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