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|individual name = Rosanna Calvierri
|species = Saturnyn
|race = [[Saturnynian]]
|origin = [[Saturnyne]]
|home planet = [[Saturnyne]]
|only = The Vampires of Venice (TV story)
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]''
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|actor = [[Helen McCrory]]
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|child = Francesco}}'''Rosanna Calvierri''' was the alias used by the matriarch of a group of [[Saturnyn]]s fleeing from [[Time field|a crack in time]].
'''Rosanna Calvierri''' was the alias used by the matriarch of a group of [[Saturnynian]]s fleeing from [[Time Field|a crack in time]].


== Biography ==
Rosanna and her children fled to [[Venice]] where she and her eldest son, [[Francesco]], used [[perception filter]]s to appear human. Here, Rosanna set up a school for girls in order to transform them into Saturnyns, as none of the other females had survived the trip.
Rosanna and her children fled to [[Venice]] where she and her eldest son, [[Francesco]], used [[Perception filter]]s to appear human. They had come to the Italian city because of their marine nature and to exploit the fear of the plague. They set up a "school" under her management. It gained fame in the city as a plague-free haven and became fashionable.


Once the girls wer[[File:Rossana.png|thumb|left|Rosanna in her human form. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'')]]e in the schools, their blood would be replaced with that of the Saturnyians, and they would be transformed into females of the species, ready to help drown Venice and form a new race with the other male survivors. Tthe [[Eleventh Doctor]] disabled her machinery leaving her plans in tatters. With no hope of rebuilding her species and her perception filter broken, Rosanna was stuck in human form. She threw herself into the canal and was devoured by her children because they could not recognise her and thought she was a meal. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'')
In [[1580]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] attempted to infiltrate the school with the aid of [[psychic paper]]. Having seen through their ruse, Rosanna imprisoned Amy and attempted to convert her. After [[Isabella (The Vampires of Venice)|Isabella]] helped Amy escape, Rosanna had her devoured by her sons before sending the female converts to eliminate the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] and his companions. This ultimately led to her race's end when [[Guido (The Vampires of Venice)|Guido]] sacrificed himself to destroy the converts. With nothing left to lose, Rosanna activated the final phase of her plan, creating a storm of boiling rain to sink Venice. However, the Doctor disabled her machinery, leaving her plans in tatters. With no hope of rebuilding her species and her perception filter broken, Rosanna threw herself into the canal, where her children, not recognising her in human form, devoured her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
* Rosanna's school is likely a reference to "the blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory who used the same trick to feed her blood lust.
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 16 August 2023

Rosanna Calvierri was the alias used by the matriarch of a group of Saturnyns fleeing from a crack in time.

Rosanna and her children fled to Venice where she and her eldest son, Francesco, used perception filters to appear human. Here, Rosanna set up a school for girls in order to transform them into Saturnyns, as none of the other females had survived the trip.

In 1580, Amy Pond and Rory Williams attempted to infiltrate the school with the aid of psychic paper. Having seen through their ruse, Rosanna imprisoned Amy and attempted to convert her. After Isabella helped Amy escape, Rosanna had her devoured by her sons before sending the female converts to eliminate the Doctor and his companions. This ultimately led to her race's end when Guido sacrificed himself to destroy the converts. With nothing left to lose, Rosanna activated the final phase of her plan, creating a storm of boiling rain to sink Venice. However, the Doctor disabled her machinery, leaving her plans in tatters. With no hope of rebuilding her species and her perception filter broken, Rosanna threw herself into the canal, where her children, not recognising her in human form, devoured her. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)