Lia Di Leo
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Died15 December 2006 (aged 83)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
OthernamesAlberta Alda Di Leo
OccupationActress
Lia Di Leo | |
|---|---|
 Lia Di Leo in Radiocorriere magazine, 1953. | |
| Born | 22 July 1923 |
| Died | 15 December 2006 (aged 83) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Alberta Alda Di Leo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951-1957 (films) |
Lia Anna Di Leo (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2006) was an Italian actress and model.[1] She entered the 1951 Miss Italy contest and then began acting in films, generally playing glamorous supporting roles.
Di Leo's parents died while she was very young, and as a result she raised her two younger twin brothers, Francesco and Antonio, with her older brother Mario. After marrying in 1957 she retired from the screen and moved to the United States, where she worked as a sculptor.[2] She died in Palm Springs, California on 15 December 2006, at the age of 83.[3][4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Quo Vadis | Pedicurist | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Lorenzaccio | Una corteggiana | |
| 1952 | The Black Mask | Hippolite | |
| 1952 | The Moment of Truth | Madame Meunier | |
| 1952 | The Tired Outlaw | Carmen | |
| 1952 | The Piano Tuner Has Arrived | Cameriera | |
| 1953 | I Chose Love | Paola | |
| 1953 | The Return of Don Camillo | La maestrina | |
| 1953 | The Earrings of Madame de… | Lola | |
| 1953 | Empty Eyes | Gina, Fernando's wife | |
| 1954 | Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare) | Fatma | |
| 1954 | Cose da pazzi | The Nurse | |
| 1955 | Tower of Lust | Princesse Blanche | |
| 1955 | Sins of Casanova | Baroness Donna Lucrezia | |
| 1955 | Io sono la Primula Rossa | ||
| 1956 | Wives and Obscurities | Gemma | |
| 1956 | Occhi senza luce | Lea | (final film role) |
