Calderoni was born in
Rossiglione in the province of
Liguria in 1951. As a young woman, wanting to become a dancer, she attended classical dance classes for five years in
Genoa. After her family moved to
Udine, she decided considering her height to concentrate on sports, entering the women's basketball team of Udine, where she had settled with her family. In 1967, she was discovered by director
Sergio Pastore, with whom she would make her debut in the film
Omicidio a sangre freddo that same year. This was the beginning of a career as an actress of about 16 years, during which she would appear in 33 films, especially in the police and horror genres. Apart from most of the works, which were low-budget (including several by
Renato Polselli,
Luigi Batzella or
Amasi Damiani), Calderoni was also hired by some of the most important directors of Italy at the time, such as
Elio Petri,
Ettore Scola and
Eriprando Visconti. Although she was never known by a wider audience, she was able to acquire cult status over the years. As of 1973, she was married to Giancarlo Callarà for some time. In some films she was billed as Rita Caldanà. She finished her career in 1983. ==Filmography==