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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Life Is Beautiful
Character: Mrs. Guicciardini
MOVIE • 1997
Der Bergdoktor
Character: Maria Spreti
TV • 1992
Open Doors
Character: Marchesa Anna Pironti
MOVIE • 1990
Lady Dynamite
Character:
MOVIE • 1973
Love Birds
Character: Conny
MOVIE • 1969
L'amore è come il sole
Character: Ursula
MOVIE • 1969
Face to Face
Character: Belle de Winton
MOVIE • 1967
The Strange Night
Character: Erika
MOVIE • 1967
Al calar del sipario
Character:
MOVIE • 1965
Violence and Love
Character: Lucia
MOVIE • 1965
Vita di Michelangelo
Character: Vittoria Colonna
TV • 1964
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
Character:
MOVIE • 1964
Black Sabbath
Character: Mary (segment "The Telephone")
MOVIE • 1963
Summer Night
Character: Carmen
MOVIE • 1963
A Man for Burning
Character: Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
MOVIE • 1962
The Trojan Horse
Character: Cassandra
MOVIE • 1961
Morgan, the Pirate
Character: Dona Maria
MOVIE • 1960
The Dolphins
Character: attrice giovane
MOVIE • 1960
The Loves of Hercules
Character: Megara
MOVIE • 1960
The Law
Character: Giuseppina
MOVIE • 1959