Lidia Alfonsi
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-04-28 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died
2022-09-21
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Life Is Beautiful
as Mrs. Guicciardini
Der Bergdoktor
as Maria Spreti
Lebbra bianca
Open Doors
as Marchesa Anna Pironti
Black Sabbath
as Mary (segment "The Telephone")
Hercules
as The Sybil
Susanna and Me
as Julia
The Loves of Hercules
as Megara
The Trojan Horse
as Cassandra
Summer Night
as Carmen
Face to Face
as Belle de Winton
Vita di Michelangelo
as Vittoria Colonna
Love Birds
as Conny
Morgan, the Pirate
as Dona Maria
The Law
as Giuseppina
The Dolphins
as attrice giovane
Lady Dynamite
A Man for Burning
as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
Il segreto di Luca
as Ortensia