Gloria Leonard
| Gloria Leonard | |
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Leonard at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 1999
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| Born |
Gale Sandra Klinetsky August 28, 1940 The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Died | February 3, 2014 (aged 73) Waimea, Hawaii, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Aria Ola, Gayle Leonard, C. Gale Leonard, Gail Leonard |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Leonardi, Jr, ?-?, divorced (1 child) Bobby Hollander, ?-1990, divorced |
| Children | daughter Robin Leonardi (born 1963), 1 grandchild |
| No. of adult films | approx. 82 as a performer & 8 as director (per IAFD) |
Gloria Leonard (born Gale Sandra Klinetsky; August 28, 1940 – February 3, 2014) was an American pornographic actress who became the publisher of High Society magazine. As a board member of Adult Video Association and its successor the Free Speech Coalition, Leonard was an outspoken advocate for the adult film industry and free speech rights.
In the 1960s, Leonard was a registered representative for the bond trading firm of Schweickert & Company. She later went into public relations and worked for Elektra Records. Later in the 1970s, she worked for a film production company in the Caribbean. Upon her return to New York, looking for work, she contacted casting agent Dorothy Palmer, who apparently failed to tell Leonard that the acting role she cast her in was for an adult film.
Leonard began appearing in hardcore pornography in 1974 and appeared in approximately 40 film/projects from 1976–84, in films including Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip (1977), directed by Gerard Damiano,The Trouble With Young Stuff, All About Gloria Leonard (both of which were written and directed by Joseph W. Sarno), Fortune Smiles,Maraschino Cherry and Taboo: American Style. She is best known for her role in The Opening of Misty Beethoven, Radley Metzger’s erotic reimagining of George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. She retired from acting in 1984.
She directed several films for companies such as Adam & Eve, VCA Pictures, and Vivid Entertainment.
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