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 ...
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Partial filmography
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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 Mari ...
'' (1945) - Marcella
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The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) - Laura
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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
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Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Maddelena
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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
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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 loos ...
'' (1948) - Violante
* ''Che tempi!'' (1948) - Anna Pastorino
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Give Us This Day'' (also known as ''Christ in Concrete'') (1949) - Annuziata
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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 i ...
'' (1950) - (scenes deleted)
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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
* Emm ...
'' (1950) - Irene
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Three Steps North'' (1951) - Elena Ravezza
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La grande rinuncia'' (1951) - Elisabetta / Suor Teresa
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Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) - Rosina Maggini
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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
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Fiamme sulla laguna'' (1951) - Anna
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Rome 11:00'' (1952) - Caterina
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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
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Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Mara
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Toto and the Women'' (1952) - Ginetta
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Papà ti ricordo'' (1952) - Maria
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One of Those'' (1953) - Maria
* ''Cinema d'altri tempi'' (1953) - Caterina
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Donne Proibite'' (1954) - Franca
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Mid-Century Loves
''Mid-Century Loves'' ( it, Amori di mezzo secolo) is a 1954 Italian anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrangeli.
Plot
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'' (1954) - Isabella (segment "Girandola 1910")
* ''Gran varietà'' (1954) - Anna la soubrette (episodio 'Il fine dicitore')
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A Slice of Life'' (1954) - Maria (segment "Pupo, Il")
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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
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Il seduttore'' (1954) - Norma
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Guai ai vinti'' (1954) - Luisa
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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
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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 B ...
'' (1954) - Luisa, sua moglie
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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 ...
'' (1954) - Anna
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Black Dossier'' (1955) - Françoise Le Guen
* ''Chéri-Bibi'' (1955) - La Comtesse
* ''La moglie è uguale per tutti'' (1955) - Cristina Ferretti
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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
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Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955) - Violante Ruotolo
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The Intruder'' (1956) - Luisa Marcelli
* ''Solo Dio mi fermerà'' (1957) - Gloria
* ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1957) - Lola Zardi
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The Lovers of Montparnasse'' (1958) - Rosalie
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Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) - Donna Violante Ruotolo
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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
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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 Mada ...
'' (1961) - La Reine Catherine de Médicis
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The Reluctant Saint'' (1962) - Giuseppe's Mother
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Germinal'' (1963) - La Maheude
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The Empty Canvas'' (1963) - Balestrieri's Widow
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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
* P ...
'' (1964) - Alba Mannelli
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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 wa ...
'' (1966) - Fiodorenko's partner
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Almost a Man'' (1966) - Michele's mother
* ''Gli altri, gli altri... e noi'' (1967)
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Candy
Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies ( Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called '' sugar confectionery'', encompasses any sweet confection, ...
'' (1968) - Silvia Fontegliulo
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So Long Gulliver'' (1970) - Woman
* ''Equinozio'' (1971) - Margherita
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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 produce ...
'' (1982) - The Grand Duchess
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The King's Whore'' (1990) - Countess Cumiana
References
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1920 births
1991 deaths
Italian film actresses
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
People from Lazio
20th-century Italian actresses