Actor

Lidia Quaranta

Born March 5, 1891 in Turin, ItalyDied March 5, 192813 films

She began her career as an actress in the theater, in the Dante Testa company. In 1910, together with her sister Letizia, she was hired by Itala Film, but her film debut took place in the same year in the short film L'ignota produced by Aquila Films. 1914 is the year of her artistic consecration with the interpretation in the film Cabiria, which also makes her gain international fame.

Between 1915 and 1920 he starred in several films, produced by other film companies; among these we remember the film The three sentimental. After this film he moved to Fert, for which he acted in some films. She died in 1928, aged 36, of a bout of pneumonia. She is buried in the Monumental Cemetery of Turin.

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First watchCabiria19147.2as Cabiria (Adult)Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his…View film

Filmography

13 films as actor