Beryl Cunningham
Beryl Cunningham | |
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Born | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 8 August 1946
Died | 11 December 2020 (aged 74) |
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Beryl Cunningham (8 August 1946 – 11 December 2020)[1] was a Jamaican actress and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.
Life and career
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the daughter of a university professor, after the high school graduation Cunningham moved to London to attend the university and to pursue a modeling career.[2]
Cunningham's career, after some secondary roles, was launched in the late 60's by the erotic drama
During her career Cunningham was also a presenter, hosting among others the 1971 edition of
In 1981, she also published a book of Jamaican aphrodisiac recipes, La cucina giamaicana, published by Crochet Edizioni.[6]
References
- ^ E' morta Beryl Cunningham, la musa del Dio Serpente (in Italian)
- ^ Lionello Fabbri, "Essere negra", Ciao 2001 n° 12, 16 April 1969, pp. 66–68.
- ^ "Erna Schürer: la donna volitiva". Nocturno Dossier: Le sorelle di Venere 2. June 2007.
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Le straniere del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- ^ "Playboy di periferia", La Stampa, 2 July 1979, p. 3.
- ^ "Beryl: ricette dai caraibi", La Stampa, 19 January 1981, p. 32.
External links
- Beryl Cunningham at IMDb
- Beryl Cunningham at Discogs