
Lyda Borelli (22 March 1884 - 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress, her career in theatre started in 1902. Between 1913 and 1918 Borelli made 14 films and appeared in 2 documentaries. She often portrayed vamps who end up committing suicide via poison. Her acting was mainly based on excessive gestures, painful expressions and languid gazes. Antonio Gramsci, who, in 1917 worked as a theatre reviewer, criticised her stating she represented a heightened form of sensuality, "a part of a primordial and prehistoric humanity" that had managed to cast a spell on the audience.

Carnevalesca
MOVIE • 1918

Malombra
MOVIE • 1917

Satan's Rhapsody
MOVIE • 1917

The Suitcase of Dreams
MOVIE • 1953

Flower of Evil
MOVIE • 1915

La falena
MOVIE • 1916

The Thirteenth Man
MOVIE • 1917

Madame Guillotine
MOVIE • 1916

The Legend of Saint Barbara
MOVIE • 1918

Diva Dolorosa
MOVIE • 1999

The Naked Truth
MOVIE • 1914

La memoria dell'altro
MOVIE • 1913

The Wedding March
MOVIE • 1915

Fashion in Movement
MOVIE • 1991

Una Notte a Calcutta
MOVIE • 1918

Love Everlasting
MOVIE • 1913