Lyda Borelli

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.

Known For

The Thirteenth Man
The Thirteenth Man
La memoria dell'altro
La memoria dell'altro
The Wedding March
The Wedding March
La falena
La falena
Satan's Rhapsody
Satan's Rhapsody
Malombra
Malombra
Madame Guillotine
Madame Guillotine
Love Everlasting
Love Everlasting
The Legend of Saint Barbara
The Legend of Saint Barbara

Filmography

1999 Diva Dolorosa
as
1991 Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
1991 Fashion in Movement
as
1953 The Suitcase of Dreams
as
1918 The Legend of Saint Barbara
as Saint Barbara
1918 Una Notte a Calcutta
as
1918 Carnevalesca
as
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
1916 La falena
as Thea di Marlievo
1915 The Wedding March
as Grazia di Plessans
1915 Flower of Evil
as Lyda
1914 The Naked Truth
as Lolette
1913 La memoria dell'altro
as Lyda
1913 Love Everlasting
as Elsa Holbein