Melissa Chimenti Explained

Birth Name:	Maria Rosa Chimenti
Birth Place:	Asmara, Eritrea
Occupation:	Actress

Melissa Chimenti (born 1948 in Asmara, Eritrea as Maria Rosa Chimenti) aka Melissa, is an Italian actress and singer. Her father was Italian and her mother was Eritrean. Her best-known role is Papaya in the film Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals, directed by Joe D'Amato.^[1]

Discography

Singles

• 1968: La spiaggia è vuota/Le fragole (Decca, FI 713)
• 1969: Ricordati di me/Tam tam (Parade, PRC 5069)
• 1969: Balla ancora insieme a me/Ricordati di me (Parade, PRC 5078)
• 1971: Apparizione/Dove muore la città (Produttori Associati, PA/NP 3178)
• Luglio 1973: Quel sorriso nelle sue mani/Che fai! (Erre, RR 3062)
• 1980: Un po' gay/Jimmy (Blitz Record, BLZ 021)
• 1985: Deliverer of my mind (Vocal version)/Deliverer of my mind (Instrumental version) (Full Time Records, FTM 31567; recorded as Kwin Melissa)
• 1986: Egyptian ring/Bad loser (Five Record, FM NP 13123; recorded as Kwin Melissa)

Filmography

• Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!, by Enrico Bomba (1972)
• Rivelazioni di uno psichiatra sul mondo perverso del sesso, by Renato Polselli (1973)
• Chino (1973)
• Farfallon (1974)
• Carambola! (1974)
• Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals (also known as Papaya dei Caraibi), by Joe D'Amato (1978) (credited as Melissa)
• Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala (1979)

Notes and References

1. Book: Brizi, Franco. Le Ragazze dei Capelloni. Coniglio Editore (Rome). 2010.