Paola Borboni
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Roman Holiday
Charwoman
1953
Film
I Vitelloni
Signora Rubini
1953
Film
Melody of Love
Anna
1952
Film
La Cage aux Folles II
Mrs. Baldi
1980
Film
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
1973
Series
Nero Wolfe
Signora Bruner
1969
Film
When Women Had Tails
leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
1970
Film
Complexes
Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
1965
Film
On Trial
Madame Bobika
1954
Film
Yes, Giorgio
Sister Theresa
1982
Finalmente sì
zia Letizia
1944
Film
Arabella
Duchess Moretti
1967
Film
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
1983
Film
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Signora Rosa
1968
Film
Rome 11:00
Matilde
1952
Film
Una piccola moglie
1943
Film
Between Miracles
Immacolata
1971
Film
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
nonna di Miris
1982
Film
Mi permette babbo!
Sonia Varonowska
1956
Film
Il nemico
Clara Korsen
1943
Film
Rosso e nero
Herself
1954
Film
Cavalcata d'eroi
Marchesa Ferrari
1950
Film
Casta diva
Signora Monti
1954
Film
Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist
Nonna di Paolo
1975
Film
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Rosa
1954
Film
High School
Madre di Bruno Sacchi
1954
Film
Menage Italian Style
Carmelina's Mother
1965
Film
The Best Part
(uncredited)
1955
Film
Jealousy
La zia baronessa
1953
Film
The Man Who Smiles
Contessa Clelia
1937
Film
Judge Roy Bean
Victoria
1971
Film
A Maiden for the Prince
Madonna Violante
1965
Film
The Beasts
Fachiro's Mother
1971
Film
Nerone
Agrippina
1977
Film
Mid-Century Loves
Countess Matilde Micheli (segment "L'amore romantico")
1954
Il sogno di tutti
la portinaia
1940
Film
Twelve Hours to Live
Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
1950
Film
Lulù
1953
Film
Il ventesimo duca
Principessa di Danimarca
1945
Film
Più bello di così si muore
madre del conte Nereo
1982
Film
La freccia nel fianco
Baronessa Masiero
1945
Film
Knights of the Queen
Maria, Queen of France
1954
Film
Gold of Rome
Rosa
1961
Film
Spring song
Lidia
1951
Film
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
Madre di Bruno
1953
Ricchezza senza domani
Carolina Barra
1940
Film
The Amnesiac
Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi
1936
Film
La ragazzola
Zia Elvira
1965
Film
Non canto più
L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
1945
Il principe idiota
1920
Film
The Handsome Devil
Donna Mercedes
1974
Film
The Materassi Sisters
1944
Film
Nina, non far la stupida
Cate, la governante
1938
Film
At the Edge of the City
Luisa's mother
1953
Film
La locandiera
1944
Film
La resa di Titì
1945
Film
L'avventura di Annabella
La madre di Annabella
1943
Film
L'albero della maldicenza
1978
Film
Mamma, perdonami!
Madre di Luisa
1953
Film
Francis the Smuggler
Pamela la governante
1953
Film
Giorno di nozze
1942
Film
Giorno di nozze
Elena
1942
Film
Daddy's Little Devil
The College Director
1943
Film
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
La signora Perrichon
1943
Film
Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
Nonna Giulia
1990
Film
Le modelle di via Margutta
La moglie di Andrea
1946
Film
Ho perduto mio marito
Valentina
1937