Thursday, September 28, 2017

Actor profile : Ursula Davis (repost)


Continuing with profiling relatively unknown supporting actors of Italian/Euro PEPLUM films. Today it's Ursula Davis née Pier Anna Quaglia. Ursula only appeared in a dozen films and made just 3 PEPLUM films and yet her face is unforgettable. Her distinctive beauty and acting made her stand-out from the crowded PEPLUM babe crowd.

Her first film was BRENNUS - ENEMY OF ROME where she stood toe to toe with Gordon Mitchell. Her two other PEPLUM films were THE INVINCIBLE BROTHERS MACISTE and SPARTACUS AND THE TEN GLADIATORS. Love her. I wish she had made more PEPLUM films. Oh well...

BRENNUS - ENEMY OF ROME (1963)


Ursula starred with Gordon Mitchell (above) and Erno Crisa (below) in BRENNUS



THE INVINCIBLE BROTHERS MACISTE (1964)


Ursula one of three main actresses in INVINCIBLE BROTHERS MACISTE : Claudie Lange and Gia Sandri (below)



SPARTACUS AND THE TEN GLADIATORS (1964)


Ursula was the love interest for the handsome Romano Giomini in SPARTACUS AND THE TEN GLADIATORS





1 comment:

Scott Ochiltree said...

Ursula was indeed a beautiful actress and I wish she appeared in more Peplum films.

I wonder why she took the stage name Ursula (who was an early Christian martyr), as it may have led some people to confuse her with better known Swiss actress Ursula Andress.