Real Name: Serena Faggioli Was Born: March 23, 1958. Bologna, Italy Bio: Serena Grandi is an Italian actress... She started her acting career in 1980 playing a supporting role in the comedy La Compagna di viaggio by Ferdinando Baldi. In 1980 she played the role of Maggie in the controversial film The Anthropophagous Beast, directed by Joe D'Amato. This film is well known among horror movie fans for its extreme gore sequence. After several films, she took a starring role in Tinto Brass' Miranda, which gave her the status of a superstar in her native Italy...