Born in Florence as
Liliana Polledri she was the daughter of a Swiss father and a Venetian mother. She enrolled at the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1949. After taking part to the
Mario Costa's short film
Breve storia, Tellini made her film debut in
Géza von Radványi's ensemble drama film
Women Without Names. Tellini was also active on stage, radio and television, until her retirement in the late fifties. She was married to the director and screenwriter
Piero Tellini. ==Selected filmography==