Paola Borboni
Born: 1900-01-01 in Golese
Died: 1995-04-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
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)
Filmography
1990
- Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua as Nonna Giulia
1983
- Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio as Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
1982
- Yes, Giorgio as Sister Theresa
- Fatty Girl Goes to New York as nonna di Miris
- Più bello di così si muore as madre del conte Nereo
1980
- La Cage aux Folles II as Mrs. Baldi
1977
- Nerone as Agrippina
1975
- Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist 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
- Between Miracles as Immacolata
- The Beasts as Fachiro's Mother
- 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
- Complexes as Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
- La ragazzola as Zia Elvira
- Menage Italian Style as Carmelina's Mother
- A Maiden for the Prince as Madonna Violante
1961
- Gold of Rome as Rosa
1956
- Mi permette babbo! as Sonia Varonowska
1955
- The Best Part as (uncredited)
1954
- Mid-Century Loves as Countess Matilde Micheli (segment "L'amore romantico")
- High School as Madre di Bruno Sacchi
- Rosso e nero as Herself
- On Trial as Madame Bobika
- Knights of the Queen as Maria, Queen of France
- Mademoiselle Nitouche as Rosa
- Casta diva as Signora Monti
1953
- Roman Holiday as Charwoman
- I Vitelloni as Signora Rubini
- Jealousy as La zia baronessa
- At the Edge of the City as Luisa's mother
- Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! as Madre di Bruno
- Francis the Smuggler as Pamela la governante
- Mamma, perdonami! as Madre di Luisa
- Lulù
1952
- Melody of Love as Anna
- Rome 11:00 as Matilde
1951
- Spring song as Lidia
1950
- Twelve Hours to Live as Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
- Cavalcata d'eroi as Marchesa Ferrari
1946
- Le modelle di via Margutta as La moglie di Andrea
1945
- Il ventesimo duca as Principessa di Danimarca
- La freccia nel fianco as Baronessa Masiero
- La resa di Titì
- Non canto più as L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
1944
- Finalmente sì as zia Letizia
- The Materassi Sisters
- La locandiera
1943
- Il nemico as Clara Korsen
- Daddy's Little Devil as The College Director
- Una piccola moglie
- L'avventura di Annabella as La madre di Annabella
- Il viaggio del signor Perrichon as La signora Perrichon
1942
1940
- Il sogno di tutti as la portinaia
- Ricchezza senza domani as Carolina Barra
1938
- Nina, non far la stupida as Cate, la governante
1937
- The Man Who Smiles as Contessa Clelia
- Ho perduto mio marito as Valentina
1936
- Lo Smemorato as Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi