Gloria Paul (born 28 February 1940) is a retired Anglo Italian film actress.Gloria Paul was considered for the role of Domino Derval in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The role eventually went to French actress, Claudine Auger. She mostly starred in Italian films of the 1960s although made several appearances in TV such as the Benny Hill Show and The Intelligence Men with Morecambe and Wise. In 1964 she appeared with Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia in the Goldfinger (film) parody Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger/The Amazing Dr.G In 1966 she starred in the comedy western and parody of For a Few Dollars More, Per qualche dollaro in meno meaning For a Few Dollars Less alongside Lando Buzzanca. See filmography/other works - www.imdb.comIn Darling Lili (1970), starring Julie Andrews and Rock Hudson, Paul played the pivotal role of "Crepe Suzette", who was Andrews’s rival for Hudson’s affections. Her role featured a striptease 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
In 1996, she was the victim of a freak accident in which a water heater fell on her through the ceiling while she was taking a shower. The accident paralyzed her from the waist down and forced her retirement from acting.
Was considered for the part of Domino in Thunderball (1965). Steven Jay Rubin's 1981 book "The James Bond Films" features a picture of Paul posing in a 'Domino' bathing suit.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Esercizi di stile
1996
Fratelli d'Italia
1989
Tango blu
1987
Un uomo da ridere
1980
TV Mini-Series
Annarita
Valentina, una ragazza che ha fretta
1977
TV Movie
Darling Lili
1970
Crepe Suzette
Revenge
1969
Angela
3 Supermen a Tokio
1968
Gloria
Mister Zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten
1968
Joselita del Filar, nightclub singer
Don Giovannino
1967
TV Movie
2 RRRingos no Texas
1967
Evelyn
Le 7 cinesi d'oro
1967
Esmeralda, la zingara
The Three Fantastic Supermen
1967
Havana of Rio de Janeiro
Two Sons of Ringo
1966
Dorothy
For a Few Dollars Less
1966
Juanita
Gideon C.I.D.
1966
TV Series
Lucy Sansetti
Veneri al sole
1965
Jenny (segment "Intrigo al mare")
The Amazing Doctor G
1965
Marlene
The Benny Hill Show
1965
TV Series
Various Roles
The Intelligence Men
1965
Gina Carlotti
Za-bum N. 2
1965
TV Mini-Series
Biblioteca di Studio Uno
1964
TV Mini-Series
Un'amica di Milady / Una poliziotta di Scotland Yard
$6 Million
