Gabriella Giacobbe

Who was Gabriella Giacobbe?

Gabriella Giacobbe was an Italian stage, film and television actress.

Born in L'Aquila, Giacobbe graduated at the drama school of Giorgio Strehler and worked long with his company at the Piccolo Teatro, debuting in 1953 with the drama La sei giorni. Her stage credits include works directed by Luchino Visconti and Eduardo De Filippo. She also had a prolific career in television, appearing in successful TV-series and TV-movies such as A come Andromeda and La donna di picche. More sporadic were her film appearances, that however includes works by Luigi Magni, Dino Risi, Nelo Risi. She died of cancer 8 January 1979, at 55.