Valentina Cortese
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valentina Cortese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Diva! as
- 2000 · Federico Fellini's Autobiography as Self
- 1994 · Sparrow as Madre Superiora
- 1993 · La Classe américaine as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 · Buster's Bedroom as Serafina Tannenbaum
- 1989 · I promessi sposi as Donna Prassede
- 1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Queen Ariadne / Violet
- 1988 · Facciaffittasi as Gina Grandi
- 1987 · Via Montenapoleone as madre di Guido
- 1987 · Blue Tango as Rachele Cigno
- 1980 · When Time Ran Out... as Rose Valdez
- 1979 · Ring of Darkness as Elena Merrill
- 1978 · Tanto va la gatta al lardo... as Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
- 1977 · Widows' Nest as Dolores
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Herodias
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Herodius
- 1976 · The Big Operator as Witwe
- 1976 · Nick the Sting as Regina
- 1975 · Son tornate a fiorire le rose as
- 1975 · Kidnap Syndicate as Grazia Filippini
- 1975 · The Demonic Womanizer Costante Nicosia, or: Dracula in Brianza as Olghina Franchetti
- 1974 · The Kiss of Death as Elizabeth Blixen
- 1974 · Tender Dracula as
- 1974 · Amore mio non farmi male as
- 1974 · Appassionata as Elisa Rutelli
- 1973 · Day for Night as Severine
- 1972 · The Assassination of Trotsky as Natalia Trotsky
- 1972 · Brother Sun, Sister Moon as Pica Di Bernardone
- 1972 · Chronicle of a Homicide as Luisa Sola
- 1971 · The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire as Madame Sobieski
- 1971 · The Boat on the Grass as Catherine
- 1970 · The Love Mates as Eva
- 1970 · First Love as Mutter
- 1970 · Give Her the Moon as Madeleine de Lépine
- 1970 · The Secret of Santa Vittoria as Gabriella (uncredited)
- 1969 · Oh, Grandmother's Dead as Ornella
- 1969 · Il killer as
- 1968 · Listen, Let's Make Love as Lallo's Mother
- 1968 · The Legend of Lylah Clare as Countess Bozo Bedoni
- 1966 · Black Sun as Maria
- 1965 · Juliet of the Spirits as Valentina
- 1965 · Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials as Self
- 1965 · The Possessed as Irma
- 1964 · The Visit as Mathilda Miller
- 1963 · The Girl Who Knew Too Much as Laura Craven-Torrani
- 1962 · Story of San Michele as Eleonora Duse
- 1961 · Barabbas as Julia
- 1961 · Square of Violence as Erica Bernardi
- 1958 · Love and Troubles as Marisa
- 1957 · Kean: Genius or Scoundrel as Fanny
- 1956 · The Rocket from Calabuch as Eloisa, the Schoolmistress
- 1955 · Le Amiche as Nene
- 1955 · Il Conte Aquila as Teresa Casati
- 1955 · Adriana Lecouvreur as Adriana Lecouvreur
- 1955 · Magic Fire as Mathilde Wesendonk
- 1954 · The Barefoot Contessa as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
- 1954 · Jailbirds as Luprandi's wife
- 1954 · Il matrimonio as
- 1954 · Angels of Darkness as Vally
- 1953 · Lulù as
- 1953 · La passeggiata as Lisa
- 1952 · Secret People as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Dr. Bruni
- 1951 · The House on Telegraph Hill as Victoria Kowelska
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Emilie Gallatin
- 1950 · Shadow of the Eagle as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
- 1949 · Malaya as Luana
- 1949 · Thieves' Highway as Rica
- 1949 · Black Magic as Zoraida
- 1949 · The Glass Mountain as Alida Morrosini
- 1948 · Crossroads of Passion as Maria Pilar
- 1948 · L'ebreo errante as Ester
- 1948 · Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris as Cosetta
- 1948 · Les Misérables as Fantine
- 1947 · Il corriere del re as
- 1947 · Il passatore as Barbara
- 1946 · Rome: Free City as La ragazza
- 1946 · Un americano in vacanza as Maria
- 1945 · Chi l'ha visto? as Luisella
- 1945 · No One Comes Back as Valentina
- 1943 · 4 girls dream as
- 1943 · Giorni felici as Marianna
- 1942 · Quarta pagina as Valentina
- 1942 · Soltanto un bacio as Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
- 1942 · La regina di Navarra as
- 1942 · The Jester's Supper as Lisabetta
- 1942 · Girl of the Golden West as Madge
- 1942 · Orizzonte di sangue as
- 1941 · Primo amore as Nerina Redi
- 1941 · Il bravo di Venezia as Alina
- 1941 · L'attore scomparso as