Paola Borboni
Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis directed by Giuseppe Sterni, and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances. She gained notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli film L' Uomo che sorride. She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani-directed film Ai margini della metropoli in 1952 in which she appeared alongside the main cast of Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina. Between 1936 and 1956 her career was at its peak and her roles gradually became less numerous in the decades that followed, making a final appearance in the Giorgio Mosa filmBlue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990. She died of a stroke aged 95 on 9 April 1995. (wikipedia)
Known For
Credits
- 1990 · Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua as Nonna Giulia
- 1983 · Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio as Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
- 1982 · Fatty Girl Goes to New York as nonna di Miris
- 1982 · Yes, Giorgio as Sister Theresa
- 1982 · Più bello di così si muore as madre del conte Nereo
- 1980 · La Cage aux Folles II as Mrs. Baldi
- 1978 · L'albero della maldicenza as
- 1977 · Nerone as Agrippina
- 1975 · Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista as Nonna di Paolo
- 1974 · The Handsome Devil as Donna Mercedes
- 1973 · How Funny Can Sex Be? as Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
- 1971 · The Beasts as Fachiro's Mother
- 1971 · Between Miracles as Immacolata
- 1971 · Judge Roy Bean as Victoria
- 1970 · When Women Had Tails as leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
- 1969 · Nero Wolfe as Signora Bruner
- 1968 · The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Signora Rosa
- 1967 · Arabella as Duchess Moretti
- 1965 · Menage Italian Style as Carmelina's Mother
- 1965 · A Maiden for the Prince as Madonna Violante
- 1965 · La ragazzola as
- 1965 · Complexes as Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
- 1961 · Gold of Rome as Rosa
- 1956 · Mi permette babbo! as Sonia Varonowska
- 1955 · The Best Part as (uncredited)
- 1954 · Casta diva as Signora Monti
- 1954 · Knights of the Queen as Maria, Queen of France
- 1954 · Rosso e nero as Herself
- 1954 · On Trial as Madame Bobika
- 1954 · Mademoiselle Nitouche as Rosa
- 1954 · High School as Madre di Bruno Sacchi
- 1954 · Mid-Century Loves as
- 1953 · Mamma, perdonami! as Madre di Luisa
- 1953 · Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! as Madre di Bruno
- 1953 · At the Edge of the City as Luisa's mother
- 1953 · Francis the Smuggler as Pamela la governante
- 1953 · Jealousy as La zia baronessa
- 1953 · I Vitelloni as Signora Rubini
- 1953 · Roman Holiday as Charwoman
- 1953 · Lulù as
- 1952 · Melody of Love as Anna
- 1952 · Rome 11:00 as Matilde
- 1951 · Spring song as Lidia
- 1950 · Twelve Hours to Live as Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
- 1946 · Le modelle di via Margutta as La moglie di Andrea
- 1945 · Non canto più as L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
- 1945 · La resa di Titì as
- 1945 · La freccia nel fianco as Baronessa Masiero
- 1945 · Il ventesimo duca as
- 1944 · La locandiera as
- 1944 · The Materassi Sisters as
- 1943 · Il viaggio del signor Perrichon as La signora Perrichon
- 1943 · L'avventura di Annabella as La madre di Annabella
- 1943 · Daddy's Little Devil as The College Director
- 1943 · Il nemico as Clara Korsen
- 1942 · Giorno di nozze as
- 1942 · Giorno di nozze as Elena
- 1940 · Ricchezza senza domani as Carolina Barra
- 1938 · Nina, non far la stupida as Cate, la governante
- 1937 · The Man Who Smiles as Contessa Clelia
- 1937 · Ho perduto mio marito as Valentina
- 1936 · Lo Smemorato as Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi
- 1920 · Il principe idiota as