
Lyda Borelli (22 March 1884 - 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress, her career in theatre started in 1902.
Between 1913 and 1918 Borelli made 14 films and appeared in 2 documentaries. She often portrayed vamps who end up committing suicide via poison. Her acting was mainly based on excessive gestures, painful expressions and languid gazes. Antonio Gramsci, who, in 1917 worked as a theatre reviewer, criticised her stating she represented a heightened form of sensuality, "a part of a primordial and prehistoric humanity" that had managed to cast a spell on the audience.

Satan's Rhapsody
1917 · as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita

The Thirteenth Man
1917

Diva Dolorosa
1999

The Suitcase of Dreams
1953

Flower of Evil
1915 · as Lyda

The Naked Truth
1914 · as Lolette

Malombra
1917 · as Marina di Malombra

Love Everlasting
1913 · as Elsa Holbein

La falena
1916 · as Thea di Marlievo

Lyrical Nitrate
1991 · as (archive footage)

Carnevalesca
1918

La memoria dell'altro
1913 · as Lyda

Fashion in Movement
1991

Madame Guillotine
1916 · as Madame Tallien

The Legend of Saint Barbara
1918 · as Saint Barbara

Una Notte a Calcutta
1918

The Wedding March
1915 · as Grazia di Plessans