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Valentina Cortese
Actor · Crew· Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Queen Ariadne / Violet · 1988
Day for Night
Séverine · 1973
Juliet of the Spirits
Valentina · 1965
The Barefoot Contessa
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini · 1954
La Classe américaine
1993
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Laura Craven-Torrani · 1963
Barabbas
Julia · 1961
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Pica Di Bernardone · 1972
Filmography
48 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Diva! | Film | |
| 1994 | Sparrow | Madre Superiora | Film |
| 1991 | Buster's Bedroom | Serafina Tannenbaum | Film |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Queen Ariadne / Violet | Film |
| 1987 | Via Montenapoleone | madre di Guido | Film |
| 1987 | Blue Tango | Rachele Cigno | Film |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Rose Valdez | Film |
| 1979 | Ring of Darkness | Elena Merrill | Film |
| 1978 | Tanto va la gatta al lardo... | Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande | Film |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Herodias | TV |
| 1976 | The Big Operator | Witwe | Film |
| 1976 | Nick the Sting | Regina | Film |
| 1975 | Kidnap Syndicate | Grazia Filippini | Film |
| 1975 | Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza | Olghina Franchetti | Film |
| 1975 | Son tornate a fiorire le rose | Sabina Foschini | Film |
| 1974 | Tender Dracula | Film | |
| 1974 | Appassionata | Elisa Rutelli | Film |
| 1974 | Amore mio non farmi male | Sabina Foschini | Film |
| 1973 | Day for Night | Séverine | Film |
| 1972 | The Assassination of Trotsky | Natalia Trotsky | Film |
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Pica Di Bernardone | Film |
| 1971 | The Boat on the Grass | Catherine | Film |
| 1971 | The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | Madame Sobieski | Film |
| 1970 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Gabriella (uncredited) | Film |
| 1970 | First Love | Mutter | Film |
| 1970 | The Love Mates | Eva | Film |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Countess Bozo Bedoni | Film |
| 1966 | Black Sun | Maria | Film |
| 1965 | The Possessed | Irma | Film |
| 1965 | Juliet of the Spirits | Valentina | Film |
| 1964 | The Visit | Mathilda Miller | Film |
| 1964 | I grandi camaleonti | Giuseppina Bonaparte | TV |
| 1963 | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Laura Craven-Torrani | Film |
| 1961 | Barabbas | Julia | Film |
| 1956 | The Rocket from Calabuch | Eloísa, la maestra de escuela | Film |
| 1955 | Le Amiche | Nene | Film |
| 1955 | Magic Fire | Mathilde Wesendonk | Film |
| 1954 | The Barefoot Contessa | Eleanora Torlato-Favrini | Film |
| 1952 | Secret People | Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins | Film |
| 1951 | The House on Telegraph Hill | Victoria Kowelska | Film |
| 1949 | Malaya | Luana | Film |
| 1949 | Black Magic | Zoraida | Film |
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway | Rica | Film |
| 1948 | Les Misérables | Fantine | Film |
| 1948 | L'ebreo errante | Ester | Film |
| 1947 | Il passatore | Barbara | Film |
| 1946 | Un americano in vacanza | Maria | Film |
| 1945 | Chi l'ha visto? | Luisella | Film |
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