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Valentina Cortese is a Actor Italienne born on 1 january 1923 at Milan (Italie)

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese
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Nationality Italie
Birth 1 january 1923 at Milan (Italie)
Death 10 july 2019 (at 96 years)

Valentina Cortese (born 1 January 1923) is an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1975 for her performance in François Truffaut's Day for Night.

Biography

Born in Milan, Italy, Cortese married Richard Basehart, her co-star in The House on Telegraph Hill, in 1951, and had one son with him, the actor Jackie Basehart; they divorced in 1960. She never remarried. Jackie Basehart died in Milan in 2015, predeceasing Cortese.

Best films

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
(Actress)
Day for Night (1973)
(Actress)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Valentina Cortese (69 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1994SparrowActressMadre Superiora
1993La Classe américaineActressThe Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992La Classe américaineActressThe Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992La Classe américaineActressThe Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991Buster's BedroomActressSerafina Tannenbaum
1988Young ToscaniniActress
1988The Adventures of Baron MunchausenActressQueen Ariadne / Violet
1987Via MontenapoleoneActressMadre di Guido
1987Blue TangoActressRachele Cigno
1980When Time Ran Out...ActressRose Valdez
1977Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)ActressHerodias
1976Nick the StingActressRegina
1976The Big OperatorActressWitwe
1975Kidnap SyndicateActressGrazia Filippini
1975The Demonic Womanizer Costante Nicosia, or: Dracula in BrianzaActressOlghina Franchetti
1974AppassionataActressElisa Rutelli
1974Tender DraculaActress
1973Day for NightActressSeverine
1972The Assassination of TrotskyActressNatalia Trotsky
1972Brother Sun, Sister MoonActressPica Di Bernardone
1972Chronicle of a HomicideActressLuisa Sola
1971The Boat on the GrassActressCatherine
1971The Iguana with the Tongue of FireActressMadame Sobieski
1971The Iguana with the Tongue of FireActressMadame Sobieski
1970The Secret of Santa VittoriaActressGabriella (uncredited)
1970Give Her the MoonActressMadeleine de Lépine
1970First LoveActressMutter
1970The Love MatesActressEva
1969The Girl Who Knew Too MuchActress
1969Oh, Grandmother's DeadActressOrnella
1968The Legend of Lylah ClareActressCountess Bozo Bedoni
1968Listen, Let's Make LoveActressLallo's Mother
1966Black SunActressMaria
1965Juliet of the SpiritsActressValentina
1965The PossessedActressIrma
1965The PossessedActressIrma
1964The VisitActressMathilda Miller
1963The Shortest DayActress
1963The Girl Who Knew Too MuchActressLaura Craven-Torrani
1962Story of San MicheleActressEleonora Duse
1961BarabbasActressJulia
1958Love and TroublesActressMarisa
1956The Rocket from CalabuchActressEloisa, the Schoolmistress
1955Magic FireActressMathilde Wesendonk
1955Adriana LecouvreurActressAdriana Lecouvreur
1955Le AmicheActressNene
1955Il conte AquilaActressTeresa Casati
1954The Barefoot ContessaActressEleanora Torlato-Favrini
1954MarriageActressNatalia
1954Angels of DarknessActressVally
1953LuluActressLulù
1952Secret PeopleActressMaria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
1951The House on Telegraph HillActressVictoria Kowelska
1950Women Without NamesActressAnna Petrovic
1949Black MagicActressZoraida
1949The Glass MountainActressAlida Morrosini
1949MalayaActressLuana
1949Thieves' HighwayActressRica
1948Les Misérables - ManhuntActressFantine
1948Crossroads of PassionActressMaria Pilar
1948Le Juif errantActressEster
1947The Courier of the KingActressLouise de Renal
1946A Yank in RomeActressMaria
1946Rome: Free CityActressLa ragazza
1942Girl of the Golden WestActressMadge
1942The Jester's SupperActressLisabetta
1942The Queen of NavarreActressEleonora d'Austria
1941L'attore scomparsoActress
1941First LoveActressNerina Redi