Maria Grazia Buccella
Encyclopedia
Maria Grazia Buccella, is a former Italian glamour model, Miss Italy contestant (1959) and film actress.
Buccella screentested for the role of Domino Derval 1965
James Bond
film Thunderball
. The role eventually went to French actress, Claudine Auger
. That year, she appeared in the Dino Risi directed film Il Gaucho which co starred actors such as Vittorio Gassman
.
In 1966, she played the beauty Miss Okra in the Peter Sellers
film After the Fox
. In 1968, she won a Silver Ribbon award at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) in the film Ti ho sposato per allegria.
She featured on the cover of Playmen
magazine in November 1976. She virtually retired from film in 1979 although made two small appearances in the late 1980s and a final appearance in the 2000 TV series Hotel Otello.
Buccella screentested 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...
. That year, she appeared in the Dino Risi directed film Il Gaucho which co starred actors such as Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...
.
In 1966, she played the beauty Miss Okra in the Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
film After the Fox
After the Fox
After the Fox is a 1966 British-Italian comedy film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay is in English, by Neil Simon and De Sica's longtime collaborator Cesare Zavattini....
. In 1968, she won a Silver Ribbon award at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) in the film Ti ho sposato per allegria.
She featured on the cover of Playmen
Playmen
Playmen was an Italian adult entertainment magazine. It was founded in 1967 by a mother of three, Adelina Tattilo, reaching fame as Italy's Playboy magazine....
magazine in November 1976. She virtually retired from film in 1979 although made two small appearances in the late 1980s and a final appearance in the 2000 TV series Hotel Otello.
Filmography
- La nostra pelle di Raymond Berhard (1951)
- Fontana di Trevi di Carlo Campogalliani (1960)
- La strada dei giganti di Guido Malatesta (1960)
- Nerone '71 di Walter Filippi (1961)
- Canzoni in bikini di Giuseppe Vari (1963)
- Siamo tutti pomicioni di Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1963) - La donna degli altri è sempre più bella di Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1963) - Canzoni in bikini di Giuseppe Vari (1963)
- Il boomIl BoomIl Boom is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica.The "boom" in the title was the Italian economic miracle which transformed the country in the span of a decade, from the late 50s to the onset of the 70s...
di Vittoio De Sica (1963) - L'idea fissa di Gianni PucciniGianni PucciniGianni Puccini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1940 and 1967...
(1965) - Man from CocodyMan from CocodyMan from Cocody is a French adventure film from 1965 set in Cocody, Ivory Coast. It was directed by Christian-Jaque, written by Christian-Jaque and Jacques Emmanuel, starring Jean Marais...
(1965) - Il crollo di Roma di Antonio MargheritiAntonio MargheritiAntonio Margheriti , also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72....
(1965) - La guerra segreta di Carlo Lizzani (1965)
- Su e giùSu e giùSu e giù is a 1965 Italian film directed by Mino Guerrini.-Cast:*Guido Alberti ... *Béatrice Altariba ......
di Mino Guerrini (1965) - Una vergine per il principeUna Vergine per il PrincipeA Maiden for a Prince is a 1966 Italian comedy, starring Vittorio Gassman and Virna Lisi and based on the failed marriage between Margherita Farnese and Vincenzo Gonzaga.Tagline: What's coming off in the royal bedchamber?...
di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1965) - La guerra segreta di Carlo Lizzani (1965)
- Menage all'italianaMenage all'italianaMenage all'italiana is a 1965 Italian film....
, regia di Franco IndovinaFranco IndovinaFranco Indovina was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971. He died when Alitalia Flight 112 crashed on approach to Palermo...
(1965) - Il Gaucho di Dino Risi (1966)
- Caccia alla volpe di Vittorio De SicaVittorio de SicaVittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
(1966) - Le piacevoli notti di Armando CrispinoArmando CrispinoArmando Crispino was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975...
(1966) - L'armata BrancaleoneL'armata BrancaleoneL'armata Brancaleone is an Italian comedy movie released in 1966, written by the famous duo Age & Scarpelli and directed by Mario Monicelli. It features Vittorio Gassman in the main role...
di Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
(1966) - Adulterio all'italiana di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1966) - Domani non siamo pià qui di Brunello RondiBrunello RondiBrunello Rondi, was a prolific Italian screen writer and film director best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini....
(1966) - Ti ho sposato per allegria di Luciano SalceLuciano SalceLuciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....
(1967) - Viva! Viva Villa! di Buzz KulikBuzz KulikBuzz Kulik was an American film director and producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including several episodes of The Twilight Zone.-Selected filmography:* The Explosive Generation...
(1968) - Infanzia, vocazione e prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano di Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
(1969) - Dove vai tutta nuda? di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1969) - Sissignore di Ugo TognazziUgo TognazziUgo Tognazzi was an Italian film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.After his return in the native city in 1936, he...
(1969) - La collera del vento di Mario Camus (1970)
- Il provinciale di Luciano SalceLuciano SalceLuciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....
(1971) - Basta guardarla di Luciano SalceLuciano SalceLuciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....
(1971) - Nerone di Pier Francesco Pingitore (1976)
- Remo e Romolo - Storia di due figli di una lupa di Pier Francesco Pingitore (1976)
- Quando c'era lui... caro lei! di Giancarlo Santi (1978)
- L'importante è non farsi notare di Romolo GuerrieriRomolo GuerrieriRomolo Guerrieri is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1961 and 1992.He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Detective Belli...
(1979) - Delitto in formula uno di Bruno CorbucciBruno CorbucciBruno Corbucci was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was the younger brother of Sergio Corbucci, and wrote many of his films. He was born in Rome, where he also died....
(1983) - I ragazzi della 3ª CI ragazzi della 3ª CI ragazzi della 3ª C is an Italian television series....
(serie TV, 1988, guest star)