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.

Most Famous Work

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Black Sabbath

(1963) Mary (segment "The Telephone")

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Hercules

(1958) The Sybil

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Face to Face

(1967) Belle de Winton

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The Trojan Horse

(1961) Cassandra

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The Loves of Hercules

(1960) Megara

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Love Birds

(1969) Conny

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The Dolphins

(1960) attrice giovane

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Morgan, the Pirate

(1960) Dona Maria

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1997	Signora Guicciardini	Life Is Beautiful 1997-12-20 Movie
1992	Maria Spreti	Der Bergdoktor 1992-10-26 TV Show
1990	Marchesa Anna Pironti	Open Doors 1990-03-29 Movie
1973	N/A	Lady Dynamite 1973-03-23 Movie
1969	Conny	Love Birds 1969-11-07 Movie
	Ursula	L'amore è come il sole 1969-01-06 Movie
1967	Belle de Winton	Face to Face 1967-11-23 Movie
1965	N/A	Al calar del sipario 1965-11-26 Movie
	Lucia	La violenza e l'amore 1965-08-26 Movie
1964	N/A	Messalina Against the Son of Hercules 1964-06-27 Movie
1963	Mary (segment "The Telephone")	Black Sabbath 1963-08-17 Movie
	Carmen	Summer Night 1963-06-03 Movie
1962	Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)	A Man for Burning 1962-10-26 Movie
1961	Cassandra	The Trojan Horse 1961-10-26 Movie
1960	Dona Maria	Morgan, the Pirate 1960-11-17 Movie
	attrice giovane	The Dolphins 1960-10-05 Movie
	Megara	The Loves of Hercules 1960-08-19 Movie
1959	Giuseppina	The Law 1959-01-25 Movie
1958	The Sybil	Hercules 1958-02-20 Movie
1957	Pilar	Manos sucias 1957-06-07 Movie
	Julia	Susanna and Me 1957-03-11 Movie
1951	N/A	Lebbra bianca 1951-02-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv