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Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

ActingBorn January 1, 1923Died July 10, 2019 (age 96)Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Biography

Valentina Cortese (January 1, 1923 - July 10, 2019) was an Italian film actress. The Milan-born actress starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) directed by Robert Wise, and costarring Richard Basehart and William Lundigan. Cortese, aged 28, married Basehart in 1951, and had one son with him before they divorced in 1960. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1975 for her performance in François Truffaut's Day for Night. Cortese appeared in Jules Dassin's Thieves' Highway (1949), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Michelangelo Antonioni's Le Amiche (1955), Gérard Brach's The Boat on the Grass, Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), and in the Franco Zeffirelli projects such as the 1972 film Brother Sun, Sister Moon, his 1977 miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth and the 1993 film Sparrow.

Filmography

2017Movie
2007Movie
2001Movie
1994
Sparrow

as Madre Superiora

Movie
1993
La Classe américaine

as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1991
Buster's Bedroom

as Serafina Tannenbaum

Movie
1989
I promessi sposi

as Donna Prassede

TV
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as Queen Ariadne / Violet

Movie
1988
Facciaffittasi

as Gina Grandi

Movie
1988
Facciaffittasi

as Gina Grandi

TV
1987
Via Montenapoleone

as madre di Guido

Movie
1987
Blue Tango

as Rachele Cigno

Movie
1981Movie
1980
When Time Ran Out...

as Rose Valdez

Movie
1979
Ring of Darkness

as Elena Merrill

Movie
1978
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

as Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande

Movie
1977
Widows' Nest

as Dolores

Movie
1977TV
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975Movie
1975
Kidnap Syndicate

as Grazia Filippini

Movie
1974
The Kiss

as Elizabeth Blixen

Movie
1974
Amore mio non farmi male

as Sabina Foschini

Movie
1974
Appassionata

as Elisa Rutelli

Movie
1973
Day for Night

as Séverine

Movie
1972Movie
1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Pica Di Bernardone

Movie
1972Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1970Movie
1970
First Love

as Mutter

Movie
1970
Give Her the Moon

as Madeleine de Lépine

Movie
1970
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

as Gabriella (uncredited)

Movie
1969Movie
1969TV
1968
Listen, Let's Make Love

as Lallo's Mother

Movie
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Countess Bozo Bedoni

Movie
1966
Black Sun

as Maria

Movie
1965Movie
1965Movie
1964
The Visit

as Mathilda Miller

Movie
1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as Laura Craven-Torrani

Movie
1962
Story of San Michele

as Eleonora Duse

Movie
1961
Barabbas

as Julia

Movie
1961
Square of Violence

as Erica Bernardi

Movie
1958Movie
1957Movie
1956
The Rocket from Calabuch

as Eloísa, la maestra de escuela

Movie
1955
Le Amiche

as Nene

Movie
1955
Il Conte Aquila

as Teresa Casati

Movie
1955
Adriana Lecouvreur

as Adriana Lecouvreur

Movie
1955
Magic Fire

as Mathilde Wesendonk

Movie
1954
The Barefoot Contessa

as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini

Movie
1954
Jailbirds

as Luprandi's wife

Movie
1954Movie
1954Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1952
Secret People

as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins

Movie
1951TV
1951
The House on Telegraph Hill

as Victoria Kowelska

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Emilie Gallatin

TV
1950
Shadow of the Eagle

as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova

Movie
1949
Malaya

as Luana

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Black Magic

as Zoraida

Movie
1949
The Glass Mountain

as Alida Morrosini

Movie
1948
Crossroads of Passion

as Maria Pilar

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Les Misérables

as Fantine

Movie
1947
Il passatore

as Barbara

Movie
1946
Rome: Free City

as La ragazza

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Chi l'ha visto?

as Luisella

Movie
1945
No One Comes Back

as Valentina

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Giorni felici

as Marianna

Movie
1942
Quarta pagina

as Valentina

Movie
1942
Soltanto un bacio

as Maria Renda / Luisa Renda

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1941
Primo amore

as Nerina Redi

Movie
1941Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 1, 1923
Day of DeathJuly 10, 2019
Place of BirthMilan, Lombardy, Italy
Popularity0.8
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