naked for a men magazine expecting to be known in the upper class. She engages the gay Marcelinho, who is imposed by his father to get married to have the right to his inheritance, but when Marcelinho's father dies, he calls their deal off. Meanwhile, Norma meets the opportunist and gigolo Lincoln, who pretends to be a tycoon farmer, and they have a torrid affair. But Lincoln believes she is a rich woman from a wealthy family and he intends to marry her to have money.

A Pantera Nua

1979

The Love Bug poster
4.4

According to an Amazonian indigenous legend, a certain insect, Anophelis sexualis, has aphrodisiac properties: one who is bitten by it will surely die if it does not have sex within two hours. Knowing this news, Hans Muller, a scientist, moves to the habitat of the insect and collects several specimens for research in his laboratory in the city of Ilha Bela, on the coast of São Paulo. There, besides the local administration and the population, there are several tourists. By an accident, the insects flee and attack the world.

The Love Bug

1980

Fantasias Sexuais poster
10.0

Erotic drama composed of three episodes: The Cáften, The Hitchhikers and The Bee Woman.

Fantasias Sexuais

1982

Carnaval Barra Limpa poster
5.3

The Syndicate of Brazilian Thieves tries to steal the world's greatest diamond, owned by the international star Iraya, who comes to spend the carnival in Rio. Interpol kicks in.

Carnaval Barra Limpa

1967

Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?

2006

O Filho do Chefão poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Filho do Chefão

1974

Lua de Mel e Amendoim poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lua de Mel e Amendoim

1971

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation poster
4.6

OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation

1970

The Palace of Angels poster
5.8

Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...

The Palace of Angels

1970

Bebel, Garota Propaganda poster
7.0

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.

Bebel, Garota Propaganda

1967

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido poster
6.0

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life.

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido

1966

Behind the camera