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    Lidia Alfonsi

    1928-04-28 (96 years old) in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    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.

    Movies

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    Life Is Beautiful
    84.5 %|Dec 20, 1997
    Comedy, Drama
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    Open Doors
    72 %|Mar 29, 1990
    Drama
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    Lady Dynamite
    62 %|Mar 23, 1973
    Crime
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    Love Birds
    40 %|Nov 7, 1969
    Mystery, Drama, Horror
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    Face to Face
    69 %|Nov 23, 1967
    Western
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    Al calar del sipario
    0 %|Nov 26, 1965
    Drama
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    La violenza e l'amore
    0 %|Aug 26, 1965
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    Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
    60 %|Jun 27, 1964
    Drama, Adventure
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    Black Sabbath
    72 %|Aug 17, 1963
    Horror
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    Summer Night
    59 %|Jun 3, 1963
    Drama
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    A Man for Burning
    52 %|Oct 26, 1962
    Drama
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    The Trojan Horse
    57 %|Oct 26, 1961
    History, Adventure
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    Morgan, the Pirate
    52 %|Nov 17, 1960
    Adventure
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    The Dolphins
    65 %|Oct 5, 1960
    Drama
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    The Loves of Hercules
    34 %|Aug 19, 1960
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Law
    59 %|Jan 25, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    Hercules
    51 %|Feb 20, 1958
    Fantasy, Adventure
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    Manos sucias
    60 %|Jun 7, 1957
    Drama
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    Susanna and Me
    55 %|Mar 11, 1957
    Comedy
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    Lebbra bianca
    0 %|Feb 1, 1951
    Drama

    Series

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    Der Bergdoktor
    56 %|Oct 26, 1992
    Family, Drama, Comedy