Lilia Silvi
| Lilia Silvi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1922 Rome, Lazio Italy |
| Died |
27 July 2013 Nettuno, Lazio Italy |
| Other names | Silvana Musitelli |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930 - 2011 |
Lilia Silvi (1922–2013) was an Italian film actress. Silvi was one of several young actresses presented as an Italian equivalent to the Canadian-born Hollywood star Deanna Durbin.[1] She appeared opposite Amedeo Nazzari, the most popular Italian star of the era, in five films.[2]
Selected filmography
- Il signor Max (1937)
- Unjustified Absence (1939)
- The Jester's Supper (1941)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
- La vispa Teresa (1943)
- Napoleon (1951)
References
Bibliography
- De Grazia, Victoria. How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945. University of California Press, 1992.
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.