Valentina Cortese
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieMichelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieSparrow
1994
Madre Superiora
movieLa Classe américaine
1993
The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBuster's Bedroom
1991
Serafina Tannenbaum
tvI promessi sposi
1989
Donna Prassede
movieThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Queen Ariadne / Violet
Facciaffittasi
1988
Gina Grandi
Facciaffittasi
1988
Gina Grandi
movieVia Montenapoleone
1987
madre di Guido
movieBlue Tango
1987
Rachele Cigno
movieLa Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
1981
Caterina de Dominicis
movieWhen Time Ran Out...
1980
Rose Valdez
movieRing of Darkness
1979
Elena Merrill
movieTanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978
Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
movieWidows' Nest
1977
Dolores
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977
Herodias
movieNick the Sting
1976
Regina
movieSon tornate a fiorire le rose
1975
Sabina Foschini
movieKidnap Syndicate
1975
Grazia Filippini
movieIl cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
1975
Olghina Franchetti
movieThe Kiss
1974
Elizabeth Blixen
movieAmore mio non farmi male
1974
Sabina Foschini
movieAppassionata
1974
Elisa Rutelli
movieDay for Night
1973
Séverine
movieThe Assassination of Trotsky
1972
Natalia Trotsky
movieBrother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Pica Di Bernardone
movieChronicle of a Homicide
1972
Luisa Sola
movieThe Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971
Madame Sobieski
movieThe Boat on the Grass
1971
Catherine
movieFirst Love
1970
Mutter
movieGive Her the Moon
1970
Madeleine de Lépine
movieThe Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970
Gabriella (uncredited)
movieListen, Let's Make Love
1968
Lallo's Mother
movieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Countess Bozo Bedoni
movieBlack Sun
1966
Maria
movieJuliet of the Spirits
1965
Valentina
tvI grandi camaleonti
1964
Giuseppina Bonaparte
movieThe Visit
1964
Mathilda Miller
movieThe Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963
Laura Craven-Torrani
movieStory of San Michele
1962
Eleonora Duse
movieBarabbas
1961
Julia
movieSquare of Violence
1961
Erica Bernardi
movieThe Rocket from Calabuch
1956
Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
movieIl Conte Aquila
1955
Teresa Casati
movieAdriana Lecouvreur
1955
Adriana Lecouvreur
movieMagic Fire
1955
Mathilde Wesendonk
movieThe Barefoot Contessa
1954
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Jailbirds
1954
Luprandi's wife
movieSecret People
1952
Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Dr. Bruni
movieThe House on Telegraph Hill
1951
Victoria Kowelska
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Emilie Gallatin
movieShadow of the Eagle
1950
Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
movieMalaya
1949
Luana
movieBlack Magic
1949
Zoraida
movieThe Glass Mountain
1949
Alida Morrosini
movieCrossroads of Passion
1948
Maria Pilar
movieLes Misérables
1948
Fantine
movieIl passatore
1947
Barbara
movieRome: Free City
1946
La ragazza
movieNo One Comes Back
1945
Valentina
movieGiorni felici
1943
Marianna
movieQuarta pagina
1942
Valentina
Soltanto un bacio
1942
Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
movieThe Jester's Supper
1942
Lisabetta
moviePrimo amore
1941
Nerina Redi
