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.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
as Laura Craven-Torrani
Age 40 (now 96)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Queen Ariadne / Violet
Age 65 (now 96)
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Victoria Kowelska
Age 28 (now 96)
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
Age 33 (now 96)
The Assassination of Trotsky
as Natalia Trotsky
Age 49 (now 96)
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 96)
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 70 (now 96)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Queen Ariadne / Violet
Age 65 (now 96)
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
as Caterina de Dominicis
Age 58 (now 96)
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
as Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
Age 55 (now 96)
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
as Sabina Foschini
Age 52 (now 96)
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
as Olghina Franchetti
Age 52 (now 96)
The Assassination of Trotsky
as Natalia Trotsky
Age 49 (now 96)
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
as Madame Sobieski
Age 48 (now 96)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
as Gabriella (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 96)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Countess Bozo Bedoni
Age 45 (now 96)
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
as Self
Age 42 (now 96)
Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
as Self
Age 42 (now 96)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
as Laura Craven-Torrani
Age 40 (now 96)
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
Age 33 (now 96)
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Victoria Kowelska
Age 28 (now 96)
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
as Cosetta
Age 25 (now 96)
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Also Known As
Valentina Cortesa
IMDB
nm0181305