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Lidia Alfonsi

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Lidia Alfonsi

Lidia Alfonsi is an actress born on April 28, 1928 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She died on September 21, 2022, aged 94. She is known for Black Sabbath, The Trojan Horse and A Man for Burning. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 28, 1928
Place of birth
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died
September 21, 2022
Also known as
Lydia Alfonsi · Лидия Альфонси

Biography

Lydia Alfonsi, born Lidia (Parma, 27 April 1928 - Parma, 21 September 2022), was an Italian actress. An actress of great expressiveness, her name is linked above all to the golden age of television dramas in the 1960s, with works such as La Pisana; Mastro Don Gesualdo; Luisa Sanfelice and Il segreto di Luca. In 1970, she received the French critics' award for best Italian television actress. Though acclaimed for her roles on the classical stage (including as Medea, Phaedra and Electra) she is probably best known abroad as a protagonist of films like Hercules (1958), Morgan the Pirate (1960) and The Trojan Horse (1961) (all starring Steve Reeves). Alfonsi also co-starred alongside Boris Karloff in Mario Bava 's atmospheric psycho- thriller Black Sabbath (1963). Alfonsi was named a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic by then-president of Italy Alessandro Pertini. She retired from screen acting in 1997.

Filmography

  1. 1997Life Is Beautifulas Mrs. Guicciardini
  2. 1992Der Bergdoktoras Maria Spreti · 1 episode
  3. 1990Open Doorsas Marchesa Anna Pironti
  4. 1989Una lepre con la faccia di bambinaas madre di Sara · 2 episodes
  5. 1973Lady Dynamite
  6. 1969Love Birdsas Conny
  7. 1969Il segreto di Lucaas Ortensia · 4 episodes
  8. 1969L'amore è come il soleas Ursula
  9. 1967Face to Faceas Belle de Winton
  10. 1967The Strange Nightas Erika
  11. 1965Al calar del sipario
  12. 1965Violence and Loveas Lucia
  13. 1964Vita di Michelangeloas Vittoria Colonna · 3 episodes
  14. 1964Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
  15. 1964Mastro Don Gesualdoas Bianca Trao · 6 episodes
  16. 1963Black Sabbathas Mary (segment "The Telephone")
  17. 1963Summer Nightas Carmen
  18. 1962A Man for Burningas Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
  19. 1961The Trojan Horseas Cassandra
  20. 1960Morgan, the Pirateas Dona Maria
  21. 1960The Dolphinsas attrice giovane
  22. 1960The Loves of Herculesas Megara
  23. 1959The Lawas Giuseppina
  24. 1958Herculesas The Sybil
  25. 1957Manos suciasas Pilar
  26. 1957Susanna and Meas Julia
  27. 1951White Leprosy