03/22/1884
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.
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Diva Dolorosa (1999) as |
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Lyrisch nitraat (1991) as (archive footage) |
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Mode in beweging (1991) as |
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La valigia dei sogni (1953) as |
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La leggenda di Santa Barbara (1918) as Saint Barbara |
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Una Notte a Calcutta (1918) as |
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Carnevalesca (1918) as |
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La storia dei tredici (1917) as |
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Rapsodia Satanica (1917) as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita |
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Malombra (1917) as Marina di Malombra |
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Madame Tallien (1916) as Madame Tallien |
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La falena (1916) as Thea di Marlievo |
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La marcia nuziale (1915) as Grazia di Plessans |
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Fior di Male (1915) as Lyda |
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La donna nuda (1914) as Lolette |
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La memoria dell'altro (1913) as Lyda |
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Ma l'amor mio non muore (1913) as Elsa Holbein |