Lidia Broccolino

Italian film, television and stage actress

Lidia Broccolino
Born	(1958-07-10) 10 July 1958 (age 65) Chieti, Italy
Occupation	Actress

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

Life and career

Born Lidia Broccolini in Chieti, she debuted in 1982, in the indie drama Fuori dal giorno.^[1] She became first known thanks to Pupi Avati, who chose her to play one of the main roles, the delicate Laura, in his critically appreciated Una gita scolastica.^[1]^[2] For her performance Broccolino won the Silver Ribbon for best new actress.^[3] In the following years Broccolino worked again with Avati in two films, as well as with other notable directors including Marco Bellocchio, Peter Del Monte, Maurizio Nichetti and Francesca Archibugi.^[1]

Selected filmography

A School Outing (1983)
Summer Games (1984)
Graduation Party (1985)
Sweets from a Stranger (1987)
Julia and Julia (1987)
The Belt (1989)
Brothers and Sisters (1992)
The Great Pumpkin (1993)
Stefano Quantestorie (1993)
Never Again as Before (2005)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.
^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.