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Valentina Cortese
Actor
Born January 1, 1923Died July 10, 2019 (96 years)
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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.
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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.
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Movies & Shows on Plex
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Filmography
| 2017 | |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Sparrow · as Madre Superiora |
| 1991 | Buster's Bedroom · as Serafina Tannenbaum |
| 1989 | I promessi sposi (TV Series) · as Donna Prassede |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · as Queen Ariadne / Violet |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini · as Comparsa |
| 1987 | Blue Tango · as Rachele Cigno |
| 1987 | Via Montenapoleone · as Madre Di Guido |
| 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 | Nido de viudas · as Dolores |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Herodias |
| 1976 | The Big Operator · as Witwe |
| 1976 | Nick the Sting · as Regina |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Kidnap Syndicate · as Grazia Filippini |
| 1975 | Dracula in the Provinces · as Olghina Franchetti |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Kiss of Death · as Elizabeth Blixen |
| 1974 | |
| 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 |
| 1969 | Oh, Grandmother's Dead · as Ornella |
| 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria · as Gabriella (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare · as Countess Bozo Bedoni |
| 1968 | Listen, Let's Make Love · as Lallo's Mother |
| 1966 | Soleil noir · as Maria |
| 1965 | Juliet of the Spirits · as Valentina |
| 1965 | The Possessed · as Irma |
| 1964 | I grandi camaleonti (TV Series) · as Giuseppina |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Black Sunday · as Tavern Girl |
| 1958 | Love and Troubles · as Marisa |
| 1958 | Love at First Sight · as Cast |
| 1957 | Kean: Genius or Scoundrel · as Fanny |
| 1956 | The Rocket from Calabuch · as Eloísa, La Maestra De Escuela |
| 1956 | Magic Fire · as Mathilde Wesendonk |
| 1955 | Le Amiche · as Nene |
| 1954 | The Barefoot Contessa · as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini |
| 1954 | Jailbirds · as Luprandi's Wife |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Angels of Darkness · as Vally |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Luisa Pascoli |
| 1952 | Secret People · as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Dr. Bruni |
| 1951 | The House on Telegraph Hill · as Victoria Kowelska |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Emilie Gallatin |
| 1950 | Shadow of the Eagle · as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova |
| 1950 | Women Without Names · as Anna Petrovic - La Jugoslava |
| 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 | Tempesta su Parigi · as Cosetta |
| 1948 | Les Misérables · as Fantine |
| 1947 | Bullet for Stefano · as Barbara |
| 1946 | Roma città libera · as La Ragazza |
| 1946 | Un americano in vacanza · as Maria |
| 1942 | Giorni felici · as Marianna |
| 1942 | La cena delle beffe · as Lisabetta |
| 1942 | Girl of the Golden West · as Madge |
| 1941 | The Hero of Venice · as Alina |