Born Maria Luisa Longo in Venice, Italy, she moved to Rome at a young age where she started a career as a model.
[1] After appearing in a number of commercials, she made her acting debut in 1968 in the Antonio Margheriti's giallo film The Young, the Evil and the Savage.
She then appeared in other films, sometimes in main roles,[2] and was especially active in the Nazi exploitation and commedia sexy all'italiana genres.
Longo was directed three times by the master of Italian erotica, Tinto Brass, in films such as Salon Kitty (1976) and Miranda (1985), in which she played opposite Serena Grandi.
In 2000 she debuted as a writer with the novel Così come sono, and her works include poetries (Il cantico del corpo) and essays (Aggiungi un seggio a tavola).