Basta guardarla - Maria Grazia Buccella (cropped)

Maria Grazia Buccella (born August 15, 1940) is an Italian glamour model and film actress, who was

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1959.

Career

Buccella won the Miss Trento, Miss Venice, and Miss Italy beauty pageants, and placed third in the

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competition. She represented Italy in the 1959 Miss Universe contest held in Long Beach, California. When she failed to make the cut from the initial 81 contestants to the final 15, the voluptuous Buccella was quoted as saying, "The judges and I obviously disagree. Back home, the men would wait for most of these girls to gain some more weight. But I am not bitter. They are nice girls." She was busy throughout the 1960s in numerous Italian and European films. She screen tested for the role of Domino Derval in the

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film '' Thunderball''. (The role, originally an Italian woman named Dominetta Petacchi, went to French actress

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).Production notes for Thunderball — MI6.co.uk
That same year Buccella appeared in the

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-directed film '' Il Gaucho'' which starred

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; ''Gentleman de Cocody'', starring

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; ''The Secret Agents'', starring Gassman and

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; and the

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production ''Menage All'Italiana.'' Buccella appeared in the comedy anthology ''Love and Marriage'' (U.S. release 1966) in a story that presaged the film ''Indecent Proposal''. ''New York Times'' film critic Howard Thompson wrote, "Lando Buzzanca as the proud and fiery husband and Maria Grazia Buccella as his dovelike bride are marvelous." Vittorio De Sica cast her as Miss Okra in the

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farce film '' After the Fox'', in which she flirted with Sellers while lip-synching dialog by

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. In 1968 she won a

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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'' (released as '' I Married You for Fun''). Buccella was featured on the July 1977 cover of the Italian edition of ''

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'' magazine. She retired from films in 1979, although she made two small appearances in the late 1980s and a final appearance in the 2000 television series ''Hotel Otello''.

Filmography

*''La nostra pelle'', directed by Raymond Berhard (1951) * ''

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'' (1954) *''

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'' (1960) *''

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'', directed by

Carlo Campogalliani Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio''.R ...

(1960) *'' La strada dei giganti'', directed by

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(1960) *'' Nerone '71'', directed by

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(1961) *'' The Fall of Rome'', directed by

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(1963) *''

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'', directed by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

(1963) *'' Siamo tutti pomicioni'', directed by

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(1963) *'' La donna degli altri è sempre più bella'', directed by

(1963) *''

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'', directed by

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(1963) *''

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'', directed by

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(1964) *'' Il Gaucho'', directed by

(1965) *''

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'', directed by Christian-Jaque (1965) *'' Su e giù'', directed by

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(1965) *''

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'', directed by

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(1965) *''

Menage all'italiana ''Menage all'italiana'', also known as ''Menage Italian Style'', is a 1965 Italian comedy film about a bigamist who cannot resist getting married again and again. He has eight wives. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Alfredo * Anna Moffo: Giovanna * Maria ...

'', directed by Franco Indovina (1965) *''

Adultery Italian Style ''Adultery Italian Style'' ( it, Adulterio all'italiana) is a 1966 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast *Nino Manfredi as Franco Finali * Catherine Spaak as Marta Finali * Maria Grazia Buccella as Gloria * ...

'', directed by

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(1966) *''

A Maiden for a Prince ''A Maiden for a Prince'' ( it, Una vergine per il principe) is a 1966 Italian comedy, starring Vittorio Gassman and Virna Lisi and based on the failed marriage between Margherita Farnese and Vincenzo Gonzaga. Cast *Vittorio Gassman - *Virna Li ...

'', directed by

(1966) *''

L'armata Brancaleone ''L'armata Brancaleone'' (known in English-speaking countries as ''For Love and Gold'' or ''The Incredible Army of Brancaleone'') is an Italian comedy film released on April 7, 1966, written by the duo Age & Scarpelli and directed by Mario Monice ...

'', directed by

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(1966) *'' After the Fox'', directed by

(1966) *''

Pleasant Nights ''Pleasant Nights'' ( it, Le piacevoli notti) is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Armando Crispino and Luciano Lucignani and starring Vittorio Gassman and Gina Lollobrigida. Plot Three comedic tales set in the Middle Ages. Cast * Vittor ...

'', directed by

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(1966) *''

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'', directed by Christian-Jaque (1967) *'' I Married You for Fun'', directed by

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ve ...

(1967) *'' Domani non siamo pià qui'', directed by

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(1967) *''

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'', directed by

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(1968) *''

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'', directed by

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(1968) *'' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'', directed by

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''The Guardian'' was an Italian

(1969) *'' Where Are You Going All Naked?'', directed by

(1969) *'' Sissignore'', directed by

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(1969) *''

The Wind's Fierce ''The Wind's Fierce'' ( es, La cólera del viento, it, La collera del vento, also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus. P ...

'', directed by

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(1970) *''

I Clowns ''I clowns'' (also known as ''The Clowns'') is a 1970 mockumentary film by Federico Fellini about the human fascination with clowns and circuses. Plot summary Cast Main * Riccardo Billi as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Billi) * Fede ...

'', directed by

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(1970) *''

Il provinciale ''Il provinciale'' (''The Provincial'') is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Cast * Gianni Morandi: Giovanni * Maria Grazia Buccella: Giulia * Sergio Leonardi: Sergio * Tery Hare: Silvana * Franco Fabrizi: Colombo * ...

'', directed by

(1971) *''

Basta guardarla ''Basta guardarla'' (''Just Look at Her'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Enrichetta, a young peasant girl who lives in the village of Copparola di Sotto, Ciociaria, joins the avanspettacolo company of Silver Boy ...

'', directed by

(1971) *'' Remo e Romolo - Storia di due figli di una lupa'', directed by

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(1976) *'' Nerone'', directed by

(1977) *'' Quando c'era lui... caro lei!'', directed by Giancarlo Santi (1978) *'' L'importante è non farsi notare'', directed by

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(1979) *'' Crime in Formula One'', directed by

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(1983) *''

I ragazzi della 3ª C ''I ragazzi della 3ª C'' was an Italian television series. Plot The TV series, set in Italy in the 1980s, tells the story of a class at "Leopardi" high school in Rome, on the way to the final exams. It consists of three seasons for a total of 3 ...

'' (TV series, 1988, ''guest star'')

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buccella, Maria 1940 births 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Milan Italian beauty pageant winners Italian female models Italian film actresses Living people Miss Universe 1959 contestants Nastro d'Argento winners Models from Milan