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Beryl Cunningham (born 8 August 1946) is 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.〔Lionello Fabbri, "Essere negra", ''Ciao 2001'' n° 12, 16 April 1969, pp. 66-68.〕 Cunningham's career, after some secondary roles, was launched in the late 60's by the erotic drama ''Le salamandre'', directed by Alberto Cavallone, that she accepted to shoot for free. Shortly after she obtained three more commercial successes, ''The Weekend Murders'', directed by Michele Lupo, and ''Il dio serpente'' and ''The Black Decameron'', both directed by Piero Vivarelli, her partner at the time.〔 Later starred in several genre films and in Ettore Scola's ''Brutti, sporchi e cattivi'', but failed to capitalize on her early success and retired from acting in the early 1980s.〔 During her career Cunningham was also a presenter, hosting among others the 1971 edition of Cantagiro, and a singer, recording among others a cover of the Jula de Palma's hit "Tua". In 1979 she was a regular guest of the television program ''Playboy di mezzanotte''.〔"Playboy di periferia", ''La Stampa'', 2 July 1979, p. 3.〕 In 1981 she also published a book of Jamaican aphrodisiac recipes, ''La cucina giamaicana'', published by Crochet Edizioni.〔"Beryl: ricette dai caraibi", ''La Stampa'', 19 January 1981, p. 32.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beryl Cunningham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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