Lea Padovani (28 July 1920 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film '' Black Dossier'' which was entered into the

1955 Cannes Film Festival The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955. The Golden Palm went to the US film '' Marty'' by Delbert Mann. The festival opened with '' Du rififi chez les hommes'' by Jules Dassin and closed with ''Carmen Jones'' by Otto Pr ...

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The Innocent Casimiro ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (Italian: ''L'innocente Casimiro'') is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Erminio Macario, Lea Padovani and Olinto Cristina. It is based on a play ''Scandalo al Collegio'' by Mario Am ...

'' (1945) - Marcella * ''

The Sun Still Rises ''The Sun Still Rises'' (Italian: ''Il sole sorge ancora'') also known as ''Outcry'' is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani. It was one of two films produced ...

'' (1946) - Laura * ''

The White Devil ''The White Devil'' (full original title: ''The White Divel; or, The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano Ursini, Duke of Brachiano. With The Life and Death of Vittoria Corombona the famous Venetian Curtizan'') is a tragedy by English playwright John We ...

'' (1947) - Katiousha * '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Maddelena * ''

Letter at Dawn ''Letter at Dawn'' ( it, Una lettera all'alba) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice Internation ...

'' (1948) - Anna * ''

I cavalieri dalle maschere nere ''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosel ...

'' (1948) - Violante * ''Che tempi!'' (1948) - Anna Pastorino * '' Give Us This Day'' (also known as ''Christ in Concrete'') (1949) - Annuziata * ''

Night Taxi ''Night Taxi'' (Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93 After finding a baby left abandoned in ...

'' (1950) - (scenes deleted) * ''

The Accusation ''The Accusation'' ( it, Atto d'accusa) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. Cast * Lea Padovani as Irene * Marcello Mastroianni as Renato La Torre * Andrea Checchi as Inspector Constantini * as Miss Inghirami * Em ...

'' (1950) - Irene * ''

Three Steps North ''Three Steps North'' is a 1951 Italian–American film noir crime film directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani and Aldo Fabrizi. The film is also known as ''Tre passi a nord'' in Italy. Plot Dishonorably discharged a ...

'' (1951) - Elena Ravezza * '' La grande rinuncia'' (1951) - Elisabetta / Suor Teresa * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) - Rosina Maggini * ''

I due derelitti ''I Due derelitti'' is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Flavio Calzavara. Plot Count George of Kerlor, convinced that his wife has betrayed him and that little Gianni, the boy he raised as a son, is not in reality his own, entrusts th ...

'' (1951) - Elena * '' Fiamme sulla laguna'' (1951) - Anna * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) - Caterina * ''

I figli non si vendono ''I figli non si vendono'' (literally, ''Children must not be sold'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film by Mario Bonnard. Plot Cast * Lea Padovani as Anna * Jacques Sernas as Carlo Dazzeni / Roberto Dazzeni * Maria Grazia Francia as Luisa * ...

'' (1952) - Anna * '' Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Mara * ''

Toto and the Women ''Toto and the Women'' ( it, Totò e le donne) is a 1952 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Plot The cloth retailer Philip (Totò) is no longer able to stand his possessive and tyrannical wife (Ave Ninchi) who claims a higher ...

'' (1952) - Ginetta * '' Papà ti ricordo'' (1952) - Maria * '' One of Those'' (1953) - Maria * ''Cinema d'altri tempi'' (1953) - Caterina * '' Donne Proibite'' (1954) - Franca * ''

Mid-Century Loves ''Mid-Century Loves'' ( it, Amori di mezzo secolo) is a 1954 Italian Anthology film, anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrang ...

'' (1954) - Isabella (segment "Girandola 1910") * ''Gran varietà'' (1954) - Anna la soubrette (episodio 'Il fine dicitore') * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) - Maria (segment "Pupo, Il") * ''

The Contessa's Secret ''The Contessa's Secret'' (french: La Castiglione, it, La Contessa di Castiglione) is a 1954 French-Italian film starring Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione. Plot Cast * Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini * Georges ...

'' (1954) - La princesse Mathilde Bonaparte * ''

Il seduttore ''Il seduttore'' (translation: ''The Seducer'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi. It was adapted from the play by Diego Fabbri. Plot Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time. Cast * Alber ...

'' (1954) - Norma * ''

Guai ai vinti ''Guai ai vinti'' (''Woe to the Vanquished Ones'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on the novel ''Vae Victis'' by Annie Vivanti. Plot During the First World War the Italian front at Caporetto is ...

