Lidia Biondi (3 February 1941 – 14 June 2016), often credited as Lydia Biondi, was an Italian film and television actress who appeared in more than 40 Italian and foreign films since the 1960s. Her international film credits included ''

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'' (2010), starring

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, and ''

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'' (2010), directed by

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, in which she appeared opposite

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and

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. Most recently, Biondi appeared in a series of television dramas, including ''

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'', ''Compagni di banco'', ''

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'', ''Diritto di difesa'', ''

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'', ''Il Sangue e la Rosa'', and ''

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- Il presidente'' during the 2000s and 2010s. Biondi was born and brought up in

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. She died in

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on 14 June 2016, at the age of 75.

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