POLL RESULTS:
Gianna Maria Canale - GOLIATH & THE VAMPIRES 30%
Fay Spain - HERCULES CONQUERS ATLANTIS (Hercules & Captive Women) 19%
Moira Orfei - MACISTE VS MOLE MEN 13%
Jany Clair - HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN 16%
Sylvia Lopez - HERCULES UNCHAINED 22%
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Favourite female villain? There are many bad women in the PEPLUM genre but the poll is limited to 5 choices. I added two honourable mentions.
Take the poll: FAVOURITE FEMALE VILLAIN (corrected)
Gianna Maria Canale in GOLIATH & THE VAMPIRES
Fay Spain in HERCULES CONQUERS ATLANTIS (aka Hercules & the Captive Women)
Jany Clair in HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN
Moira Orfei in MACISTE - STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD (Maciste vs Mole Men)
Sylvia Lopez in HERCULES UNCHAINED
HONORABLE MENTION:
Wandisa Guida in MACISTE IN KING SOLOMON'S MINES
Anita Ekberg in THE MONGOLS
Sylvia Lopez
ReplyDeleteI think Gianna Maria Canale's best villainess-performance was in "The Sword and the Cross", and that it's perhaps the best bad girl role in all of Peplumdom, though it's hard to say since there are so many to chose from.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Europe that Gianna deserves first place.
She is also my favorite Peplum actress.
Gianna has a long track record as a Patrician Roman lady who is cruel to her female slaves and others.
Without a doubt Sylvia Lopez in Hercules Unchained. She defines the term "temptress."
ReplyDeleteGianna Maria forever!
ReplyDeleteMoira Orfei, simply because she is astonishing
ReplyDeleteGianna and Moira in my opinion are the best!
ReplyDeleteVoted.....Gianna Maria!
ReplyDeleteLate to the party, but, IMHO, and FWIW:
ReplyDelete5. Sybil Danning in Hercules (1983)
4. Fay Spain in Hercules Conquers Atlantis
3. Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis
2. Liana Orfei in Hercules, Samson, & Ulysses
1. Sylvia Lopez in Hercules Unchained
Wandisa Guida, Maciste in King Solomon's Mines; Sylvia Lopez, Hercules Unchained; Gianna Maria Canale, Goliath and the Vampires; Belinda Lee, Messalina; Sandahl Bergman, Red Sonja.
ReplyDeleteHonorable mentions: Hedy Lamarr, Samson and Delilah; Liana Orfei, Hercules, Samson, and Ulysses; Brigid Bezlan, King of Kings; Susan Hayward, Demetrius and the Gladiators; Sian Phillips and Sheila White, I, Claudius; and Hudson Leick, Xena-Warrior Princess.