Gia Scala was born on March 3, 1934 was an English actress.

Biography and Career

Gia Scala was born as Giovanna Scoglio in Liverpool, England. She was a daughter of an aristocratic Sicilian father, Pietro Scoglio, and an Irish mother, Eileen Sullivan. She spent her early life in Rome, Italy. Later her family moved to the United States when she was just fourteen. Gia graduated from Bayside High School in Queens, New York.

Besides working on some radio shows and television quiz shows, Gia continued studying acting during nights. In 1954 an agent had her tested for the role of Mary Magdalene in a movie which was to be made called The Gallileans. She did not get the part but was signed to contracts by both Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures in Hollywood.

In 1955, Gia made her motion picture debut which was in the film titled, All That Heaven Allows with Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. In 1957 she landed roles in Tip On A Dead Jockey and The Garment Jungle and The Tunnel of Love in 1958. The latter featured Richard Widmark and Doris Day.

During the 1960s Gia Scala was also appeared on American television shows. Shows in which she appeared include Alfred Hitchcock Presents went on air in the years 1960-1961, Convoy, The Rogues, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twelve O'Clock High in 1965, Tarzan a NBC series in 1967, and It Takes a Thief in 1969.

Miss Scala's successful career began to deteriorate as a result of a growing alcohol dependency and she was eventually let go from her studio contract. Her marriage to stockbroker Donald Burnett ended in divorce.

On April 30, 1972, some friends found her dead in her Hollywood Hills home from an overdose of drugs and alcohol at age 38. Scala is interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

General Appearance

Birth Name: Giovanna Scoglio
Birth: March 3, 1934

Why do we like Gia Scala?

We like her because of her acting as a Hollywood actress.

Why is Gia Scala Famous?

She is famous because of her great work as an actress and Television appearances.

Gia Scala Lists

	1934 births
	1972 deaths
	British actors
	British television actors
	Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery
	Actors who committed suicide
	Drug-related suicides in California
	British film actors
	Alcohol-related deaths in California
	British people of Sicilian descent
	Italian British actors
	Actors from Liverpool

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Gia Scala Pictures

 

Gia Scala Movies
All That Heaven Allows Never Say Goodbye The Price of Fear Four Girls in Town The Big Boodle The Garment Jungle Tip on a Dead Jockey Ride a Crooked Trail The Tunnel of Love Battle of the Coral Sea Wernher von Braun The Guns of Navarone Don`t Go Near The Water Operation Delilah I Aim At The Stars
Gia Scala Filmography

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 18 July '10

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