Discovered as a teenager in Rome, Ancona-born Virna Lisi debuted in the 1953 drama La corda d'acciaio and later honed her craft on stage at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler. After early musical comedies, she took on more serious roles such as The Doll That Took the Town and Duel of the Titans. Her Hollywood breakthrough came starring with Jack Lemmon in How to Murder Your Wife and wit… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Queen Margot 1994 Taste of the Sea 1983 How to Murder Your Wife 1965 The Black Tulip 1964 ★ 7.2 The Birds, the Bees and the Italians 1966
Milena Zulian ★ 6.9 The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1970
Caterina Malatesta ★ 7.4 Le ali della vita 2000
★ 6.8 The Possessed 1965
Tilde ★ 6.5 Taste of the Sea 1983
Adriana Balestra ★ 6.7 Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare 1961
Silvia ★ 6.4 How to Murder Your Wife 1965
Mrs. Ford ★ 6.4 White Fang 1973
Sister Evangelina ★ 6.4 Casanova '70 1965
Gigliola ★ 6.5 Via Panisperna Boys 1989
Signora Maiorana ★ 6.4 The Bachelor 1955
(uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Shortest Day 1963
Naja, una spia austriaca ★ 6.4 The Best Day of My Life 2002
Irene Mazzoni ★ 6.3 Kiss the Other Sheik 1965
Dorotea ★ 6.3 Amarsi un po'... 1984
Principessa Cellini ★ 6.3 The Black Tulip 1964
Caroline 'Caro' Plantin ★ 6.2 Don't Tempt the Devil 1963
Gina Bianchi, nurse ★ 6.2 Die Jungen von der Paulstraße 2003
Edit Horváth ★ 6.2 The Christmas Tree 1969
Catherine Graziani ★ 6.1 Challenge to White Fang 1974
Sister Evangelina ★ 6.1 Follow Your Heart 1996
Olga ★ 6.1 The Serpent 1973
Mrs. Annabel Lee ★ 5.9 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969
John's Beautiful Cousin in Rome ★ 5.8 Assault on a Queen 1966
Rosa Lucchesi ★ 5.7 Ernesto 1979
Ernesto's Mother ★ 6 Eva 1962
Francesca Ferrara ★ 5.7 Beyond Good and Evil 1977
Elizabeth Nietzsche ★ 5.3 The Dolls 1965
Luisa (segment "La Telefonata") ★ 5.3 Romulus and Remus 1961
Julia ★ 5.7 Latin Lover 2015
Rita ★ 5.4 Bluebeard 1972
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