Gloria Paul (born 28 February 1940) is a retired English film actress and dancer, based in Italy.

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Gloria Paul was born in London. Her father was a journalist and her mother was an opera singer. She began dancing at three years old, and began her professional career after high school. While on tour in Rome with an Argentinian ballet company, she decided to quit the company and try her luck in the film industry.

Paul quickly became an appreciated actress in comedies, having her first major role in Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita. In 1964 she appeared with Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia in the Goldfinger parody Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger. In 1966 she starred in the comedy western For a Few Dollars Less alongside Lando Buzzanca. Beyond these, she also acted in theater and worked as a dancer in musical revues with Renato Rascel. She was also one of the first "showgirls" on Italian television.