Actor
Lyda Borelli
March 22, 1884 · Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Lyda Borelli (22 March 1884 - 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress, her career in theatre started in 1902.
Between 1913 and 1918 Borelli made 14 films and appeared in 2 documentaries. She often portrayed vamps who end up committing suicide via poison. Her acting was mainly based on excessive gestures, painful expressions and languid gazes. Antonio Gramsci, who, in 1917 worked as a theatre reviewer, criticised her stating she represented a heightened form of sensuality, "a part of a primordial and prehistoric humanity" that had managed to cast a spell on the audience.
Often works with
Amleto Novelli
3 titles together
Malombra, Madame Guillotine, The Wedding March
Wanda Capodaglio
3 titles together
The Suitcase of Dreams, The Wedding March, The Naked Truth
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Francesco Cacace
3 titles together
Malombra, La falena, The Wedding March
Andrea Habay
2 titles together
Satan's Rhapsody, La falena
Mario Bonnard
2 titles together
Love Everlasting, La memoria dell'altro
Emilio Petacci
2 titles together
Love Everlasting, La memoria dell'altro
Full filmography · 15
Diva Dolorosa
cast
1999Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
1991Fashion in Movement
cast
1991
The Suitcase of Dreams
cast
1953
The Legend of Saint Barbara
as Saint Barbara
1918
Una Notte a Calcutta
cast
1918
Carnevalesca
cast
1918
Satan's Rhapsody
as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
19176.5
Malombra
as Marina di Malombra
1917
Madame Guillotine
as Madame Tallien
1916
La falena
as Thea di Marlievo
1916
The Wedding March
as Grazia di Plessans
1915