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Gia Scala Net Worth

Josephine Grace Johanna Scoglio net worth is
$7 Million

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Gia Scala (March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972) was an English American actress and model of Italian and Irish descent. 
Full NameJosephine Grace Johanna Scoglio
Net Worth$7 Million
Date Of BirthMarch 3, 1934
Died1972-04-30
Death CauseAccidental drug and alcohol overdose
Place Of BirthLiverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
OccupationActress, model
ProfessionActress
SpouseDon Burnett
NicknamesGia Scala, Scala, Gia
Star SignPisces
#Fact
1Was once involved with actor Steve McQueen during her New York years (between 1952-1954).
2First attempted suicide in 1958, after the death of her mother. She later tried again, after her ex-husband, Don Burnett, married Ironside (1967) star Barbara Anderson, a year after their divorce.
3Was cast by Universal to play the role of Mary Magdalene in a film originally to be entitled "The Galileans," but the movie ended up being scrapped.
4On May 1971, Anna Kashfi took custody of her.
5Older sister of actress Tina Scala.
6Arrested over a dispute with a downtown Los Angeles parking lot attendant when she refused to pay an additional fifty cents overtime charge, and an altercation ensued. [April 1971]
7Is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, next to her mother.
8Her sportscar turned over on a winding canyon road in July 1971 and she lost part of her index finger.
9Memorable, in The Guns of Navarone (1961), for her role as a Greek resistance fighter who presumably had been so horribly tortured by the Nazis that she became mute.
David Niven, James Darren, Anthony Quayle, Gia Scala

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
It Takes a Thief1969TV SeriesAngel
The Name of the Game1969TV SeriesRenata Marino
Operation Delilah1967Dalida
Tarzan1967TV SeriesMartha Tolbooth
Jericho1966TV SeriesSimone DuBray
Run for Your Life1965TV SeriesMarika Takacs
12 O'Clock High1965TV SeriesIlka Zradna
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1965TV SeriesDr. Katya Markova
Convoy1965TV SeriesMadeline Duval
The Rogues1964-1965TV SeriesLisa de Monteforte / Simone Carnot
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1964TV SeriesKitty Frazier
The Triumph of Robin Hood1962Anna
The Guns of Navarone1961Anna
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1960-1961TV SeriesLisa Talbot / Lottie Rank
Hong Kong1961TV SeriesMaria Banda
The Islanders1960TV SeriesRhea
I Aim at the Stars1960Elizabeth Beyer
Battle of the Coral Sea1959Karen Philips
The Angry Hills1959Eleftheria
Goodyear Theatre1959TV SeriesGiovanna
The Two-Headed Spy1958Lili Geyr
The Tunnel of Love1958Estelle Novick
Ride a Crooked Trail1958Tessa Milotte
Don't Go Near the Water1957Melora Alba
Tip on a Dead Jockey1957Paquita Heldon
The Garment Jungle1957Theresa Renata
The Big Boodle1957Anita Ferrer
Four Girls in Town1957Vicki Dauray
The Price of Fear1956Nina Ferranti
Never Say Goodbye1956Minnie (uncredited)
All That Heaven Allows1955Marguerita - Manuel's Daughter (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1964TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Two Girls on the Town1961ShortHerself
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHerself

Known for movies

Anna

The Guns of Navarone (1961)
as Anna

Melora Alba

Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
as Melora Alba

Tessa Milotte

Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
as Tessa Milotte

Estelle Novick

The Tunnel of Love (1958)
as Estelle Novick

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