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