Elsa De Giorgi was born on January 26, 1914 in Pesaro, Marche, Italy. She was an actress and director, known for Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), La sposa dei re (1938) and Sangue + fango = Logos passione (1975). She was married to Sandro Contini Bonacossi. She died on September 12, 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.