Lidia Alfonsi

Lidia Alfonsi

Born: April 28, 1928
Died: September 21, 2022
in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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.

Movies for Lidia Alfonsi...

Life Is Beautiful
Title: Life Is Beautiful
Character: Signora Guicciardini
Released: December 20, 1997
Type: Movie
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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Title: Der Bergdoktor
Character: Maria Spreti
Released: October 26, 1992
Type: TV
Der Bergdoktor is a German-Austrian medical drama television series, broadcast in 96 episodes between 1992 and 1997.
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Open Doors
Title: Open Doors
Character: Marchesa Anna Pironti
Released: March 29, 1990
Type: Movie
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.
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Lady Dynamite
Title: Lady Dynamite
Released: March 23, 1973
Type: Movie
Donna Costanza is married to a New Jersey mafia boss. During their 10 year wedding anniversary party he is shot and killed. His dying words to her are "Giarratana from Palermo". Costanza takes a trip to Palermo in order to avenge the death of her husband. Her target is Don Giarratana, a dangerous and influential Italian politician.
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Love Birds
Title: Love Birds
Character: Conny
Released: November 7, 1969
Type: Movie
Two couples live their erotic fantasies out until one of the women is murdered.
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L'amore è come il sole
Title: L'amore è come il sole
Character: Ursula
Released: January 6, 1969
Type: Movie
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Face to Face
Title: Face to Face
Character: Belle de Winton
Released: November 23, 1967
Type: Movie
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.
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Al calar del sipario
Title: Al calar del sipario
Released: November 26, 1965
Type: Movie
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La violenza e l'amore
Title: La violenza e l'amore
Character: Lucia
Released: August 26, 1965
Type: Movie
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Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
Title: Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
Released: June 27, 1964
Type: Movie
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
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Black Sabbath
Title: Black Sabbath
Character: Mary (segment "The Telephone")
Released: August 17, 1963
Type: Movie
Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.
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Summer Night
Title: Summer Night
Character: Carmen
Released: June 3, 1963
Type: Movie
Barcelona in the early sixties: black and white chronicle of the ups and downs in the relationship of several young couples of the Catalan bourgeoisie during the time between two Saint John's eve festivals.
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A Man for Burning
Title: A Man for Burning
Character: Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
Released: October 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.
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The Trojan Horse
Title: The Trojan Horse
Character: Cassandra
Released: October 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.
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Morgan, the Pirate
Title: Morgan, the Pirate
Character: Dona Maria
Released: November 17, 1960
Type: Movie
A Welsh pirate raids up and down the Caribbean, battling the Spanish, the English and other pirates.
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The Dolphins
Title: The Dolphins
Character: attrice giovane
Released: October 5, 1960
Type: Movie
An acid portrait of Italian youth at the time, I DELFINI follows a dreary season of discontent and viciousness in the lives of a thoroughly unpleasant group of mostly rich youngsters in a small Adriatic coast city.
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The Loves of Hercules
Title: The Loves of Hercules
Character: Megara
Released: August 19, 1960
Type: Movie
Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.
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The Law
Title: The Law
Character: Giuseppina
Released: January 25, 1959
Type: Movie
A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.
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Hercules
Title: Hercules
Character: The Sybil
Released: February 20, 1958
Type: Movie
In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts.
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Manos sucias
Title: Manos sucias
Character: Pilar
Released: June 7, 1957
Type: Movie
Miguel is a truck driver who dreams of owning a service station. To raise money he agrees to sabotage a truck of his boss' rival, which results in the death of its driver. Miguel gets his station but is haunted by what he did to obtain it.
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Susanna and Me
Title: Susanna and Me
Character: Julia
Released: March 11, 1957
Type: Movie
An expulsive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology professor and the love of an extravagant official who turns himself into a cabaret comedian in his sparetime.
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Lebbra bianca
Title: Lebbra bianca
Released: February 1, 1951
Type: Movie