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)
Personal Details
Movies (49)
Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
as Nonna Giulia
1990
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
1983
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
1982
La Cage aux Folles II
as Mrs. Baldi
1980
L'albero della maldicenza
1978
Nerone
as Agrippina
1977
Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist
as Nonna di Paolo
1975
The Handsome Devil
as Donna Mercedes
1974
How Funny Can Sex Be?
as Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
1973
The Beasts
as Fachiro's Mother
1971
Between Miracles
as Immacolata
1971
Judge Roy Bean
as Victoria
1971
When Women Had Tails
as leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
1970
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Signora Rosa
1968
Arabella
as Duchess Moretti
1967
Menage Italian Style
as Carmelina's Mother
1965
A Maiden for the Prince
as Madonna Violante
1965
La ragazzola
as Zia Elvira
1965
Complexes
as Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
1965
Gold of Rome
as Rosa
1961
Mi permette babbo!
as Sonia Varonowska
1956
The Best Part
as (uncredited)
1955
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
1954
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
1953
Melody of Love
as Anna
1952
Rome 11:00
as Matilde
1952
Spring song
as Lidia
1951
Twelve Hours to Live
as Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
1950
Le modelle di via Margutta
as La moglie di Andrea
1946
Non canto più
as L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
1945
La resa di Titì
1945
La freccia nel fianco
as Baronessa Masiero
1945
Il ventesimo duca
as Principessa di Danimarca
1945
La locandiera
1944
