Lyda Borelli
Birthday
1884/03/22
Day of death
1959/06/02 (75 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Also know as
Lyda Cini , Countess of Monselice
Biography
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.
Acting
(1915) The Wedding March
as Grazia di Plessans
(1916) La falena
as Thea di Marlievo
(1913) La memoria dell'altro
as Lyda
(1917) The Thirteenth Man
as ---
(1917) Satan's Rhapsody
as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
(1917) Malombra
as Marina di Malombra
(1916) Madame Guillotine
as Madame Tallien
(1913) Love Everlasting
as Elsa Holbein
(1991) Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
(1918) The Legend of Saint Barbara
as Saint Barbara
(1953) The Suitcase of Dreams
as ---
(1918) Carnevalesca
as ---
(1999) Diva Dolorosa
as ---
(1914) The Naked Truth
as Lolette
(1915) Flower of Evil
as Lyda
(1918) Una Notte a Calcutta
as ---
(1991) Fashion in Movement
as ---