Lyda Borelli

Actor

Born: March 22, 1884
Died: June 2, 1959 (age 75)
From: 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…

Filmography (17)

Diva Dolorosa (1999)
Lyrical Nitrate
Lyrical Nitrate (1991)
(archive footage)
Fashion in Movement
Fashion in Movement (1991)
The Suitcase of Dreams (1953)
The Legend of Saint Barbara (1918)
Saint Barbara
Una Notte a Calcutta (1918)
Carnevalesca (1918)
The Thirteenth Man
The Thirteenth Man (1917)
Satan's Rhapsody (1917)
Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
Malombra (1917)
Marina di Malombra
Madame Guillotine (1916)
Madame Tallien
La falena (1916)
Thea di Marlievo
The Wedding March (1915)
Grazia di Plessans
Flower of Evil (1915)
Lyda
The Naked Truth (1914)
Lolette
La memoria dell'altro (1913)
Lyda
Love Everlasting (1913)
Elsa Holbein