Lydia Alfonsi
Lydia Alfonsi (also Lidia Alfonsi ; born April 28, 1928 in Parma ) is an Italian actress .
Life
Alfonsi, from a middle-class and well-to-do family, broke off her training as an accountant in order to begin a career in theater. In 1946 she made her debut in Ora di dilettante and won a youth competition in Pesaro ; Jury member Anton Giulio Bragaglia engaged her directly for his ensemble. She was quickly cast in the leading roles of dramas; she played pieces by Eugene O'Neill and, under Giorgio Strehler, A Servant to Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni . During her career, the stage remained her favorite and most important field of activity. She often played in classical works, including many Greek tragedies, where she was able to bring in her intense and extraordinary expressiveness as well as her elegance.
After Alfonsi had not held two film roles at the beginning of the decade, she began to work more intensively for the screen in 1957; like her television appearances, this remained relatively small. She was seen in both artistically demanding films and genre works. From 1960 until his death in a car accident in 1963, she often worked for the screen with the director Giacomo Vaccari , with whom she was also privately connected. Sporadically, she later accepted engagements for television.
Alfonsi was appointed Grand Officer of the Republic of Italy .
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: A dog's life (Vita da cani)
- 1958: The Incredible Adventures of Hercules (Le fatiche di Ercole)
- 1963: The three faces of fear (I tre volti della paura)
- 1969 Love birds (Love Birds)
- 1990: Open doors (Porte aperte)
- 1997: Life is beautiful (La vita è bella)
Web links
- Lydia Alfonsi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alfonsi at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=3574
- ↑ Andrea Orbicciani, Article Lydia Alfonsi , in: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, Le attrici. Gremese, 2003, p. 10
- ↑ http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/montecatini/cronaca/2012/06/18/news/targa-per-l-attrice-lydia-alfonsi-1.5284237
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alfonsi, Lydia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alfonsi, Lidia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parma , Italy |