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Lia Zoppelli (16 November 1920 – 2 January 1988) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.


Life and career

Born in
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, Zoppelli made her stage debut in 1939, shortly after her high school graduation, with the company Maltagliati- Cimara- Ninchi. Mainly active on stage, in the subsequent seasons she worked with Ruggero Ruggeri (1940–41) and Memo Benassi (1942–43), then, after the war, she notably worked with
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and with
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at the Piccolo Teatro. In cinema, Zoppelli became a popular
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starting from the late 1950s, usually in comedic roles; she was also active on television, where she gained a large popularity thanks to her appearances with
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in '' Carosello''.


Partial filmography

* ''Il sogno di tutti'' (1940) - La fanciulla sedotta * ''Processo delle zitelle'' (1945) - Sara * '' Uncle Was a Vampire'' (1959) - Letizia * ''
La cambiale ''La cambiale'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot Commander Bruscatelli, before being imprisoned, leaves the Posalaquaglia cousins a bill of exchange which they give to Temistocle Bisogni in compensation for ...
'' (1959) - La moglie di Alfredo * ''
Cerasella ''Cerasella'' is a 1959 Italy, Italian teen film, teen comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is loosely inspired by the lyrics of the song "Cerasella (song), Cerasella". Cast *Claudia Mori: Cerasella *Terence Hill, Mario Girotti: Bru ...
'' (1959) * ''Genitori in blue-jeans'' (1960) - Wanda * ''
The Traffic Policeman ''The Traffic Policeman'' () is a 1960 in film, 1960 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre, it tells the story of a traffic policem ...
'' (1960) - Mayor's Wife * '' Who Hesitates Is Lost'' (1960) - Comm. Pasquetti's sister * ''Le ambiziose'' (1961) * '' Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' (1961) - Countess Clara Bernabei * ''Gioventù di notte'' (1961) - Madre di Marco * '' Totòtruffa 62'' (1961) - The Headmistress in 'Lausanne' College * ''Scandali al mare'' (1961) - Contessa Anna Degli Annesi * '' The Corsican Brothers'' (1961) - Aunt Mary * '' La monaca di Monza'' (1962) - La Governante * ''Gli italiani e le donne'' (1962) - Renata (segment "Chi la fa l'aspetti") * ''Avventura al motel'' (1963) - Gertrude * ''
The Shortest Day ''The Shortest Day'' () is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both European and American cinem ...
'' (1963) - Erede Siciliana (uncredited) * '' Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) - Fulvia * ''La pupa'' (1963) - Elena Patella * '' Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) - Nemea * '' Soldati e capelloni'' (1967) - Dolores * '' Anyone Can Play'' (1968) - Luisa's mother * '' We Are All in Temporary Liberty'' (1971) - Atelier owner * ''Rosina Fumo viene in città... per farsi il corredo'' (1972) - Miss Zanelli * '' Count Tacchia'' (1982) - Duchessa Savello * '' La casa stregata'' (1982) - Anastasia


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoppelli, Lia Actresses from Milan Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian film actresses 1920 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses