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{{short description|Italian actress and director (born 1962)}}
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| name = Mary Sellers
| name = Mary Sellers
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| birth_name = Wanja Mary Sellers
| birth_name = Wanja Mary Sellers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|3}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|3}}
| birth_place = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/wanja-sellers|title=Wanja Sellers|website=e-TALENTA|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| occupation = Actress, director
| occupation = Actress, director
| alias = Wanja Sellers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studioemmeagency.com/wanja-mary-sellers/|title=Wanja Mary Sellers|website=Studio Emme Talent Agency|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> Mary Seller, Marie Sellers
| alias = Wanja Sellers, Mary Seller, Marie Sellers
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Fabrizio Laurenti|1994}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Fabrizio Laurenti|1994}}
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'''Wanja Mary Sellers''' (born September 3, 1962) is an Italian actress and director, known for her performances in Italian horror films.


==Early life==
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'''Wanja Mary Sellers''' (born September 3, 1962) is an American actress and director. She became known in the second half of the 1980s for starring in numerous Italian horror films such as ''[[Stage Fright (1987 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1987), ''[[Ghosthouse]]'' (1988) and ''Demons 5'' (1989).
Wanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studioemmeagency.com/wanja-mary-sellers/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002727/http://www.studioemmeagency.com/wanja-mary-sellers/| archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Wanja Mary Sellers|website=Studio Emme Talent Agency|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> in [[Nairobi]], Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/wanja-sellers|title=Wanja Sellers|website=e-TALENTA|access-date=September 18, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711045318/https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/wanja-sellers}}</ref>


==Career==
Born in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]], she later relocated to [[Rome]], [[Italy]] and pursued an acting career. She made her screen debut in Fabrizio Laurenti's short film, ''The Immigrant'' (1985).
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She relocated to [[Rome]], [[Italy]] and pursued an acting career. She made her screen debut in Fabrizio Laurenti's short film, ''The Immigrant'' (1985), becoming well-known in the second half of the 1980s for starring in numerous Italian horror films such as ''[[Stage Fright (1987 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1987), ''[[Ghosthouse (film)|Ghosthouse]]'' (1988) and ''Demons 5'' (1989).{{cn|date=August 2022}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Selleres married Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti with whom she had worked on films ''The Immigrant'' (1985) and ''The Crawlers'' (1993). Their children, Diego and [[Rosabell Laurenti Sellers]], are also actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernedition.com/MississippiinTuscany.html|title=Mississippi in Tuscany: Italian Filmmakers Adapt Tennessee Williams Play to Short Film|website=Southern Edition|last=Freeman|first=Greg|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
Sellers married Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti, with whom she had worked in the films ''The Immigrant'' (1985) and ''[[Contamination .7]]'' (1993). Their children, Diego and [[Rosabell Laurenti Sellers]], are also actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernedition.com/MississippiinTuscany.html|title=Mississippi in Tuscany: Italian Filmmakers Adapt Tennessee Williams Play to Short Film|website=Southern Edition|last=Freeman|first=Greg|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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*''The Immigrant'' (1985)
*''The Immigrant'' (1985)
*''[[Stage Fright (1987 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1987)
*''[[Stage Fright (1987 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1987)
*''[[Man on Fire (1987 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (1987)
*''[[Man on Fire (1987 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (1987)
*''Eleven Days, Eleven Nights'' (1987)
*''[[Eleven Days, Eleven Nights]]'' (1987)
*''[[Ghosthouse]]'' (1988)
*''[[Ghosthouse (film)|Ghosthouse]]'' (1988)
*''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988)
*''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988)
*''[[Valentina (TV series)|Valentina]]'' (1989)
*''[[Valentina (1989 TV series)|Valentina]]'' (1989)
*''Arctic Warriors'' (1989)
*''Arctic Warriors'' (1989)
*''La maschera del demonio'' (''Demons 5'') (1989)
*''La maschera del demonio'' (''Demons 5'') (1989)
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*''[[Ask for the Moon]]'' (1991)
*''[[Ask for the Moon]]'' (1991)
*''Cherchez la femme'' (1993)
*''Cherchez la femme'' (1993)
*''[[Troll 3|The Crawlers]]'' (1993)
*''[[The Crawlers (film)|The Crawlers]]'' (1993)
*''La stanza accanto'' (1994)
*''La stanza accanto'' (1994)
*''Voci notturne'' (1995)
*''Voci notturne'' (1995)
*''Olimpo Lupo - Cronista di nera'' (1995)
*''Olimpo Lupo - Cronista di nera'' (1995)
*''[[Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)|Romeo & Juliet]] (2013)
*''[[Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)|Romeo & Juliet]]'' (2013)
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 22:17, 4 April 2024

Mary Sellers
Born
Wanja Mary Sellers

(1962-09-03) September 3, 1962 (age 61)
Nairobi, Kenya
Other namesWanja Sellers, Mary Seller, Marie Sellers
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Fabrizio Laurenti
​
(m. 1994)​
Children2

Wanja Mary Sellers (born September 3, 1962) is an Italian actress and director, known for her performances in Italian horror films.

Early life

Wanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962[1] in Nairobi, Kenya.[2]

Career

She relocated to Rome, Italy and pursued an acting career. She made her screen debut in Fabrizio Laurenti's short film, The Immigrant (1985), becoming well-known in the second half of the 1980s for starring in numerous Italian horror films such as Stage Fright (1987), Ghosthouse (1988) and Demons 5 (1989).[citation needed]

Personal life

Sellers married Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti, with whom she had worked in the films The Immigrant (1985) and Contamination .7 (1993). Their children, Diego and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, are also actors.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Wanja Mary Sellers". Studio Emme Talent Agency. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wanja Sellers". e-TALENTA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Freeman, Greg (January 9, 2012). "Mississippi in Tuscany: Italian Filmmakers Adapt Tennessee Williams Play to Short Film". Southern Edition. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

External links

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