Lidia Broccolino (born 10 July 1958) is an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Born Lidia Broccolini in

Chieti Chieti (, ; , nap, label= Abruzzese, Chjïétë, ; gr, Θεάτη, Theátē; lat, Theate, ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Central Italy, east by northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. ...

, she debuted in 1982, in the indie drama ''Fuori dal giorno''. She became first known thanks to

Pupi Avati Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two giallo masterpieces, ''The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) and '' Zeder ...

, who chose her to play one of the main roles, the delicate Laura, in his critically appreciated '' Una gita scolastica''. For her performance Broccolino won the

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for best new actress. In the following years Broccolino worked again with Avati in two films, as well as with other notable directors including

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Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Ca ...

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and

Francesca Archibugi Francesca Archibugi (; born 16 May 1960) is an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Life and career Born and raised in Rome in an intellectual family (her elder brother is the political and economic theorist Daniele Archibugi), she started ...

Selected filmography

* '' A School Outing'' (1983) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Sweets from a Stranger'' (1987) * ''

Julia and Julia ''Julia and Julia'' ( it, Giulia e Giulia) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. The screenplay by Silvia Napolitano, Sandro Petraglia, Joseph Minion, and Del Monte is based on a story by Napolitano. Synopsis Julia is a youn ...

'' (1987) * ''

The Belt ''The Belt'' ( it, La cintura) is a List of Italian films of 1989, 1989 Cinema of Italy, Italian erotic film, erotic drama film directed by Giuliana Gamba. It is based on the drama play with the same name by Alberto Moravia. Cast *Eleonora Brig ...

'' (1989) * '' Brothers and Sisters'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Stefano Quantestorie'' (1993) * '' Never Again as Before'' (2005)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broccolino, Lidia Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1958 births People from Chieti Living people Nastro d'Argento winners