Giselda Lombardi, better known by her screen name Leda Gys (10 March 1892 – 2 October 1957), was an Italian film actress of the

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. The poet Carlo Alberto Salustri gave the aspiring actress her new name and introduced her to the film business in 1913. Her breakthrough role came in the

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'' Christus'', which was shot in

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and Egypt. She then married the producer Gustavo Lombardo and worked for his Naples-based Lombardo Films, generally appearing in comedies that were often directed by

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.Abel p.292

Selected filmography

* '' Pierrot the Prodigal'' (1914) * '' The Wedding March'' (1915) * '' Christus'' (1916) * '' Naples is a Song'' (1927)

References

Bibliography

* Abel, Richard. ''Encyclopedia of Early Cinema''. Taylor & Francis, 2005.

External links

* 1892 births 1957 deaths Italian film actresses Italian silent film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome {{Italy-film-actor-stub