Paola Borboni

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Paola Borboni

Born January 1, 1900(1900-01-01)
Golese di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died April 9, 1995 (aged 95)
Bodio Lomnago, Lombardy, Italy

Paola Borboni (January 1, 1900 - April 9, 1995) was an Italian film actress who career spanned 9 decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre.

She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis under the directorship of 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, gaining notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show in 1925 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 film Blue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990.

She died of a stroke aged 95 on April 9, 1995.

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NAME Borboni, Paola
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Italian actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Golese di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
DATE OF DEATH 1995-04-09
PLACE OF DEATH Bodio Lomnago, Lombardy, Italy
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