Biography
Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 – 9 April 1995) was an Italian stage and film actress. Born in Golese, near Parma, she made her stage debut in 1916 and began appearing in silent films the same year. She was absent from cinema for around fourteen years after the early 1920s, during which she focused on theatre, before returning in 1936.
Borboni appeared in over eighty films between 1916 and 1990. Among her credits are Roman Holiday (1953) as the Charwoman, I Vitelloni (1953) as Signora Rubini, Rome 11:00 (1952) as Matilde, La Cage aux Folles II (1980) as Mrs. Baldi, and How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973) as Esperia. She was also known for her extensive theatre work, including monologues, and received the San Genesio Prize in 1954.
