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Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 01, 1923
Died Jul 10, 2019 (96)
Birthplace Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Sep 26, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Baseh ... art 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valentina Cortese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

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

Buster's Bedroom

Buster's Bedroom

1991

as Serafina Tannenbaum

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

as Queen Ariadne / Violet

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

as Rose Valdez

Appassionata

Appassionata

1974

as Elisa Rutelli

The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

as Natalia Trotsky

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970

as Gabriella (uncredited)

The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

as Countess Bozo Bedoni

The Visit

The Visit

1964

as Mathilda Miller

Square of Violence

Square of Violence

1961

as Erica Bernardi

Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Julia

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

1955

as Mathilde Wesendonk

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini

Secret People

Secret People

1952

as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

as Victoria Kowelska

Shadow of the Eagle

Shadow of the Eagle

1950

as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway

1949

as Rica

Malaya

Malaya

1949

as Luana

The Glass Mountain

The Glass Mountain

1949

as Alida Morrosini

Black Magic

Black Magic

1949

as Zoraida

No One Comes Back

No One Comes Back

1945

as Valentina

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Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress The Goodbye Girl Won
Television Credits

I promessi sposi

as Donna Prassede

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 12, 1989

Jesus of Nazareth

as Herodias

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

Lux Video Theatre

as Emilie Gallatin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dr. Bruni

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Il killer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 17, 1969

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