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Scilla Gabel

Scilla Gabel

Acting

Born January 4, 1938 · Rimini, Italy

Biography

She was born Scilla Gabellini, one of five siblings, in Rimini on the Adriatic coast. Scilla initially studied law at Oxford University, graduating with a doctorate. Her interest in pursuing a legal career waned quickly, however, since her next move was a return to Italy for acting classes at Rome's Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. At the age of seventeen, the voluptuous, blue-eyed Scilla became a body double for Sophia Loren (to whom she bore more than a passing resemblance), notably in the classic Boy on a Dolphin (1957). Two years later, she underwent cosmetic surgery to look less lik…

Known For · 40 titles

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1968
Le donne del Tenente Sheridan

Le donne del Tenente Sheridan

1965
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1969
Dov'è Anna?

Dov'è Anna?

1976
I ragazzi dei Parioli

I ragazzi dei Parioli

1959
Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962
Vino e pane

Vino e pane

1973
Tender Sharks

Tender Sharks

1967
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

1959
That Awful Mess on Via Merulana

That Awful Mess on Via Merulana

1983
Mara

Mara

1961
Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise

1966
Mill of the Stone Women

Mill of the Stone Women

1960
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

1963
Village of Daughters

Village of Daughters

1962
Legs of Gold

Legs of Gold

1958
Bastard, Go and Kill

Bastard, Go and Kill

1971
Outlaws of Love

Outlaws of Love

1963
La grande vallata

La grande vallata

1961
Colossus of the Arena

Colossus of the Arena

1962
The White Warrior

The White Warrior

1959
I piaceri del sabato notte

I piaceri del sabato notte

1960
Three Faces of Sin

Three Faces of Sin

1961
Romulus and the Sabines

Romulus and the Sabines

1961
Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

1958
The Queen of the Pirates

The Queen of the Pirates

1960
Due sosia in allegria

Due sosia in allegria

1956
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

1962
La salamandre d'or

La salamandre d'or

1962
The Revenge of the Gladiators

The Revenge of the Gladiators

1964
Con rispetto parlando

Con rispetto parlando

1965
How to Seduce a Playboy?

How to Seduce a Playboy?

1966
Target for Killing

Target for Killing

1966
Two Colonels

Two Colonels

1963
Genitori in blue-jeans

Genitori in blue-jeans

1960
Djurado

Djurado

1966
Seven Slaves Against the World

Seven Slaves Against the World

1964
Son of Cleopatra

Son of Cleopatra

1964
Arms of the Avenger

Arms of the Avenger

1963
Take Me As I Am

Take Me As I Am

1960