Giorgia Moll

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Moll in the movie I Cosacchi (1960)

Giorgia Moll (born 14 January 1938) is an Italian film actress. She was sometimes credited as Georgia Moll and Georgia Mool.

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Background

Moll was born in Prata di Pordenone [ citation needed ] to a German father and an Italian mother. At a young age, she began a brief career as a model and in 1955 she won the "Miss Cinema" beauty contest. [1] The following year she started her film career, being mainly active in comedies and adventure films. [1] She was critically appreciated for her dramatic performance in Damiano Damiani's Lipstick (1960). [1] Moll retired from acting in the early 1970s. [1]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN   881150516X.