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