Melissa Chimenti Explained

Birth Name:	Maria Rosa Chimenti
Birth Place:	Asmara, British Military Administration in Eritrea
Occupation:	Actress

Melissa Chimenti (born 1948 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.