Luisella Boni (born 24 July 1935) is an Italian actress.
Born in
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...
,
Lombardy as Luisa Angela Bozzo, Boni debuted in 1952 in
Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus (December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director of Austrian descent, born in New York City. His father was born in Krakow, then part of Austria-Hungary. Vorhaus spent many decades living in the UK. Eearly ...
' film ''
Finishing School''.
One of the most active actresses in Italian cinema between the early fifties and mid-sixies, she slowed her activity after her marriage to television director
Daniele D'Anza in 1965.
In the 1960s she was sometimes credited as Brigitte Corey.
She was also active on television and on stage.
Selected filmography
* ''
Finishing School'' (1953)
* ''
Cavalcade of Song '' (1953)
* ''
Frine, Courtesan of Orient
''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director.
Plot
Cast
* Elena Kleus ...
'' (1953) - Touni
* ''
The Treasure of Bengal'' (1953) - Karma
* ''
Love in the City'' (1953)
* ''
A Slice of Life'' (1954) - (segment "Scena all'aperto")
* ''
Papà Pacifico
''Papà Pacifico'' is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonella Lualdi and Frank Latimore.Alberto Albertazzi. "Papà Pacifico" (review). ''Intermezzo''. 31 March 1954. It grossed 88 million lire at the Italian bo ...
'' (1954) - Maria Grazia - Luisa's friend
* ''
Orphan of the Ghetto
''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (Italian: ''L'orfana del ghetto'') is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.Goble p.238
Cast
* Franca Marzi
* Luise ...
'' (1954) - Viola
* ''
Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Luisa
* ''
Land of the Pharaohs
''Land of the Pharaohs'' is a 1955 American epic historical drama film in Cinemascope and WarnerColor from Warner Bros., produced and directed by Howard Hawks, that stars Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops, and Joan Collins as ...
'' (1955) - Kyra
* ''
Nana
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
'' (1955) - Estelle
* ''Il piccolo vetraio'' (1955) - Gisella
* ''
La trovatella di Milano'' (1956) - Maria
* ''
Whom God Forgives'' (1957) - María
* ''Le belle dell'aria'' (1957)
* ''
The Angel of the Alps
''The Angel of the Alps'' ( it, L'angelo delle Alpi) is a 1957 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Luisella Boni, Alberto Farnese and Gino Sinimberghi.Goble p. 238
The film's art direction was by ...
'' (1957) - Rina
* ''Un amore senza fine'' (1958)
* ''
Tabarin
Tabarin was the street name assumed by the most famous of the Parisian street charlatans, Anthoine Girard (c. 1584 – August 16, 1633), who amused his audiences in the Place Dauphine by farcical dialogue with his brother Philippe (as Mondo ...
'' (1958) - Simone
* ''Sergente d'ispezione'' (1958) - Viviani
* ''
Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) - Contessa Isabella
* ''I mafiosi'' (1959) - Caterina
* ''
Attack of the Moors
''Attack of the Moors'' ( it, I Reali di Francia), also known as ''The Kings of France'', is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Chelo Alonso, Rik Battaglia and Gérard Landry.
Plot
Cast
* Chelo Alonso as ...
'' (1959) - Annette
* ''Avventura in città'' (1959) - Wanda
* ''Il conquistatore di Maracaibo'' (1961) - Altagracia
* ''Gefährliche Reise'' (1961)
* ''
Samson
Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...
'' (1961) - Janine
* ''Fra Manisco cerca guai...'' (1961) - Maria
* ''
The Invincible Gladiator'' (1961)
* ''
The Fury Of Hercules
''The Fury of Hercules'' ( it, La furia di Ercole) is a 1962 peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
Plot
Hercules is reached by the slave Daria, who informes him that his country has fallen into the hands of the tyrant Meniste ...
'' (1962) - Daria
* ''Sfida nella città dell'oro'' (1962) - Sabina Brand
* ''
Between Shanghai and St. Pauli
''Between Shanghai and St. Pauli'' (German: ''Zwischen Schanghai und St. Pauli'', Italian: ''I rinnegati di Capitan Kidd'') is a 1962 West German-Italian crime adventure film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and Wolfgang Schleif and starring ...
'' (1962) - Diana
* ''
The Old Testament'' (1962) - (scenes deleted)
* ''
The Shortest Day
''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...
'' (1963) - Una crocerossina (uncredited)
* ''
Lontano da dove'' (1983) - Eleonora Serpieri Altobilli
* ''Un'età da sballo'' (1983)
* ''
Caterina in the Big City'' (2003) - Andreina, madre di Gianfilippo
* ''Studio illegale'' (2013) - Moglie Carugato
References
External links
*
1935 births
Living people
People from Como
Italian film actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian television actresses
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