Gloria Paul is a retired Anglo

England

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 Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 film actress.

Gloria Paul was considered for the role of Domino Derval 1965

1965 in film

The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...

 James Bond

James Bond

James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

 film Thunderball

Thunderball (film)

Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...

. The role eventually went to French actress, Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger is a French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball . She earned the title of Miss France Monde and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.Born in Paris, France, she attended St...

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She mostly starred in Italian films of the 1960s although made several appearances in TV such as The Benny Hill Show

The Benny Hill Show

The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...

 and The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men is a 1965 comedy film starring the British comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.The film is subtitled "M.I.5 plus 2 equals 0"...

 with Morecambe and Wise

Morecambe and Wise

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, or Eric and Ernie, were a British comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984...

. In 1964 she appeared with Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi was an Italian comedian.He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s...

 and Ciccio Ingrassia

Ciccio Ingrassia

Ciccio Ingrassia was an Italian comedian.He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with comedian Franco Franchi...

 in the Goldfinger (film)

Goldfinger (film)

Goldfinger is the third spy film in the James Bond series and the third to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1964, it is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title...

 parody Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger

Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger

Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger or Due mafiosi contro Goldginger is a 1965 Italian Spanish international co-production Eurospy comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. It is a spoof of the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger. It was picked up by American International Pictures and dubbed into...

/The Amazing Dr.G In 1966 she starred in the comedy western and parody of For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volonté. German actor Klaus Kinski also plays a supporting role as a secondary villain...

, Per qualche dollaro in meno meaning For a Few Dollars Less

For a Few Dollars Less

For a Few Dollars Less is a 1966 comedy film parody of For a Few Dollars More directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lando Buzzanca. It was Mattoli's final film.-Cast:* Lando Buzzanca - Bill* Elio Pandolfi - Il messicano* Gloria Paul - Juanita...

 alongside Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Gerlando Buzzanca is an Italian comedy actor.He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor...

. See filmography/other works - www.imdb.com

In Darling Lili

Darling Lili

Darling Lili is a 1970 American musical film. The screenplay was written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards, who also directed. The cast included Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, and Jeremy Kemp.-Plot:...

 (1970), starring Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...

 and Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., later Roy Harold Fitzgerald , known professionally as Rock Hudson, was an American film and television actor, recognized as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably in several romantic comedies with Doris Day.Hudson was voted "Star of the Year",...

, Paul played the pivotal role of "Crepe Suzette", who was Andrews’s rival for Hudson’s affections. Her role featured a striptease

Striptease

A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner...

 scene that Andrews parodied in a later sequence. Paul's last appearance was in the 1996 segmented film Esercizi di stile

See Wikipedia Italian version for more detailed coverage on Gloria Paul.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Paul

External links

• http://www.gloriapaul.com/ Official website for Gloria Paul-www.gloriapaul.com
• WOmWAm Actress Page

• Gloria Paul interview http://www.thewildeye.co.uk/blog/?p=2082