Lidia Alfonsi
Date of birth: 1928-04-28
Place of birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Lydia Alfonsi, Лидия Альфонси
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.
Movie Credits
Life Is Beautiful
1997-12-20
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale
Black Sabbath
1963-08-17
Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targ
Morgan, the Pirate
1960-11-17
A Welsh pirate raids up and down the Caribbean, battling the Spanish, the English and other pirates.
Face to Face
1967-11-23
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett's outla
Hercules
1958-02-20
In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and s
The Law
1959-01-25
A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using th
The Trojan Horse
1961-10-26
Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 s
Violence and Love
1965-08-26
The nature of love and marriage is studied in two episodes.
Lady Dynamite
1973-03-23
Donna Costanza is married to a New Jersey mafia boss. During their 10 year wedding anniversary party
Al calar del sipario
1965-11-26
The Dolphins
1960-10-05
An acid portrait of Italian youth at the time, I DELFINI follows a dreary season of discontent and v
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
1964-06-27
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Se
Summer Night
1963-06-03
Barcelona in the early sixties: black and white chronicle of the ups and downs in the relationship o
Love Birds
1969-11-07
Two couples live their erotic fantasies out until one of the women is murdered.
The Loves of Hercules
1960-08-19
Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, b
Open Doors
1990-03-29
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who
Manos sucias
1957-06-07
Miguel is a truck driver who dreams of owning a service station. To raise money he agrees to sabotag
A Man for Burning
1962-10-26
Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, u
L'amore è come il sole
1969-01-06
Lebbra bianca
1951-02-01
Susanna and Me
1957-03-11
An expulsive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology profe
The Strange Night
1967-04-13
Aldo, a middle class family man decides to enjoy his last night alone while his family is away on va