Biography
Lelia Goldoni was an American actress who appeared in a number of motion pictures and television shows starting in the late-1940s, beginning with uncredited cameo roles in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's House of Strangers (1949) and John Huston's We Were Strangers (1949). She costarred on an episode of the British television series Danger Man "Fair Exchange" (1964) with Patrick MacGoohan. She is best known for co-starring in John Cassavetes's groundbreaking film Shadows (1959) and playing the best friend of Ellen Burstyn's character in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lelia Goldoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Day of the Locust
1975-05-07
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the l
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978-12-20
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the ph
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017-09-02
Finding oneself can take a lifetime. For Norman Pinski it's gonna take a little longer.
Shadows
1960-10-14
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopard
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974-12-09
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California,
Hysteria
1965-04-01
An American wakes in an English hospital, unable to remember anything prior to a recent car accident
Bardo
2016-06-24
After a long night working the New York City streets as a taxi driver, Johnny finds himself frustrat
Theatre of Death
1967-07-21
The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself be
Bloodbrothers
1978-09-27
A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.
Anything for John
1993-09-06
An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for
Chain Link
2008-04-01
A story about Anthony, a man recently released from prison who is trying to rebuild his life, gettin
The Disappearance of Aimee
1976-11-17
In 1926, celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson mysteriously disappeared. She turned up severa
Choices
1981-10-01
A popular high school student seems to have it all; a spot on the football team, the love of playing
Anatomy of an Illness
1984-05-15
Biopic of Saturday Review editor and political journalist Norman Cousins who developed and promoted
The Spell
1977-02-20
A distraught mother must cope with her embittered daughter who has the ability to cause "accidents"
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995-01-18
By accident, the content of a computer encyclopedia is transferred into the brain of Dexter Riley, a
The Unseen
1980-09-01
A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984-11-12
Before stalking was a well-known crime in North America, there was Theresa Saldana's story. A drifte
Good Against Evil
1977-05-22
Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989-02-24
Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fel
Gangster Wars
1981-04-09
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (M
The Italian Job
1969-06-02
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a hig
A Constant Forge
2000-10-01
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of Am
Nowhere to Hide
1977-06-05
A special unit of the U.S. Marshal's Service is assigned to protect a syndicate hitman who is to tes
House of Strangers
1949-07-01
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three o
Rainy Day Friends
1985-12-20
A tough street kid from the L.A. barrios is discovered during an examination to have stomach tumors.
We Were Strangers
1949-04-27
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret poli
Special Delivery
1976-07-16
A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles
Baby Blue Marine
1976-05-05
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washo
Mistress of Paradise
1981-10-04
In the 19th century, a wealthy Northern woman marries a Louisiana plantation owner and then becomes
Somebody to Love
1994-09-27
Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who con