Paola Borboni
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)
Movie Appearances
Roman Holiday
as Charwoman
1953
Il principe idiota
1920
L'albero della maldicenza
1978
High School
as Madre di Bruno Sacchi
1954
When Women Had Tails
as leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
1970
On Trial
as Madame Bobika
1954
Mid-Century Loves
as Countess Matilde Micheli (segment "L'amore romantico")
1954
Between Miracles
as Immacolata
1971
Gold of Rome
as Rosa
1961
At the Edge of the City
as Luisa's mother
1953
Twelve Hours to Live
as Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
1950
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
as Madre di Bruno
1953
How Funny Can Sex Be?
as Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
1973
Rome 11:00
as Matilde
1952
Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
as Nonna Giulia
1990
The Handsome Devil
as Donna Mercedes
1974
Giorno di nozze
1942
Nerone
as Agrippina
1977
Giorno di nozze
as Elena
1942
Casta diva
as Signora Monti
1954
