Valentina Cortese
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valentina Cortese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1923Deathday
July 10, 2019Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
86Place of birth
Milan, Lombardy, ItalyAlso known as
Valentina CortesaCast credits
Day for Night
SeverineThe Boat on the Grass
CatherineRing of Darkness
Elena MerrillBrother Sun, Sister Moon
Pica Di BernardoneThieves' Highway
RicaThe Assassination of Trotsky
Natalia TrotskyLes Misérables - Manhunt
FantineBarabbas
JuliaL'attore scomparso
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Laura Craven-TorraniThe Barefoot Contessa
Eleanora Torlato-FavriniThe House on Telegraph Hill
Victoria KowelskaJailbirds
Luprandi's wifeThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Queen Ariadne / VioletMalaya
LuanaSparrow
Madre SuperioraWhen Time Ran Out...
Rose ValdezLe Amiche
NeneJuliet of the Spirits
ValentinaAppassionata
Elisa RutelliBlack Magic
Zoraida