Lucilla Morlacchi's cinematic career, although initially boosted by her pivotal role as Concetta, Prince's Salina's sensitive but unhappy daughter in Luchino Visconti's 1963 masterpiece "Il gattopardo", would have otherwise been negligible. This breakout performance, however, was merely a flash in the pan, as her true calling and passion have always been the theater, not the movies.
Morlacchi's theatrical debut occurred in 1958, at the tender age of twenty-two, immediately following her graduation from drama school, where she took on the role of Barbara in George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara" (Il Maggiore Barbara). Fifty years later, she continued to tread the boards, starring in the Italian version of John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt", titled "Il Dubbio".
In between, Morlacchi was awarded the prestigious San Genesio Prize for her exceptional performance in Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry-tree", directed by none other than Luchino Visconti, the same visionary who had given her her best part on the silver screen.
Throughout her illustrious career on stage, Morlacchi has consistently demonstrated her range and versatility, effortlessly transitioning between classic and contemporary plays. Her numerous television adaptations of renowned works by Carlo Goldoni, James Joyce, Albert Camus, Molière, and others have further solidified her reputation as a talented and accomplished actress.
