Jessica Moore (born Luciana Ottaviani on August 8, 1967) is a retired Italian actress who was active from 1986 to 1989, appearing mainly in erotic drama and

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s. She is best known for her role as the writer and libertine Sarah Asproon in the commercially successful films ''

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights ''Eleven Days, Eleven Nights'' (also spelled ''11 Days, 11 Nights''; Italian title: ''Undici giorni, undici notti'') is a 1987 Italian softcore erotic drama film produced, directed and lensed by Joe D'Amato and starring Jessica Moore, Joshua Mc ...

'' (1987) and ''Top Model'' (1988), both produced and directed by Joe D'Amato. In Italian productions, she is sometimes credited as Gilda Germano.

Early life

Jessica Moore was born on August 8, 1967 as Luciana Ottaviani in Urbino. She moved to

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.Interview in ''Nocturno'' 95 (July 2010), pp. 100-105

Career

From 1986 to 1989, she appeared in about 10 films. She entered film by chance, introduced by Pamela Prati and her model agency to Joe D'Amato, for whom she debuted in ''

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'' (1986) under her birthname, acting in a supporting role as Sister Ursula. She became known for her second collaboration with D'Amato, the erotic drama ''

'' (1987), in which she acted as the protagonist Sarah Asproon, a writer and

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. The film turned its model,

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's '' 9-1/2 Weeks'', on its head by swapping the gender roles and was successful internationally. The following year, Moore returned as Sarah Asproon in the sequel ''Top model''. Moore remembers that she was jestingly dubbed "''la campagnola''" ("the country girl") on set since she was ashamed and hesitant before becoming jaunty in the end. She also remembers trusting D'Amato and feeling very much at her ease but also that he made certain "jokes" and "editing tricks" and a number of shots that she did not like. From the end of 1987 to the beginning of 1988, she appeared on TV as one of the dancing "ragazze coccodé" ("cluck cluck girls") for

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in ''Indietro tutta!'' and in 1989 in the second episode of the TV series ''

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''. She continued acting in supporting roles in theatrically released horror and other genre films until 1989. Moore subsequently retired from the film business. According to D'Amato, her partner did not want her to take erotic roles.Interview to Joe D'Amato in ''Nocturno'' (fanzine version) 2 (January 1995) As a model she appeared in '' Playboy'', ''

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'' and ''Gin Fizz'' / ''Gin Film''. For the Italian DVD release of ''Eleven Days, Eleven Nights'' by CG Home Video in 2010, a documentary titled ''Ultimo Tango a New Orleans'' was made by Manlio Gomarasca e Davide Pulici in which Moore recounts her experiences on shooting with D'Amato in America.

Filmography

Cinema

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'' (1987) *''Top model'' (1988) *'' Riflessi di luce'' (1988) *''Non aver paura della zia Marta'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *''Escape from death'' (1989) *''Violence selz'' (1989) *'' A Cat in the Brain'' (1989) (only archive footage)

Television

*'' Il Veneziano - Vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova'' (1986) – TV film (credited as Gilda Germano) *''Indietro tutta!'' (1987/1988) *''Cheeeese'' (1988) – TV film *''

'' (1989) - TV series (credited as Gilda Germano)

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