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name: "Eddra Gale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddra-gale"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 July 1921"
died: "13 May 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:42.092414+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eddra Gale

Actor. Born 16 July 1921 in Chicago. Died 13 May 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 July 1921, Chicago
- **Died:** 13 May 2001
- **Also known as:** Edra Gale

## Biography

Eddra Gale (also credited as Edra Gale) was an American actress and mezzo-soprano singer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on 16 July 1921, she began performing as a child and later worked in a factory to fund vocal studies in Italy. There she performed as a concert singer before being cast by Federico Fellini.

Gale is best known for her role as La Saraghina in Fellini’s *8½* (1963). She subsequently appeared in supporting parts in films including *What's New Pussycat?* (1965) as Anna Fassbender, *The Graduate* (1967) as the Woman on Bus, *The Strawberry Statement* (1970) as the Dean’s Secretary, *Farewell, My Lovely* (1975) as a Singer, and *Somewhere in Time* (1980) as Genevieve. She also worked in television. Gale died in Deming, New Mexico, on 13 May 2001.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *8½* (1963), Fi1m 86, as La Saraghina — [page](https://film.one/film/812.md)

## Also known for

- *The Graduate* (1967), Woman on Bus
- *Somewhere in Time* (1980), Genevieve
- *Farewell, My Lovely* (1975), Singer
- *What's New Pussycat?* (1965), Anna Fassbender
- *The Strawberry Statement* (1970), Dean's Secretary

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