Paola Borboni
Acting • Born 1900-01-01 – Died 1995-04-09
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
63 credits
Roman Holiday
Movie • 1953
Charwoman
Il principe idiota
Movie • 1920
L'albero della maldicenza
Movie • 1978
High School
Movie • 1954
Madre di Bruno Sacchi
When Women Had Tails
Movie • 1970
leader della tribù di donne delle caverne
On Trial
Movie • 1954
Madame Bobika
Mid-Century Loves
Movie • 1954
Between Miracles
Movie • 1971
Immacolata
Gold of Rome
Movie • 1961
Rosa
At the Edge of the City
Movie • 1953
Luisa's mother
Twelve Hours to Live
Movie • 1950
Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
Movie • 1953
Madre di Bruno
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Movie • 1973
Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
Rome 11:00
Movie • 1952
Matilde
Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
Movie • 1990
Nonna Giulia
The Handsome Devil
Movie • 1974
Donna Mercedes
Giorno di nozze
Movie • 1942
Nerone
Movie • 1977
Agrippina
Giorno di nozze
Movie • 1942
Elena
Casta diva
Movie • 1954
Signora Monti
I Vitelloni
Movie • 1953
Signora Rubini
La Cage aux Folles II
Movie • 1980
Mrs. Baldi
Mi permette babbo!
Movie • 1956
Sonia Varonowska
Nina, non far la stupida
Movie • 1938
Cate, la governante
Ho perduto mio marito
Movie • 1937
Valentina
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
Movie • 1943
La signora Perrichon
L'avventura di Annabella
Movie • 1943
La madre di Annabella
La freccia nel fianco
Movie • 1945
Baronessa Masiero
A Maiden for the Prince
Movie • 1965
Madonna Violante
The Materassi Sisters
Movie • 1944
The Man Who Smiles
Movie • 1937
Contessa Clelia
The Beasts
Movie • 1971
Fachiro's Mother
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
Movie • 1982
nonna di Miris
Mamma, perdonami!
Movie • 1953
Madre di Luisa
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Movie • 1983
Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago")
La resa di Titì
Movie • 1945
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Movie • 1968
Signora Rosa
Judge Roy Bean
Movie • 1971
Victoria
Complexes
Movie • 1965
Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II)
Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist
Movie • 1975
Nonna di Paolo
Yes, Giorgio
Movie • 1982
Sister Theresa
Daddy's Little Devil
Movie • 1943
The College Director
Più bello di così si muore
Movie • 1982
madre del conte Nereo
Rosso e nero
Movie • 1954
Herself
Arabella
Movie • 1967
Duchess Moretti
The Best Part
Movie • 1955
(uncredited)
Menage Italian Style
Movie • 1965
Carmelina's Mother
La locandiera
Movie • 1944
Melody of Love
Movie • 1952
Anna
Il ventesimo duca
Movie • 1945
Principessa di Danimarca
Non canto più
Movie • 1945
L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden
Le modelle di via Margutta
Movie • 1946
La moglie di Andrea
Lulù
Movie • 1953
Il nemico
Movie • 1943
Clara Korsen
Knights of the Queen
Movie • 1954
Maria, Queen of France
Ricchezza senza domani
Movie • 1940
Carolina Barra
Francis the Smuggler
Movie • 1953
Pamela la governante
Lo Smemorato
Movie • 1936
Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Movie • 1954
Rosa
Spring song
Movie • 1951
Lidia
Jealousy
Movie • 1953
La zia baronessa
La ragazzola
Movie • 1965
Zia Elvira
Nero Wolfe
TV • 1969
Signora Bruner