Maria Grazia Buccella
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| Born | August 15, 1940 Milan, Lombardy  Italy |
| Years active | 1951 - 2000 |
Maria Grazia Buccella, (August 15, 1940 - ) is a former Italian glamour model, Miss Italy contestant (1959) and film actress.
Buccella screentested for the role of Domino Derval 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The role eventually went to French actress, Claudine Auger.[1]. That year she appeared in the Dino Risi directed film Il Gaucho which co starred actors such as Vittorio Gassman.
In 1966 she played the beauty Miss Okra in the Peter Sellers film After the Fox. In 1968 she won a Silver Ribbon award at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) in the film Ti ho sposato per allegria.
She featured on the cover of Playmen magazine in November 1976. She virtually retired from film in 1979 although made two small appearances in the late 1980s and a final appearance in the 2000 TV series Hotel Otello.
