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 (96 titles)
8.2MovieDiva!
2017
Le ragazze di Milano
Self · 2007
9.0MovieMichelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 2001
6.4MovieFederico Fellini's Autobiography
Self · 2000
7.4MovieSparrow
Madre Superiora · 1994
7.6MovieLa Classe américaine
The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1993
4.3MovieBuster's Bedroom
Serafina Tannenbaum · 1991
7.1ShowI promessi sposi
Donna Prassede · 1989
7.0MovieThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Queen Ariadne / Violet · 1988
Facciaffittasi
Gina Grandi · 1988
Facciaffittasi
Gina Grandi · 1988
3.8MovieVia Montenapoleone
madre di Guido · 1987
6.0MovieBlue Tango
Rachele Cigno · 1987
10.0MovieLa Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
Caterina de Dominicis · 1981
5.4MovieWhen Time Ran Out...
Rose Valdez · 1980
4.8MovieRing of Darkness
Elena Merrill · 1979
5.8MovieTanto va la gatta al lardo...
Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande · 1978
7.0MovieWidows' Nest
Dolores · 1977
7.8ShowJesus of Nazareth
Herodias · 1977
4.6MovieThe Big Operator
Witwe · 1976
6.8MovieNick the Sting
Regina · 1976
5.8MovieSon tornate a fiorire le rose
Sabina Foschini · 1975
6.7MovieKidnap Syndicate
Grazia Filippini · 1975
6.1MovieIl cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Olghina Franchetti · 1975
3.5MovieThe Kiss
Elizabeth Blixen · 1974
4.2MovieTender Dracula
1974
5.1MovieAmore mio non farmi male
Sabina Foschini · 1974
5.6MovieAppassionata
Elisa Rutelli · 1974
7.8MovieDay for Night
Séverine · 1973
5.3MovieThe Assassination of Trotsky
Natalia Trotsky · 1972