'' (1954) - Luisa * ''

Naples Is Always Naples ''Naples Is Always Naples'' (Italian: ''Napoli è sempre Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Lea Padovani, Renato Baldini and Ubaldo Lay.Chiti & Poppi p.244 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1954) - Carmela Gargiulo * ''

La tua donna ''La tua donna'' (i.e. "Your Woman") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giovanni Paolucci and starring Patricia Neal, Massimo Girotti and Lea Padovani."La tua donna (Your Woman)". ''Films in Review''. Vol. 34. National Boa ...

'' (1954) - Luisa, sua moglie * ''

Barrier of the Law ''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film's ...

'' (1954) - Anna * '' Black Dossier'' (1955) - Françoise Le Guen * ''Chéri-Bibi'' (1955) - La Comtesse * ''La moglie è uguale per tutti'' (1955) - Cristina Ferretti * ''

Folgore Division ''Folgore Division'' ( it, Divisione Folgore) is a 1955 Italian war film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on actual events and depicts the 185th Airborne Division Folgore during the battle of El-Alamein. The screenwriter and military advis ...

'' (1955) - Salvi's Girlfriend * ''

Scandal in Sorrento ''Scandal in Sorrento'' (original title ''Pane, amore e...'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. This is the third film of the trilogy, formed by ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' in 1953, ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' in 1954. Innovat ...

'' (1955) - Violante Ruotolo * '' The Intruder'' (1956) - Luisa Marcelli * ''Solo Dio mi fermerà'' (1957) - Gloria * ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1957) - Lola Zardi * ''

The Lovers of Montparnasse ''Montparnasse 19'' (french: Les Amants de Montparnasse, lit, The Lovers of Montparnasse) is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed and co-written by Jacques Becker, partially based on the last years of the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigl ...

'' (1958) - Rosalie * ''

Bread, Love and Andalusia ''Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (Italian: ''Pane, amore e Andalusia'', Spanish: ''Pan, amor y Andalucía'') is a 1958 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Javier Setó and starring Carmen Sevilla, Vittorio De Sica and Vicente Parra.Bentley p.142 ...

'' (1958) - Donna Violante Ruotolo * ''

The Naked Maja ''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...

'' (1958) - Queen Maria Luisa * ''

La Princesse de Clèves ''La Princesse de Clèves'' is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It was regarded by many as the beginning of the modern tradition of the psychological novel and a classic work. Its author is generally held to be Madam ...

'' (1961) - La Reine Catherine de Médicis * ''

The Reluctant Saint ''The Reluctant Saint'' is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars Max ...

'' (1962) - Giuseppe's Mother * '' Germinal'' (1963) - La Maheude * ''

The Empty Canvas ''The Empty Canvas'' is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay written by Damiani, Tonino Guerra and Ugo Liberatore is based on the best-selling novel ''La noia'' by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Horst Buchholz, C ...

'' (1963) - Balestrieri's Widow * ''

Shivers in Summer ''Shivers in Summer'' ( it, Frenesia dell'estate) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring among others Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Captain Nardoni * Sandra Milo - Yvonne * Michèle Mercier - Gigi * ...

'' (1964) - Alba Mannelli * ''

Our Men in Bagdad ''Our Men in Bagdad'' ( it, Il gioco delle spie, french: Bagarre à Bagdad pour X-27) is a 1966 Italian-French Eurospy film starring Rory Calhoun. It was the directorial debut of Paolo Bianchini after about 60 films as assistant director. It was ...

'' (1966) - Fiodorenko's partner * '' Almost a Man'' (1966) - Michele's mother * ''Gli altri, gli altri... e noi'' (1967) * ''

Candy Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language an ...

'' (1968) - Silvia Fontegliulo * '' So Long Gulliver'' (1970) - Woman * ''Equinozio'' (1971) - Margherita * ''

Ehrengard ''Ehrengard'' is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Emidio Greco. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Karen Blixen. It premiered at the 1982 Venice International Film Festival. However, due to the bankruptcy of the producer ...

'' (1982) - The Grand Duchess * ''

The King's Whore ''The King's Whore'' (french: La putain du roi, it, La puttana del re) is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti and starring Timothy Dalton. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Set in the 17th century, an Italian noblem ...

'' (1990) - Countess Cumiana

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padovani, Lea 1920 births 1991 deaths Italian film actresses Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni People from Lazio 20th-century Italian actresses