Appeared opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond classic From Russia with Love (1963) , and opposite his younger brother, Neil Connery, in Operation Kid Brother (1967) (a.k.a., "Operation Kid Brother") four years later.
Has a son named Filippo with her husband.
Her voice was dubbed in From Russia with Love (1963); she spoke almost no English and spoke her lines phonetically. Her heavy Italian accent made much of her dialogue difficult to understand, so an English-speaking Italian actress whose accent wasn't so pronounced was hired to re-record her lines.
Married the president of an Italian cargo shipping company in 1985.
Runner-up 1960 Miss Universe contest
Winner of Miss Rome title in 1960.