Lidia Alfonsi
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.
Filmography
Life Is Beautiful
as Mrs. Guicciardini
Life Is Beautiful
as Mrs. Guicciardini
Open Doors
as Marchesa Anna Pironti
Open Doors
as Marchesa Anna Pironti
Lady Dynamite
Lady Dynamite
Love Birds
as Conny
Love Birds
as Conny
L'amore è come il sole
as Ursula
L'amore è come il sole
as Ursula
Face to Face
as Belle de Winton
Face to Face
as Belle de Winton
The Strange Night
as Erika
The Strange Night
as Erika
Al calar del sipario
Al calar del sipario
Violence and Love
as Lucia
Violence and Love
as Lucia
Black Sabbath
as Mary (segment "The Telephone")
Black Sabbath
as Mary (segment "The Telephone")
A Man for Burning
as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
A Man for Burning
as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
The Trojan Horse
as Cassandra
The Trojan Horse
as Cassandra
Morgan, the Pirate
as Dona Maria
Morgan, the Pirate
as Dona Maria
The Dolphins
as attrice giovane
The Dolphins
as attrice giovane
The Loves of Hercules
as Megara
The Loves of Hercules
as Megara
The Law
as Giuseppina
The Law
as Giuseppina
Hercules
as The Sybil
Hercules
as The Sybil
Manos sucias
as Pilar
Manos sucias
as Pilar
Susanna and Me
as Julia
Susanna and Me
as Julia
Lebbra bianca
Lebbra bianca
Una lepre con la faccia di bambina
as madre di Sara
Una lepre con la faccia di bambina
as madre di Sara