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Edwige Fenech

Edwige Fenech

Actor and producer · Born December 24, 1948 (77) · Annaba, Algeria

Fenech was born in Bône (now Annaba), in French Algeria to a Maltese father and Sicilian mother. From the late 1960s to early 1980s, Fenech starred in many types of European movies. She is best known for her erotic comedies, and began to work in that field in the late 1960s with Austrian director Franz Antel. Fenech also achieved fame with giallo and sex films such as Five Dolls for an August Moon, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key and Sex with a Smile, many of which were directed by Sergio Martino. In the 1980s, she became a television personality, typically appearing with Barbara Bouchet on a chat show on Italian television. In the mid-1990s, she was engaged to the well-known Italian industrialist Luca di Montezemolo. After many years of work in movie production (she produced, among others, The Merchant of Venice, 2004, with Al Pacino), Fenech accepted Quentin Tarantino's offer to star in another movie, Hostel: Part II (2007), directed by Eli Roth. A British general named Ed Fenech (played by Mike Myers) is a character in Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edwige Fenech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
December 24, 1948 (77)
From
Annaba, Algeria
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Edwige Fenech's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 9 · Wry 7 · Earnest 15

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 27
Shapeshifter
7 of 27
Ally
5 of 27
Threshold guardian
1 of 27
Mentor
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
23
Tense
13
Joyful
13
Melancholic
7
Warm
7
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edwige Fenech's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edwige Fenech's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sé stessa

  • My Tennis Maestro(2025)

    as Scintilla

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sandra Rubin

  • Gorbaciof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as (archive footage)

  • Un amore di strega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Hostel: Part II(2007)

    as Art Class Professor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Buona la prima! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ospite

  • La stella dei re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Vite a perdere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • La notte di Pasquino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Le ragioni del cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Actor

  • L'attentatuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • My Younger Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer · Actor

  • Shopgirls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Ferdinando and Carolina(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sign of the Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paola

  • Private Crimes(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Nicole Venturi

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Phantom of Death(1987)

    as Hélène Martell

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Vacanze in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as signora De Romanis

  • An Ideal Adventure(1982)

    as Patrizia

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Il paramedico(1982)

    as Nina Miglio

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande(1982)

    as Francesca del Prà

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Policewoman in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Gianna Amicucci / Pupa

  • Cream Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Marianna Tribalzi

  • Shut Up When You Speak!(1981)

    as Belle / Béatrix

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ace(1981)

    as Silvia

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Nosy One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Susanna

  • Catherine and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Elisabetta

  • Zucchero, miele e peperoncino(1980)

    as Amalia

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Giulia

  • Sono fotogenico(1980)

    as Cinzia Pancaldi

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Debora

  • Hot Potato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Maria

  • Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot(1979)

    as Barbara Wimply

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Policewoman on the Porno Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Gianna D'Amico

  • Sabato, domenica e venerdì(1979)

    as Ing. Tokimoto (episodio "Sabato")

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • My Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Deborah

  • The Soldier with Great Maneuvers(1978)

    as Doctor Eva Marini

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The School Teacher in the House(1978)

    as Luisa De Dominicis

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High(1978)

    as Monica Sebastiani

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Biggest Battle(1978)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Nurse on a Military Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Eva Marini

  • Taxi Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Marcella

  • The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn(1977)

    as Gioia Ferretti

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • My Sister in Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Judge Viola Orlando / Rosa Orlando

  • Evil Thoughts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Francesca Marani

  • Confessions of a Lady Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gianna Amicucci

  • Sex with a Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Emilia Chiapponi (episodio "La Cavallona")

  • La dottoressa del distretto militare(1976)

    as Doctor Elena Dogliozzi

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Family Vice(1975)

    as Suzie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Strip Nude for Your Killer(1975)

    as Magda Cortis

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The School Teacher(1975)

    as Giovanna Pagaus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Valentina... The Virgin Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Valentina

  • Lover Boy(1975)

    as Marianna Persichetti

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Poker in Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Eva

  • Innocence and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Carmela Paternò

  • Anna: The Pleasure, the Torment(1973)

    as Anna Lovisi

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mean Frank and Crazy Tony(1973)

    as Orchidea

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her(1973)

    as Caterina Prevosti

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Giovannona Long-Thigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Giovannona Coscialunga in arte Cocò

  • Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mora

  • Ubalda, All Naked and Warm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ubalda

  • When Women Were Called Virgins(1972)

    as Giulia

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Bloody Iris(1972)

    as Jennifer Lansbury

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key(1972)

    as Floriana

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Naughty Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Antonia

  • They're Coming to Get You!(1972)

    as Jane Harrison

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Nights and Loves of Don Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Aiscia

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Juana / Actress

  • The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh(1971)

    as Julie Wardh

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Cora

  • Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Anna Bellinzoni

  • Five Dolls for an August Moon(1970)

    as Marie Chaney

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Satiricosissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Poppea Sabina

  • The Sins of Madame Bovary(1969)

    as Emma Bovary

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Let It All Hang Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Hong-Kong

  • Heads or Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Manuela

  • Madame and Her Niece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Yvette

  • The Seducers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ulla

  • The Sweet Pussycats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Blande

  • The Brazen Women of Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Felicita

  • Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte(1969)

    as Rosalie Bobinet

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sexy Susan Sins Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Celine

  • Son of Black Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Nastacia

  • Samoa, Queen of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Samoa

  • All Mad About Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Gina

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19672026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 90: 77 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing13 of 90: 10 only producing, 3 with another role

90 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s12 · acting1970s43 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew2000s10 · 4 acting · 8 crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 55% of 40 roles
69747984

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Edwige Fenech's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The School Teacher (1975)

78th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

Midcredits 78th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Edwige Fenech's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles51–84 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles46–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles35–69 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Edwige Fenech work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edwige Fenech's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luciano Martino shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Giancarlo Ferrando10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Giancarlo Ferrando
  • Eugenio Alabiso9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Eugenio Alabiso
  • Daniele Alabiso6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Daniele Alabiso
  • Detto Mariano5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Detto Mariano

Producers