Paola Borboni

Paola Borboni

Born: January 1, 1900
Died: April 9, 1995
in Golese
Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis directed by Giuseppe Sterni, and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances. She gained notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli film L' Uomo che sorride. She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani-directed film Ai margini della metropoli in 1952 in which she appeared alongside the main cast of Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina. Between 1936 and 1956 her career was at its peak and her roles gradually became less numerous in the decades that followed, making a final appearance in the Giorgio Mosa filmBlue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990. She died of a stroke aged 95 on 9 April 1995. (wikipedia)

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Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
Title: Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
Character: Nonna Giulia
Released: November 28, 1990
Type: Movie
The daughter of a weird archaeologist is about to graduate from school, and she’s already thinking about the holiday she wants to spend with her dad. For some reason, this holiday will never happen, so she starts dreaming about a journey full of adventures while venturing unknown lands.
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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Title: Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Character: Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
Released: November 30, 1983
Type: Movie
The film is divided into two episodes, The Hair of Disgrace and The Magician, both focusing on the theme of the occult and beliefs.
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Cicciabomba
Title: Cicciabomba
Character: nonna di Miris
Released: November 28, 1982
Type: Movie
An overweight high school student is relentlessly bullied due to weight. Out of the blue, she wins a trip to New York, where she sheds 80+ pounds and then returns home to take revenge on her tormentors.
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Yes, Giorgio
Title: Yes, Giorgio
Character: Sister Theresa
Released: September 24, 1982
Type: Movie
A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in love with.
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Più bello di così si muore
Title: Più bello di così si muore
Character: madre del conte Nereo
Released: March 18, 1982
Type: Movie
In Rome a man needing money become a transvestite prostitute.
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La Cage aux Folles II
Title: La Cage aux Folles II
Character: Mrs. Baldi
Released: December 10, 1980
Type: Movie
In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm, with Albin posing as Renato's wife. Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade - as a woman - forever?
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L'albero della maldicenza
Title: L'albero della maldicenza
Released: December 16, 1978
Type: Movie
Five youngsters spend their time spreading rumours in a little village.
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Nerone
Title: Nerone
Character: Agrippina
Released: January 2, 1977
Type: Movie
Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero.
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Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista
Title: Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista
Character: Nonna di Paolo
Released: March 13, 1975
Type: Movie
The Milanese nudist professor Paolo Barca moved to the province of Catania; there he will succeed in changing something both in the school and in his character.
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The Handsome Devil
Title: The Handsome Devil
Character: Donna Mercedes
Released: June 4, 1974
Type: Movie
Deep South Italian seventies. The performing and penniless sales representative "Tano" Avallone, fell in love with the beautiful Mariangela, sixteen-year-old daughter of the widowed lawyer "Totonno" Fortis Pantaleo. In order to approach the girl, he enters the graces of the professional, posing as his childhood friend and saying he is willing to eliminate the elderly Donna Mercedes, mother of these, so that he can inherit the substances. Guest of the family, Tano finds himself involved in a whirlwind of feminine attentions, including the free-range governess Immaculate, unnecessarily coveted by the lawyer, and the servant Sisina, desired by the parish priest.
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How Funny Can Sex Be?
Title: How Funny Can Sex Be?
Character: Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
Released: December 19, 1973
Type: Movie
How Funny Can Sex Be? is an nine-episode anthology film about love, sex and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.
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The Beasts
Title: The Beasts
Character: Fachiro's Mother
Released: April 25, 1971
Type: Movie
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Between Miracles
Title: Between Miracles
Character: Immacolata
Released: March 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.
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Judge Roy Bean
Title: Judge Roy Bean
Character: Victoria
Released: March 3, 1971
Type: Movie
In a small western town the ineffable judge Roy Bean metes out justice in his own special way. A cargo of gold is ambushed by the outlaw Black Bird who fails in the attempt and then rides into town.
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When Women Had Tails
Title: When Women Had Tails
Character: leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.
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Title: Nero Wolfe
Character: Signora Bruner
Released: February 21, 1969
Type: TV
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Title: The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Character: Signora Rosa
Released: January 17, 1968
Type: Movie
A kidnapped mobster (Vittorio De Sica) persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.
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Arabella
Title: Arabella
Character: Duchess Moretti
Released: November 29, 1967
Type: Movie
A young woman uses her womanly wiles to seduce older men in order to aid her debt-ridden grandmother.
