Gianna Maria Canale was born on September 12, 1927 in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy. She was an actress, known for Théodora, impératrice de Byzance (1954), Le chevalier de Pardaillan (1962) and Il bacio di una morta (1949). She was married to Riccardo Freda. She died on February 13, 2009 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.