Valentina Cortese

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Milan, Lombardy, Italy
    Birthday
    1/1/1923
Day for Night
Day for Night
7.8
The Boat on the Grass
The Boat on the Grass
4.7
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
5.1
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway
7.3
The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky
5.186
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
6
Barabbas
Barabbas
6.851
L'attore scomparso
L'attore scomparso
0
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
7
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa
6.8
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
6.339
Jailbirds
Jailbirds
0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
6.953
Malaya
Malaya
6.5
Sparrow
Sparrow
7.7
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
5.3
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
6.8
Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits
7.257
Appassionata
Appassionata
5.6
Black Magic
Black Magic
6.262
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.1
The Love Mates
The Love Mates
5
The Rocket from Calabuch
The Rocket from Calabuch
7.4
Black Sun
Black Sun
4
Secret People
Secret People
6
Blue Tango
Blue Tango
2
Magic Fire
Magic Fire
4.8
Il matrimonio
Il matrimonio
6.5
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
5.3
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
4.8
Amore mio non farmi male
Amore mio non farmi male
4.7
First Love
First Love
5.2
Il passatore
Il passatore
4.7
Un americano in vacanza
Un americano in vacanza
0
Buster's Bedroom
Buster's Bedroom
3.5
La passeggiata
La passeggiata
0
Square of Violence
Square of Violence
6.3
The Visit
The Visit
7
Quarta pagina
Quarta pagina
0
Story of San Michele
Story of San Michele
4
La regina di Navarra
0
Girl of the Golden West
Girl of the Golden West
6
Orizzonte di sangue
0
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
5.6
Listen, Let's Make Love
Listen, Let's Make Love
4.8
The Jester's Supper
The Jester's Supper
6.1
The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death
2
The Glass Mountain
The Glass Mountain
6
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur
0
L'ebreo errante
L'ebreo errante
0
No One Comes Back
No One Comes Back
5
Giorni felici
Giorni felici
0
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
5.8
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
6
Crossroads of Passion
Crossroads of Passion
0
Give Her the Moon
Give Her the Moon
5.4
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
6.8
Facciaffittasi
0
Widows' Nest
Widows' Nest
0
Angels of Darkness
Angels of Darkness
3
Il bravo di Venezia
Il bravo di Venezia
0
Kidnap Syndicate
Kidnap Syndicate
6.8
The Big Operator
The Big Operator
4.455
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
6.2
4 girls dream
0
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
5.2
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
6.3
Soltanto un bacio
0
Via Montenapoleone
Via Montenapoleone
3.8
Diva!
Diva!
8.2
Tender Dracula
Tender Dracula
4.6
Il corriere del re
Il corriere del re
0
Shadow of the Eagle
Shadow of the Eagle
7
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
6.2
Primo amore
Primo amore
0
Rome: Free City
Rome: Free City
5.1
Il Conte Aquila
Il Conte Aquila
0
Nick the Sting
Nick the Sting
6.7
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
6.8
Chi l'ha visto?
0
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
7.7
The Possessed
The Possessed
6.9
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
5.219
Lulù
Lulù
0
Jesus Of Nazareth
Jesus Of Nazareth
9
Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
7.5
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