Valentina Cortese

Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1923, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died: July 10, 2019
Movies: 90

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.0

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

7.8

Day for Night

1973

7.2

Juliet of the Spirits

1965

6.8

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

7.6

La Classe américaine

1993

6.9

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

6.9

Barabbas

1961

7.1

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

7.3

Thieves' Highway

1949

6.7

Le Amiche

1955

Filmography

2017	Diva!
2007	Le ragazze di Milano	Self
2001	Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema	Self (archive footage)
2000	Federico Fellini's Autobiography	Self
1994	Sparrow	Madre Superiora
1993	La Classe américaine	The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991	Buster's Bedroom	Serafina Tannenbaum
1988	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	Queen Ariadne / Violet
1988	Young Toscanini	Comparsa (uncredited)
1988	Facciaffittasi	Gina Grandi
1987	Via Montenapoleone	madre di Guido
1987	Blue Tango	Rachele Cigno
1981	La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa	Caterina de Dominicis
1980	When Time Ran Out...	Rose Valdez
1979	Ring of Darkness	Elena Merrill
1978	Tanto va la gatta al lardo...	Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
1977	Widows' Nest	Dolores
1976	The Big Operator	Witwe
1976	Nick the Sting	Regina
1975	Son tornate a fiorire le rose	Sabina Foschini
1975	Kidnap Syndicate	Grazia Filippini
1975	Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza	Olghina Franchetti
1974	The Kiss	Elizabeth Blixen
1974	Tender Dracula
1974	Amore mio non farmi male	Sabina Foschini
1974	Appassionata	Elisa Rutelli
1973	Day for Night	Séverine
1972	The Assassination of Trotsky	Natalia Trotsky
1972	Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Pica Di Bernardone
1972	Chronicle of a Homicide	Luisa Sola
1971	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire	Madame Sobieski
1971	The Boat on the Grass	Catherine
1970	The Love Mates	Eva
1970	First Love	Mutter
1970	Give Her the Moon	Madeleine de Lépine
1970	The Secret of Santa Vittoria	Gabriella (uncredited)
1969	Oh, Grandmother's Dead	Ornella
1968	Listen, Let's Make Love	Lallo's Mother
1968	The Legend of Lylah Clare	Countess Bozo Bedoni
1966	Black Sun	Maria
1965	Juliet of the Spirits	Valentina
1965	Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials	Self
1965	The Possessed	Irma
1965	Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'	Self
1964	The Visit	Mathilda Miller
1963	The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Laura Craven-Torrani
1962	Story of San Michele	Eleonora Duse
1961	Barabbas	Julia
1961	Square of Violence	Erica Bernardi
1958	Love and Troubles	Marisa
1957	Kean: Genius or Scoundrel	Fanny
1956	The Rocket from Calabuch	Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
1955	Le Amiche	Nene
1955	Il Conte Aquila	Teresa Casati
1955	Adriana Lecouvreur	Adriana Lecouvreur
1955	Magic Fire	Mathilde Wesendonk
1954	The Barefoot Contessa	Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
1954	Jailbirds	Luprandi's wife
1954	Il matrimonio
1954	Angels of Darkness	Vally
1953	Lulù
1953	La passeggiata	Lisa
1952	Secret People	Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
1951	The House on Telegraph Hill	Victoria Kowelska
1950	Shadow of the Eagle	Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
1949	Malaya	Luana
1949	Thieves' Highway	Rica
1949	Black Magic	Zoraida
1949	The Glass Mountain	Alida Morrosini
1948	Crossroads of Passion	Maria Pilar
1948	L'ebreo errante	Ester
1948	Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris	Cosetta
1948	Les Misérables	Fantine
1947	Il corriere del re
1947	Il passatore	Barbara
1946	Rome: Free City	La ragazza
1946	Un americano in vacanza	Maria
1945	Chi l'ha visto?	Luisella
1945	No One Comes Back	Valentina
1943	4 girls dream
1943	Giorni felici	Marianna
1942	Quarta pagina	Valentina
1942	Soltanto un bacio	Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
1942	La regina di Navarra
1942	The Jester's Supper	Lisabetta
1942	Girl of the Golden West	Madge
1942	Orizzonte di sangue
1941	Primo amore	Nerina Redi
1941	Il bravo di Venezia	Alina
1941	L'attore scomparso

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