Eddra Gale

• Name — Eddra Gale • Born — 16 July 1921 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Died — 13 May 2001 • Place of death — Deming, New Mexico, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • singer

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gale was the daughter of an executive with a men's clothing company. Both of her parents were musically oriented. Gale began performing when she was three years old. She spoke French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Originally an opera singer, Gale later performed as a concert singer in Rome. Film director Federico Fellini spotted her in Milan, and cast her for the role of Saraghina, the "devil woman", in Fellini's 8½ (1963), who is used in a flashback representing the male lead's first erotic experience as a young boy. She appeared around the same time in Tutto e Musica and Gidget Goes to Rome (also 1963). Following her role in 8½, she appeared in the role of Peter Sellers' wife, Anna Fassbender, in What's New Pussycat? (1965), as a guest in Hotel Paradiso (1966), and in small roles in films such as Three Bites of the Apple (1967), The Graduate (1967), A Man Called Gannon (1968), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Maltese Bippy (1969), The Desperate Mission (1969), and Alex & the Gypsy (1976). Her last film appearance was as "Genevieve" in Somewhere in Time (1980).

Gale died aged 79 in Deming, New Mexico, from complications following a stroke.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1963 — 8½ — La Saraghina • 1963 — Gidget Goes to Rome — Fat Party Guest — Uncredited • 1963 — Tutto è musica • 1964 — La donna è una cosa meravigliosa • 1965 — What's New Pussycat? — Anna Fassbender • 1966 — Hotel Paradiso — Hotel Guest • 1967 — Three Bites of the Apple — The Yodeler • 1967 — Matchless • 1967 — Games — Party Guest #6 • 1967 — The Graduate — Woman on Bus • 1968 — A Man Called Gannon — Louisa • 1968 — I Love You, Alice B. Toklas — Love Lady • 1969 — The Maltese Bippy — Helga • 1969 — The Desperate Mission — Delores the Bartender — TV movie • 1970 — The Strawberry Statement — Dean's Secretary • 1975 — Farewell, My Lovely — Singer • 1976 — Revenge of the Cheerleaders — Nurse Beam • 1976 — Alex & the Gypsy — Telephone Lady • 1980 — Somewhere in Time — Genevieve — (final film role)