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Carla Gravina is a Actor Italienne born on 5 august 1941 at Gemona del Friuli (Italie)

Carla Gravina

Carla Gravina
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Nationality Italie
Birth 5 august 1941 (82 years) at Gemona del Friuli (Italie)

Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1998.

Biography

Entrée dans le cinéma à l'âge de quinze ans, en 1956, dans le film Guendalina, elle commence ainsi une longue carrière cinématographique qui l'amènera à devenir l'une des interprètes majeures du cinéma italien.

En 1959, elle a été assistante du présentateur Mario Riva dans le programme TV Il Musichiere (jeu de mot sur musicista (musicien), le verbe chiedere (demander) et bicchiere (verre), associée à Patrizia Della Rovere. À partir des années 1960, l'actrice commence à travailler au théâtre. En 1960, elle interprète le rôle de Juliette à Vérone dans le cadre du festival Shakespeare où elle rencontre Gian Maria Volontè, qui sera longtemps son compagnon et dont elle a une fille, Giovanna. Avec Volontè, Carla Gravina partage également un fort engagement politique. Après quelques années d'activité théâtrale, elle revient au cinéma en 1967, en interprétant I sette fratelli Cervi (les sept frères Cervi), qui lui permet d'ajouter à son engagement en tant qu'actrice celui de la politique, ainsi que dans les films suivants comme Alfredo, Alfredo de Pietro Germi, Il caso Pisciotta (le cas Pisciotta) d'Eriprando Visconti et Banditi a Milano (bandits à Milan) de Carlo Lizzani, auprès de Volontè. Outre le théâtre et le cinéma, Carla Gravina a aussi participé à nombre de mini-séries télévisées parmi lesquelles le très célèbre Il segno del comando (le signe du commandement) de 1971. Carla choquera le public italien en interprétant le rôle de la possédée Ippolita Oderisi dans le film L'Antéchrist d'Alberto De Martino en 1974.

Candidate pour le PCI dans le collège de Milan aux élections politiques du 4 juin 1979, elle succède, en qualité de première sur liste complémentaire, à Luigi Longo, après son décès, et siège à la Camera dei deputati du 23 octobre 1980 au 11 juillet 1983.

Avec le début des années 1990, Carla abandonne définitivement la télévision pour se consacrer exclusivement au théâtre où elle est dirigée par les plus grands metteurs en scène italiens parmi lesquels Giorgio Strehler, Luca Ronconi et Giancarlo Cobelli. Parmi ses interprétations les plus significatives, se détache celle de Mirandolina dans La Locandiera (l'aubergiste) de Carlo Goldoni.

Best films

Five Branded Women (1960)
(Actress)
The Inheritor (1973)
(Actress)
Without Apparent Motive (1971)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carla Gravina (27 films)

