Gabriella Hall (born Laura Rosa Saldivar November 11, 1966) is a model and former

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actress from

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best known for her appearances in

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TV shows and movies such as ''Erotic Confessions'' and ''Beverly Hills Bordello''. She appeared in 62 TV shows, movies and

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productions. She has posed for ''

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'' magazine and appeared in one of their videos, ''Playboy: Girls of the Internet'' (as Gabriella Skye).

Biography

Hall was born in

but grew up in Northern California. She auditioned for fashion print work as a way to pay for

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school. Her fashion print work led to runway modeling in

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before she returned to California. Her first major acting role was in a movie called ''Centerfold'' (later renamed ''Naked Ambition''). After that, she would go on to appear in 18 features over the next two years. She gained recognition in the

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drama, '' Full Body Massage'', as the younger flashback of

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' character, Nina. Her final appearance, in the 2005

release ''Jacqueline Hyde'', also marked her second (of two) credit as producer.

Selected filmography

*''Jacqueline Hyde'' (2005), as Jackie Hyde *''Deviant Obsession'' (2002), as Evelyn Hathaway *''Sex Files: Alien Erotica II'' (2000), as Nurse Swanson *''Virgins of Sherwood Forest'' (2000), as Roberta O'Sullivan *''Sex Files: Alien Erotica'' (1999), as Anne Gallo *''The Exotic Time Machine'' (1998), as Daria *''The Erotic Misadventures of the Invisible Man'' (1998) as Kelly Parkinson *''Centerfold'' (1996), as Gail *''Love Me Twice'' (1996), as AndreaLove Me Twice Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Love Me Twice , TVGuide.com
. Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-21. *'' Full Body Massage'' (1995) (credited as Laura Saldivar), as Young Nina

Selected TV appearances

*'' Lady Chatterly's Stories'' playing "Joy" in episode: "Fantasy" 2001 *''

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'' playing "Paula" in episode: "Love Quarrels" *''

'' playing "Shannon" in episode: "Women of the Royal Harem" *''Beverly Hills Bordello'' (9 episodes) *''Women: Stories of Passion'' playing "Young Eileen" in episode: "Motel Magic" (episode # 31) 1997 *''Erotic Confessions'' playing "Laura" in episode: "Boss's Orders" (episode # 9) 1995 *''Erotic Confessions'' playing "Angela" in episode: "The Bad Boy" (episode # 2) 1996 *''Erotic Confessions'' playing "Madelyn Reed" in episode: "Madelyn's Laundry" (episode #4) 1996 (3 episodes)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Gabriella 1966 births Living people Hispanic and Latino American female models American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American actresses of Mexican descent American people of Italian descent