Cavalieri, Lucia

[Johan Melle]

Lucia Cavalieri in Il ladro della Gioconda (1966)

This older generica, characterized by her large ears and flappy cheeks, specialized in playing little old ladies (usually of poor social standing) in a number of Italian films from at least the late 1950s and until the early 1970s.

She was identified thanks to her credited role in the French-language fotoromanzo Top-Secret Spécial Résistance n. 32: "Au péril de sa vie" (Published December 1970), and does not appear to ever have been credited in any films.

Filmography

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1954

1. Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio .... Woman in the tavern (uncredited - uncertain identification)
   
   1959
2. Il generale Della Rovere .... Old woman in the waiting room at the German headquarters (uncredited)
   
   1960
3. I Teddy boys della canzone .... Audience member at TV broadcast (uncredited)
4. La dolce vita .... Old woman by the miracle tree (uncredited)
   
   1961
5. Francis of Assisi .... Woman wanting to give a donation to Francis (uncredited)
6. L'oro di Roma .... Old Jewish woman (uncredited)
7. La vendetta di Ursus .... Spectator at the trials of Ursus (uncredited)
8. Le baccanti .... Citizen of Thebes (uncredited)
9. Un giorno da leoni .... Train passenger (uncredited)
   
   1963
10. Le mani sulla città .... Spectator in the parliament (uncredited)
    
    1964
11. Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa .... Woman watching the party (uncredited)
12. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori .... Old woman in Spartacus' camp (uncredited)
13. I lunghi capelli della morte .... Villager (uncredited)
14. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan .... Angry villager (uncredited)
    
    1965
15. The Agony and the Ecstasy .... Woman in the street (uncredited)
    
    1966
16. After the Fox .... Bingo player (uncredited)
17. Degueyo .... Danger City townswoman (uncredited)
18. Il ladro della Gioconda .... Old woman at the inn (uncredited)
19. L'uomo che ride .... Peasant (uncredited)
    
    1968
20. Il medico della mutua .... Woman in the waiting room (uncredited)
21. I nipoti di Zorro .... Woman at court (uncredited)
22. La pecora nera .... Poor old woman in the queue (uncredited - uncertain identification)
23. Uno straniero a Paso Bravo .... Townswoman (uncredited)
    
    1969
24. Colpo di stato .... Voter in the queue (uncredited)
25. Gli infermieri della mutua .... Patient in waiting room (uncredited)
26. Zenabel .... Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside (uncredited)
    
    1970
27. Contestazione generale - segment "Il prete" .... Peasant at dinner (uncredited)
28. L'homme orchestre .... Member of the Sicilian family (uncredited)
    
    1971
29. Er più - Storia d'amore e di coltello .... Resident of the quarter (uncredited)
30. Se t'incontro t'ammazzo .... Villager (uncredited)
31. Spara Joe... e così sia! .... Townswoman commenting on the new 'gold-finder' (uncredited)
32. Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto Mi chiamano Alleluja .... Mexican woman with knitted shawl (uncredited)
33. Trastevere .... Woman on the balcony (uncredited)
    
    1972
34. Afyon oppio .... Calogero's old maid (uncredited)
35. Correva l'anno di grazia 1870 (TV movie) .... Parishioner (uncredited)
36. Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma .... Villager watching the police (uncredited)
37. Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi .... Rosa, the old woman who tells Zaccherin to go to hell (uncredited)
38. Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino .... Woman cheering the lovemakers (uncredited)
39. L'uccello migratore .... Disturbed woman in church (uncredited)
40. Roma .... Old woman at the boarding house (uncredited)
41. Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto .... Old woman at the hospital / Old woman feeding stray cats (uncredited)
    
    1973
42. Bisturi, la mafia bianca .... Hospital patient (uncredited)
    
    1974
43. Il saprofita .... Woman at the healer's meeting (uncredited)
44. Verginità - second segment .... The old maid (uncredited)

Fotoromanzi

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• Top-Secret Spécial Résistance n. 32: "Au péril de sa vie" (Published December 1970) - credited

[Johan Melle]

Il generale Della Rovere (1959) as Old woman in the waiting room at the German headquarters

Identification by Ciavazzaro, pictures by Emiliano

[Johan Melle]

L'oro di Roma (1961) as Old Jewish woman

Thanks to Nick for the pictures

[Johan Melle]

Le mani sulla città (1963) as Spectator in the parliament

[Johan Melle]

Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (1964) as Old woman in Spartacus' camp

Picture and identification by Nick

[Johan Melle]

Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan (1964) as Angry villager

Thanks to Nick for the pictures

[Johan Melle]

Degueyo (1966) as Danger City townswoman

[Johan Melle]

Il ladro della Gioconda (1966) as Old woman at the inn, smiling very contentedly as a half-naked Renzo Palmer runs past her in the corridor :tears_smile:

[Johan Melle]

La pecora nera (1968) as Poor old woman in the queue. Only seen briefly when the camera pans past her, so it's hard to get a real good look at her and say for sure if it's her, so I'll add this as an uncertain ID.

[Johan Melle]

Zenabel (1969) as Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside

Picture and identification by Nick