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)

Filmography (66 Appearances)

Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

Yes, Giorgio

Più bello di così si muore

La Cage aux Folles II

L'albero della maldicenza

Nerone

Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist

The Handsome Devil

How Funny Can Sex Be?

The Beasts

Between Miracles

Judge Roy Bean

When Women Had Tails

Nero Wolfe

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Arabella

Menage Italian Style

A Maiden for the Prince

La ragazzola

Complexes

Gold of Rome

Mi permette babbo!

The Best Part

Casta diva

Knights of the Queen

Rosso e nero

On Trial

Mademoiselle Nitouche

High School

Mid-Century Loves

Mamma, perdonami!

Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!

At the Edge of the City

Francis the Smuggler

Jealousy

I Vitelloni

Roman Holiday

Lulù

Melody of Love

Rome 11:00

Spring song

Twelve Hours to Live

Cavalcata d'eroi

Le modelle di via Margutta

Non canto più

La resa di Titì

La freccia nel fianco

Il ventesimo duca

Finalmente sì

La locandiera

The Materassi Sisters

Una piccola moglie

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon

L'avventura di Annabella

Daddy's Little Devil

Il nemico

Giorno di nozze

Il sogno di tutti

Ricchezza senza domani

Nina, non far la stupida

The Man Who Smiles

Ho perduto mio marito

The Amnesiac

Il principe idiota

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