Gabriella Giorgelli

Gabriella Giorgelli (born 29 July 1941) is an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1960 and 1998.

Biography

Early life Born in Fossola, a frazione of Carrara, Giorgelli was the daughter of a businessman in the marble industry and a housewife.

When she was a child, her parents separated and she moved to Castelpoggio, another of Carrara's frazione and her mother's birthplace.

After winning several local and regional beauty contests, in 1961 she was among the finalists of Miss Italia, and thanks to her participation in the popular beauty pageant she started to attract a significant media attention that allowed her to get more weighty film roles.

After appearing in several art films, in the late 1960s Giorgelli landed some leading roles in B-movies, mainly consisting of spaghetti Westerns and commedia sexy all'italiana films spoofing Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Decameron, which she alternated with supporting roles in more prestigious and high-profile productions. She was also active in a number of series and TV-movies.

Giorgelli also appeared in many photo comics including Sadistik and is interviewed in the documentary film The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal.

Selected filmography

Arturo's Island (1962) – Teresa La commare secca (1962) – Esperia The Organizer (1963) – Adele Outlaws of Love (1963) – Livia Shivers in Summer (1964) – Foschina Bebo's Girl (1964) – (segment "La Feuille de Route") Stranger in Sacramento (1965) – Liza Morgan The Dirty Game (1965) La ragazzola (1965) – Ines El Greco (1966) – Maria Maigret a Pigalle (1966) – Tatiana Una rete piena di sabbia (1966) Long Days of Vengeance (1967) – Dulcie (1967) – Esther On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) – Dama di compagnia Two Faces of the Dollar (1967) – Janet Brutti di notte (1968) – Rosaspina Lacantara Emma Hamilton (1968) – Laurie Strong Operazione ricchezza (1968) I 2 deputati (1968) – Rosa In Search of Gregory (1969) – Encarna Il trapianto (1970) – Carmela Shango (1970) – Pamela Rough Justice (1970) – Juanita When Women Had Tails (1970) – L'esca (uncredited) Le Voyou (1970) – L'italienne Terzo canale – Avventura a Montecarlo (1970) – The Country Girl Tre nel mille (1971) Il mio nome è Mallory... M come morte (1971) – Cora Ambler Il clan dei due Borsalini (1971) – Bruna la Svelta Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) – Ines Tamburini aka Toscana Cause of Divorce (1972) – Gasoline pump attendant Il Decamerone proibito (1972) – Monna Fiorenza Ubalda, All Naked and Warm (1972) – La Ragazza Nel Fienile Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972) – Sister Fratello homo sorella bona (1972) – Mariangela Decameroticus (1972) – Elisa Those Dirty Dogs (1973) – Mexican Peasant Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose (1973) – Zia / Aunt Alessandra The Police Serve the Citizens? (1973) Io e lui (1973) – Fausta – wife of Rico Pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse (1974) – La tante Don't Hurt Me, My Love (1974) – 'Cicci' – prostitute The Beast (1974) – Zoe Il lumacone (1974) – Paola Scusi eminenza... posso sposarmi? (1975) L'educanda (1975) – Marilena Bolognese La moglie vergine (1975) – Matilde La polizia brancola nel buio (1975) – Lucia Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (1976) – Menica And Agnes Chose to Die (1976) – Lorenza The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977) – Maria Balzano Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977) – Cameriera Arrapata Target (1978) – Jasmine City of Women (1980) – Fishwoman of San Leo Il terno a letto (1980) – Filomena Roma dalla finestra (1982) Delitto sull'autostrada (1982) – Bocconotti Cinzia Hercules (1983) – Mother Wild Team (1985) – Psychic Medium A Tale of Love (1986) – Sergio's mother Moving Target (1988) – Billie Cody Wax Mask (1997) – Aunt Francesca La rumbera (1998) – Teresa