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Menage Italian Style
Title: Menage Italian Style
Character: Carmelina's Mother
Released: December 22, 1965
Type: Movie
In Italy in the 60's it is difficult to get a divorce. Carlo gets a visit from his Swedish wife, but he is already remarried. Every time he meets a new woman, he vanishes away from the last wife.
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A Maiden for the Prince
Title: A Maiden for the Prince
Character: Madonna Violante
Released: October 26, 1965
Type: Movie
Young Prince Vincenzo Gonzaga, rejects his first wife Margherita Farnese, obtaining the annulment of the union and, at the same time, raising strong doubts about her virginity
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Complexes
Title: Complexes
Character: Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
Released: August 15, 1965
Type: Movie
In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for homosexuals when trying to avoid a scandal. In the third episode, Guglielmo passes all tests in order to become reader of the television news brilliantly, although the commission works with all subtleness's to exclude him.
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Gold of Rome
Title: Gold of Rome
Character: Rosa
Released: November 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering them what seems to be an expensive way out of imprisonment and death.
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Mi permette babbo!
Title: Mi permette babbo!
Character: Sonia Varonowska
Released: December 6, 1956
Type: Movie
While Rodolfo tries to become a lyric singer, his lifestyle deeply annoys his father-in-law.
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The Best Part
Title: The Best Part
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 30, 1955
Type: Movie
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
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Casta diva
Title: Casta diva
Character: Signora Monti
Released: December 27, 1954
Type: Movie
As soon as he graduated from the Naples Conservatory, Vincenzo Bellini meets Maddalena Fumaroli and immediately falls in love with her.
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Knights of the Queen
Title: Knights of the Queen
Character: Maria, Queen of France
Released: December 24, 1954
Type: Movie
A new adventure for the Dumas musketeers who this time must save the Infanta of Spain from the intrigues of the Prince of Condé who wants to take the throne at any cost. (This film is a compendium edit made from episodes of the television series "I tre moschettieri")
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Rosso e nero
Title: Rosso e nero
Character: Herself
Released: October 27, 1954
Type: Movie
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On Trial
Title: On Trial
Character: Madame Bobika
Released: June 4, 1954
Type: Movie
Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.
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Mademoiselle Nitouche
Title: Mademoiselle Nitouche
Character: Rosa
Released: April 21, 1954
Type: Movie
Celestin works as an organist at a girl's school. By day, Celestin is the meek and mild target of the girls' incessant practical jokes. By night, however, he is the celebrated composer of popular operas -- and the romantic vis-à-vis of a celebrated stage star. When schoolgirl Denise stumbles onto Celestin's secret, she threatens to tell all -- but only if Celestin refuses to escort her to the opening night of his latest opera. As a result, Denise falls in love with a handsome young soldier, while Celestin is accidentally shipped off to an army camp. A series of silly coincidences brings happiness to all concerned by fade-out time.
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High School
Title: High School
Character: Madre di Bruno Sacchi
Released: April 1, 1954
Type: Movie
It's the last year of highschool of a group of teenagers, and now they have to face their final exam, and the loves, happy or not, that sprung during those years of school.
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Mid-Century Loves
Title: Mid-Century Loves
Released: February 18, 1954
Type: Movie
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
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Mamma, perdonami!
Title: Mamma, perdonami!
Character: Madre di Luisa
Released: December 3, 1953
Type: Movie
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Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
Title: Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
Character: Madre di Bruno
Released: November 6, 1953
Type: Movie
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At the Edge of the City
Title: At the Edge of the City
Character: Luisa's mother
Released: October 16, 1953
Type: Movie
Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.
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Francis the Smuggler
Title: Francis the Smuggler
Character: Pamela la governante
Released: October 6, 1953
Type: Movie
A smuggler has to skip town at avoid the pursuing police. The he returns, he falls for the daughter of his disapproving boss - and soon he has murder in mind
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Jealousy
Title: Jealousy
Character: La zia baronessa
Released: September 29, 1953
Type: Movie
A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married flies off his handle and commits a murder of which an innocent man is accused. He is however tormented by his conscience.
