Gloria Guida (; born 19 November 1952) is an Italian actress and model. She is best known for starring in commedia erotica all'italiana, particularly the La liceale series, and also in erotic coming-of-age-drama films in the mid-1970s. Life and career Gloria Guida was born in Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, to a family from Emilia Romagna. She moved with her family to Bologna as a child. She first began a singing career, starting in her father's dancing place on the Romagna coast. Then she took up modeling, becoming Miss Teenage Italia in 1974. Guida subsequently went on to star in many sexy comedies. Two of her early films, La ragazzina (Monika in English-language release) and La minorenne, both shot in the summer of 1974, are stories of young female characters discovering their sexuality. She made her real breakthrough in 1975 with La liceale (Teasers). Another film of particular success was Avere vent'anni ("To Be Twenty") in 1978, where she starred with Lilli Carati. She considers herself Roman Catholic. Partial filmography Monika (1974) – Monica La minorenne (1974) – Valeria Sanna La novizia (1975) – Maria, Sister Immacolata So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975) - Angela Batrucchi La liceale (1975) – Loredana Il gatto mammone (1975) – Marietta That Malicious Age (1975) – Paola Il solco di pesca (1975) - Tonina Blue Jeans (1975) – Daniela 'Blue Jeans' Anselmi Scandalo in famiglia (1976) – Elena Ragazza alla pari (1976) – Domenica Schlutzer Il medico... la studentessa (1976) – Claudia Raselli Maschio latino... cercasi (1977) – Gigia (segment "Stanotte o mai più") (1977) – Tarpeia The Bermuda Triangle (1978) – Michelle Being Twenty (1978) – Lia La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti (1978) – Angela The Perfect Crime (1978) – Polly Travolto dagli affetti familiari (1978) – Eliana Night Nurse (1979) – Angela Della Torre How to Seduce Your Teacher (1979) – Angela Mancinelli La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta (1979) – Luna L'affittacamere (1979) – Giorgia Mainardi Fico d'India (1980) – Lia Millozzi Bollenti spiriti (1981) – Marta Sartori La casa stregata (1982) – Candida Sesso e volentieri (1982) (1988, TV Mini-Series) – Linda / Wife of Luca / Susanna / Luisella / Armanda / Susy Fratelli Benvenuti (2010, TV Series) – Doris (final appearance) Discography Singles 1972 – L'uomo alla donna non può dire no/Pioggia nell'anima (CBS, CBS-8015) 1972 – Cuore, fatti onore/Pioggia nell'anima (CBS, CBS-8375) 1979 – La musica è/Gloria