Who was Lelia Goldoni? American Actress Dead at 86

Lelia Goldoni was an American actress who started her career in the late 1940s when she started appearing in several motion pictures and television shows. Some of these movies include House of Strangers, We Were Strangers, The Italian Job (1969), and more.

Goldoni starred in several movies and TV shows. Some of them include Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Hysteria, Theatre of Death, Gangster Wars, Vega$, Cagney & Lacey, Knots Landing, L.A. Law, The Pacific, and more.

She died on Saturday, July 21, 2023, at age 86. No cause of death has been announced yet. She was born to an Italian actor and was a second cousin to baseball player, Phil Rizzuto.

Goldoni was raised in Los Angeles and studied acting with Jeff Corey at age 19 and moved back to New York, where she became a student at a drama workshop run by Cassavetes and theatre director, Burt Lane in midtown Manhattan.

She was survived by his son, Aaron J. Rudelson, and grandchildren Lily and James.