Arden, Gisella


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Arden, Gisella

Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:01

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Gisella Arden in Le prigioniere dell'isola del Diavolo (1962)

Gisella Arden was another stunningly beautiful actress who achieved some degree of success, but somehow never quite rose to the upper levels of stardom. Her earliest known role is from 1959, and within a few years she was playing female leads and second leads in a selection of B-grade peplums, swashbucklers and eurospies. Like many actresses of her generation she disappeared from the screen at the end of the sixties, reappearing in a handful of TV movies in the 80's before vanishing again, this time for good.

Various websites claim her real name is Gisella Sardello, though with no way of knowing where this information originated this must be treated as unconfirmed. No other biographical details are known about her.

All her known roles were credited ones, but her credits are fairly spread out so I wouldn't rule out the possibility of some uncredited or unknown appearances being found.

Filmography

1959
  1. Cerasella .... Girl at the beach (credited as "Gisella Ardenz")

    1960
  2. Dolci inganni .... The nurse (credited as "Gisella Ardens")

    1961
  3. Il segreto dello Sparviero Nero .... Friend of Leonora (credited)
  4. Le avventure di Mary Read .... First dancer from the court of Louis XIV (credited)

    1962
  5. Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo .... Maeva (credited)
  6. Maciste contro lo Sceicco .... Isabella (credited)

    1963
  7. L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato .... Maria (credited)

    1965
  8. La morte viene da Manila (Die letzten Drei der Albatros) .... Dany Wilkinson (credited)

    1966
  9. La trappola scatta a Beirut (Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut) .... Monique Köhler (credited)

    1968
  10. Sapevano solo uccidere .... Katy (credited as "Kim Arden")

    1969
  11. Zorro marchese di Navarra .... Dolores (credited)

    1982
  12. Casa di bambola .... Linde (credited)

    1983
  13. La freccia nel fianco (TV mini-series) .... Eugenie (credited)
  14. Vuoto di memoria (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... Impiegata Marshall (credited as "Gisele Arden")

Give us more Gisella!
There are still a couple of TV productions listed on IMDb which I have not yet been able to find. If you have images or credits of Gisella in any of these you know what to do.
  • I padroni dell'estate (TV mini-series, 1987) .... Azara's wife
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Re: Gisella Arden

Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:09

Cerasella (1959) credited as Gisella Ardenz, as Girl at the beach. Gisella is one of a group of girls, but despite being one of the luckier ones to get a credit, she is barely seen, hidden behind the others.
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Re: Gisella Arden

Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:14

Dolci inganni (1960) credited as Gisella Ardens, as The nurse. Her role here consists of walking on, saying hello, and walking off again.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:26

Il segreto dello Sparviero Nero 1961) credited, as Friend of Leonora
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:31

Le avventure di Mary Read (1961) credited, as First dancer from the court of Louis XIV
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:36

Le prigioniere dell'isola del Diavolo (1962) as Maeva. She must certainly be credited here in the Italian version, but the only available copies all have the French credits, which only list 6 actors.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:45

Maciste contro lo Sceicco (1962) credited, as Isabella
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 15:54

L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato (1963) credited, as Maria
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 16:02

La morte viene da Manila (Die letzten Drei der Albatros) (1965) credited, as Dany Wilkinson. Despite having leading lady status and being dramatically kidnapped in the opening scene, her role is largely forgotten about for much of the film. Curiously, in this and her next role, she is listed as Gisella Arden in the film credits, but as Kim Arden on the posters.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 24/01/2020, 16:07

La trappola scatta a Beirut (Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut) (1966) credited, as Monique Köhler
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