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Actress

Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Carlo Delle Piane, Claudio Amendola, Cristina Marsillach, Amanda Sandrelli, Duilio Del Prete
Roles Tullia Bandelli
Rating61% 3.0550853.0550853.0550853.0550853.055085
A few days before Inspector Ambrosio’s holiday, an usual bank robbery takes place opposite his house. Then a playboy dies in a car “accident” that points to murder. The Inspector finds that his chief witness, a timid violinist and his drug-addicted daughter were closely involved with the victim. Can he “clear his desk” in time for his well-earned break?
Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich, 1h28
Genres Erotic, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Carmen Russo, Nadia Cassini, Olinka Hardiman, Michele Gammino, Franco Diogene, Gianni Ciardo
Rating51% 2.5503252.5503252.5503252.5503252.550325
Claudia (Russo), Rita (Cassini), and Caterina (Hardiman) are three friends who live in a conservative Italian town and lead seemingly neat and respectable married lives. One day, they are summoned to the notary public's office and learn that Anna, one of their peers in high school who got a bad name as a "whore" in the town because of them and was forced to leave is now dead. Furthermore, she had amassed a great fortune abroad and decided to bequeath it to the three. However, she has a strange condition: Claudia, Rita, and Caterina should cheat on their husbands within three days and provide photographic evidence or else the inheritance will be donated to the retirement home. Claudia is already running a secret affair with Caterina's husband Gabriele (Michele Gammino) but has not considered that photographic evidence may be a problem in her plans whereas Caterina attempts to have sex with dim-witted Giacomo (Lucio Montanaro) she has been seducing for a while. On the other hand, Rita tells of the inheritance to her husband Filippo (Gianfranco D'Angelo) and greedy Filippo, incorrectly thinking that his wife will be too timid to accomplish the task, decides to intervene. As a result of the inevitable high jinks, the real face of the reputable town life and deeds of Claudia, Rita, and Caterina in particular will be exposed.
The Terrace, 2h35
Directed by Ettore Scola
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Serge Reggiani, Stefano Satta Flores
Roles Carla
Rating70% 3.5449353.5449353.5449353.5449353.544935
On a terrace in Rome, a group of Italian communist politicians and intellectuals have a party.
Boomerang
Boomerang (1976)
, 1h40
Directed by José Giovanni, Jean Couturier
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Alain Delon, Carla Gravina, Charles Vanel, Monique Chaumette, Louis Julien, Pierre Maguelon
Roles Muriel
Rating60% 3.0472953.0472953.0472953.0472953.047295
Un jeune drogué tue un policier ; son père, un ancien du milieu amendé, remonte la filière de la drogue et parvient à le faire évader, mettant en jeu sa vie et sa position sociale.
And Now My Love, 2h30
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films set in the future
Actors Marthe Keller, André Dussollier, Charles Denner, Carla Gravina, Gilbert Bécaud, Charles Gérard
Roles Sarah's Italian Girlfriend
Rating70% 3.5318053.5318053.5318053.5318053.531805
The film tells the story of several generations of family members and the love affairs they experience. The story begins in the pre-World War I era, proceeding through modern-day New York City.
The Antichrist, 1h52
Directed by Alberto De Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Demons in film, Witches in film
Actors Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, John Arthur Kennedy, George Coulouris, Alida Valli, Mario Scaccia
Roles Ippolita Oderisi
Rating57% 2.8620152.8620152.8620152.8620152.862015
Ippolita is a paralyzed young woman with serious mental problems stemming from the death of her mother. Her crisis of faith and the intervention of a well-meaning psychologist lead Ippolita to remember her past life as a witch during the Inquisition. Eventually, Ippolita becomes possessed and starts seducing local men, only to kill them. An exorcism seems to be the only solution to stop the madness.
The Inheritor, 1h52
Directed by Alain Payet, Bernard Queysanne, Philippe Labro
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Carla Gravina, Charles Denner, Jean Rochefort, Jean Desailly, Jean Martin
Roles Liza Rocquencourt
Rating62% 3.148533.148533.148533.148533.14853
Hugo Cordell, grand patron de la presse et de l'industrie, trouve la mort dans l'explosion de son avion, entre Genève et Paris. L'examen des débris de l'appareil ne permet pas d'établir avec certitude les causes de l'accident.
Hail the Artist, 1h36
Directed by Yves Robert
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Évelyne Buyle, Carla Gravina, Gérard Jugnot
Roles Elisabeth Montei
Rating59% 2.996072.996072.996072.996072.99607
Hommage d'Yves Robert à tout un peuple d'acteurs de second ou de troisième plan, de figurants, qui courent après les cachetons, les doublures, les doublages, les copains, les amours, les ex, la reconnaissance...
Tony Arzenta, 1h30
Directed by Duccio Tessari
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Alain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina, Marc Porel, Roger Hanin, Nicoletta Machiavelli
Roles Sandra
Rating66% 3.342113.342113.342113.342113.34211
The hitman Tony Arzenta, after deciding to get out of the business, witnesses the killing of his wife and daughter. Afterwards, he takes revenge on a journey that takes him both to Hamburg and Copenhagen.
Without Apparent Motive, 1h38
Directed by Philippe Labro
Origin France
Genres Crime
Themes La provence, Serial killer films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, Laura Antonelli, Paul Crauchet, Carla Gravina, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Roles Jocelyne Rocca
Rating63% 3.186323.186323.186323.186323.18632
Nice, 1971. Le Commissaire Carella enquête sur deux meurtres semblables commis la même journée. Deux autres surviennent le lendemain. Une course contre la montre s'engage pour trouver le lien entre ces quatre meurtres sans mobile apparent…
Mother's Heart, 1h32
Directed by Salvatore Samperi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Philippe Leroy, Beba Loncar, Carla Gravina, Yorgo Voyagis, Rina Franchetti, Nicoletta Rizzi
Roles Lorenza Garrone
Rating58% 2.907492.907492.907492.907492.90749
Dans ce film hors circuits, les protagonistes sont une mère divorcée avec trois jeunes enfants, la mère reste muette tout au long du film.