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I Vitelloni
Title: I Vitelloni
Character: Signora Rubini
Released: September 17, 1953
Type: Movie
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
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Roman Holiday
Title: Roman Holiday
Character: Charwoman
Released: August 26, 1953
Type: Movie
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
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Lulù
Title: Lulù
Released: June 10, 1953
Type: Movie
Mario, a student from a noble Milanese family, falls in love with Lulù, a young slender girl.
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Melody of Love
Title: Melody of Love
Character: Anna
Released: October 29, 1952
Type: Movie
A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses it to hold Maria. Giacomo misunderstands and takes off on a global singing tour.
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Rome 11:00
Title: Rome 11:00
Character: Matilde
Released: February 27, 1952
Type: Movie
The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic accident.
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Spring song
Title: Spring song
Character: Lidia
Released: March 23, 1951
Type: Movie
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Twelve Hours to Live
Title: Twelve Hours to Live
Character: Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
Released: October 19, 1950
Type: Movie
After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive. Defending himself against the accusation in an impassioned plea, however, he succeeds in obtaining to return to earth for a few hours to make reparation for the evil he committed and, above all, for the bad deed that caused Amedeo Santini's suicide attempt. The affair will lead him to make a risky but happy choice.
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Le modelle di via Margutta
Title: Le modelle di via Margutta
Character: La moglie di Andrea
Released: May 16, 1946
Type: Movie
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Non canto più
Title: Non canto più
Character: L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
Released: September 30, 1945
Type: Movie
A woman, a theatrical impresario, simulates the theft of a precious necklace for marketing purposes. A young singer living in the province is believed to be responsible for the theft and is arrested.
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La freccia nel fianco
Title: La freccia nel fianco
Character: Baronessa Masiero
Released: September 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Started in the summer of 1943 by Lattuada and , the because of the war that raged in Italy at the time, the shooting was interrupted several times only to stop for good in September of the same year. It only resumed after the war, in the spring of 1945, but with Mario Costa as the director instead of Lattuada. It was eventually released in September 1945 with only Lattuada billed as the director. Similarly, the film was started with Vittorio Gassman in the role of Brunello, but when the shooting resumed in 1945 he was replaced by Leonardo Cortese
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Il ventesimo duca
Title: Il ventesimo duca
Released: July 15, 1945
Type: Movie
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La locandiera
Title: La locandiera
Released: December 1, 1944
Type: Movie
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The Materassi Sisters
Title: The Materassi Sisters
Released: January 2, 1944
Type: Movie
The quiet days of two elderly spinster sisters are changed for good with the unexpected arrival of their nephew.
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Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
Title: Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
Character: La signora Perrichon
Released: August 2, 1943
Type: Movie
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L'avventura di Annabella
Title: L'avventura di Annabella
Character: La madre di Annabella
Released: March 31, 1943
Type: Movie
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Daddy's Little Devil
Title: Daddy's Little Devil
Character: The College Director
Released: February 6, 1943
Type: Movie
Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists that the impetuous girl is sent to college. Nicoletta becomes a true tornado for educators trying in vain to bring her under control.
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Il nemico
Title: Il nemico
Character: Clara Korsen
Released: January 19, 1943
Type: Movie
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Giorno di nozze
Title: Giorno di nozze
Character: Elena
Released: September 28, 1942
Type: Movie
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Giorno di nozze
Title: Giorno di nozze
Released: September 28, 1942
Type: Movie
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Ricchezza senza domani
Title: Ricchezza senza domani
Character: Carolina Barra
Released: January 25, 1940
Type: Movie
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Nina, non far la stupida
Title: Nina, non far la stupida
Character: Cate, la governante
Released: January 1, 1938
Type: Movie
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The Man Who Smiles
Title: The Man Who Smiles
Character: Contessa Clelia
Released: April 15, 1937
Type: Movie
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Ho perduto mio marito
Title: Ho perduto mio marito
Character: Valentina
Released: March 31, 1937
Type: Movie
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Lo Smemorato
Title: Lo Smemorato
Character: Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi
Released: November 3, 1936
Type: Movie
An amusing comedy taken from the repertoire of the great Sicilian comedian Angelo Musco and vaguely inspired by the case of the scatter – brain of Collegno: a man who has run away from his henpecking wife is welcomed by a rich woman who has mistaken him for her missing husband.
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Il principe idiota
Title: Il principe idiota
Released: January 1, 1920
Type: Movie
The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoevsky.