Lidia Alfonsi
Acting
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.
Born: April 28, 1928
Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Known For
Filmography
as Mrs. Guicciardini
as Maria Spreti
as Marchesa Anna Pironti
as Conny
as Ursula
as Belle de Winton
as Erika
as Lucia
as Vittoria Colonna
as Mary (segment "The Telephone")
as Carmen
as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
as Cassandra
as Dona Maria
as attrice giovane
as Megara
as Giuseppina
as The Sybil
as Pilar
as Julia