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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Life Is Beautiful (1997) — Mrs. Guicciardini
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Black Sabbath (1963) — Mary (segment "The Telephone")
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Face to Face (1967) — Belle de Winton
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Hercules (1958) — The Sybil
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The Loves of Hercules (1960) — Megara
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Open Doors (1990) — Marchesa Anna Pironti
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The Trojan Horse (1961) — Cassandra
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The Law (1959) — Giuseppina
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The Dolphins (1960) — attrice giovane
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A Man for Burning (1962) — Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
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Morgan, the Pirate (1960) — Dona Maria
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Summer Night (1963) — Carmen
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Der Bergdoktor (1992) — Maria Spreti
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Lady Dynamite (1973)
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The Strange Night (1967) — Erika
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Messalina Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
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Susanna and Me (1957) — Julia
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Vita di Michelangelo (1964) — Vittoria Colonna
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Love Birds (1969) — Conny
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Manos sucias (1957) — Pilar
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Violence and Love (1965) — Lucia
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L'amore è come il sole (1969) — Ursula
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Lebbra bianca (1951)
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Una lepre con la faccia di bambina — madre di Sara
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Mastro Don Gesualdo (1964) — Bianca Trao
- Al calar del sipario (1965)
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Il segreto di Luca (1969) — Ortensia