Portrait of Virna Lisi

Acting

Virna Lisi

Career

Active from 1953 to 2015, busiest in 1954 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
67
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Queen Margot
Queen Margot
GoodWatch score79/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    1995 · Won · 20th César Awards

    La Reine Margot

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Virna Lisi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 9
  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Romantic Drama 5
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Lighthearted 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 55
Latin Lover
Latin Lover (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rita

Madre, aiutami
Madre, aiutami (2014)

TV show · as Madre Germana

Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958
Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958 (2013)

TV show · as Donna Agnese Vitaliano

La donna che ritorna
La donna che ritorna (2011)

TV show · as Paola Silenti

2000s

12 titles · average score 65
Il sangue e la rosa
Il sangue e la rosa (2008)

as Lucrezia Sciarra

Il sangue e la rosa
Il sangue e la rosa (2008)

TV show · as Marchesa Lucrezia Sciarra

Donne sbagliate
Donne sbagliate (2007)

as Anna Miglio

L'onore e il rispetto
L'onore e il rispetto (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Ersilia Romeo

Caterina e le sue figlie
Caterina e le sue figlie (2005)

TV show · as Caterina Foresi Pensiero

Die Jungen von der Paulstraße
Die Jungen von der Paulstraße (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Edit Horváth

The Best Day of My Life
The Best Day of My Life (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Irene Mazzoni

Tides of Change
Tides of Change (2001)

TV show · as Marchesa Orsola

Le ali della vita 2
Le ali della vita 2 (2001)

as Sorella Alberta

Occhi Verde Veleno
Occhi Verde Veleno (2001)

as Contessa Marta Dandolo

Un dono semplice
Un dono semplice (2000)

as Sister Anna

C'è posta per te
C'è posta per te (2000)

TV show

1990s

8 titles · average score 69
Cristallo di rocca - Una storia di Natale
Cristallo di rocca - Una storia di Natale (1999)

as Sanna

Balzac
Balzac (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Laure de Berny

Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Madame de Berny

Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire (1997)

as Christine Duvivier

Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Olga

Uno di noi
Uno di noi (1996)

TV show

Queen Margot
Queen Margot (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

as Catherine de Médicis

I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sara Corishant

1980s

14 titles · average score 61
Merry Christmas... Happy New Year
Merry Christmas... Happy New Year (1989)

as Elvira

E se poi se ne vanno?
E se poi se ne vanno? (1989)

as Anita

E se poi se ne vanno?
E se poi se ne vanno? (1989)

TV show · as Anita

Via Panisperna Boys
Via Panisperna Boys (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Signora Maiorana

E non se ne vogliono andare!
E non se ne vogliono andare! (1988)

TV show · as Anita Giuliani

I Love N.Y.
I Love N.Y. (1987)

as Anna Cotone

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dona Moniz Perestrello

...e la vita continua
...e la vita continua (1984)

TV show · as Giulia Betocchi

Amarsi un po'...
Amarsi un po'... (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Principessa Cellini

Taste of the Sea
Taste of the Sea (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as Adriana Balestra

Venetian Lies
Venetian Lies (1981)

as Luisa Herrighe

The Cricket
The Cricket (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

as Wilma Malinverni

1970s

14 titles · average score 58
Ernesto
Ernesto (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ernesto's Mother

Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

as Elizabeth Nietzsche

Challenge to White Fang
Challenge to White Fang (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sister Evangelina

White Fang
White Fang (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sister Evangelina

The Pebbles of Etratat
The Pebbles of Etratat (1972)

as Alny

Bluebeard
Bluebeard (1972)
GoodWatch score 44

as Elga

Love Me Strangely
Love Me Strangely (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nathalie Revent

Roma bene
Roma bene (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Silvia Santi

The Statue
The Statue (1971)
GoodWatch score 49

as Rhonda Bolt

Time of the Wolves
Time of the Wolves (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stella Menzoni

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
GoodWatch score 74

as Caterina Malatesta

The Voyeur
The Voyeur (1970)

as Claude

1960s

27 titles · average score 63
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Catherine Graziani

The 25th Hour
The 25th Hour (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Suzanna Moritz

Arabella
Arabella (1967)

as Arabella

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

as Julie Ferris

Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Rosa Lucchesi

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

as Milena Zulian

How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Ford

Kiss the Other Sheik
Kiss the Other Sheik (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dorotea

Casanova '70
Casanova '70 (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gigliola

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Caroline 'Caro' Plantin

Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Julia

Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Silvia

1950s

18 titles · average score 65
Lost Souls
Lost Souls (1959)

as Anna

Il mondo dei miracoli
Il mondo dei miracoli (1959)

as Laura Damiani

Il padrone delle ferriere
Il padrone delle ferriere (1959)

as Claire de Beaulieu

Caterina Sforza, the lioness of Romagna
Caterina Sforza, the lioness of Romagna (1959)

as Caterina Sforza

Orgoglio e Pregiudizio
Orgoglio e Pregiudizio (1957)

TV show · as Elizabeth Bennet

The Doll that Took the Town
The Doll that Took the Town (1957)

as Liliana Atteni

Il conte di Matera
Il conte di Matera (1957)

as Greta Tramontana

Eighteen Year Olds
Eighteen Year Olds (1955)

as Maria Rovani

La rossa
La rossa (1955)

as Maria

The Hussars
The Hussars (1955)

as Elisa

Desiderio 'e sole
Desiderio 'e sole (1954)

as Laura

Naples Sings
Naples Sings (1953)

as Maria