Gabriella Giorgelli

Gabriella Giorgelli 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. Due to her mother's economic difficulties, at ten years of age, young old Gabriella was entrusted to the college of the Sisters of Capulet, in Carrara. At fifteen years old she started to work, including as a pizza chef and a bartender.

Career

Giorgelli made her film debut in 1960, in a very minor role in Luigi Comencini's Everybody Go Home.
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 – TeresaLa commare secca – EsperiaThe Organizer – AdeleOutlaws of Love – LiviaShivers in Summer – FoschinaBebo's Girl – Stranger in Sacramento – Liza MorganThe Dirty Game La ragazzola – InesEl Greco – MariaMaigret a Pigalle – TatianaUna rete piena di sabbia Long Days of Vengeance – Dulcie – EstherOn My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... – Dama di compagniaTwo Faces of the Dollar – JanetBrutti di notte – Rosaspina LacantaraEmma Hamilton – Laurie StrongOperazione ricchezza I 2 deputati – RosaIn Search of Gregory – EncarnaIl trapianto – CarmelaShango – PamelaRough Justice – JuanitaWhen Women Had Tails – L'esca Le Voyou – L'italienneTerzo canale – Avventura a Montecarlo – The Country GirlTre nel mille Il mio nome è Mallory... M come morte – Cora AmblerIl clan dei due Borsalini – Bruna la SveltaSeven Blood-Stained Orchids – Ines Tamburini aka ToscanaCause of Divorce – Gasoline pump attendantIl Decamerone proibito – Monna FiorenzaUbalda, All Naked and Warm – La Ragazza Nel FienileLife Is Tough, Eh Providence? – SisterFratello homo sorella bona – MariangelaDecameroticus – ElisaThose Dirty Dogs – Mexican PeasantNovelle licenziose di vergini vogliose – Zia / Aunt AlessandraThe Police Serve the Citizens? Io e lui – Fausta – wife of RicoPourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse – La tante

Don't Hurt Me, My Love – 'Cicci' – prostituteThe Beast – ZoeIl lumacone – PaolaScusi eminenza... posso sposarmi? L'educanda – Marilena BologneseLa moglie vergine – MatildeLa polizia brancola nel buio – LuciaConfessions of a Frustrated Housewife – Menica And Agnes Chose to Die – LorenzaThe Cynic, the Rat and the Fist – Maria BalzanoThree Tigers Against Three Tigers – Cameriera ArrapataTarget – JasmineCity of Women – Fishwoman of San LeoIl terno a letto – FilomenaRoma dalla finestra Delitto sull'autostrada – Bocconotti CinziaHercules – MotherWild Team – Psychic MediumA Tale of Love – Sergio's motherMoving Target – Billie CodyWax Mask – Aunt FrancescaLa rumbera – Teresa