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Valentina Cortese

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

Born

Jan 01, 1923

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Died

Jul 10, 2019

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Appassionata
Appassionata
1974 as Elisa Rutelli
★ 5.6
Barabbas
Barabbas
1961 as Julia
★ 6.9
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 as Queen Ariadne / Violet
★ 7.0
Tender Dracula
★ 4.2
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
1955 as Nene
★ 6.7
Il matrimonio
★ 6.8
Angels of Darkness
Angels of Darkness
1954 as Vally
★ 3.6
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 as Séverine
★ 7.8
The Rocket from Calabuch
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956 as Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
★ 7.5
The Visit
The Visit
1964 as Mathilda Miller
★ 7.2
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 as Pica Di Bernardone
★ 7.0
The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972 as Natalia Trotsky
★ 5.3
Via Montenapoleone
Via Montenapoleone
1987 as madre di Guido
★ 3.8
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway
1949 as Rica
★ 7.2
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa
1954 as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
★ 6.7
Rome: Free City
Rome: Free City
1946 as La ragazza
★ 5.4
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970 as Gabriella (uncredited)
★ 7.0
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
1980 as Rose Valdez
★ 5.4
Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits
1965 as Valentina
★ 7.2
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Malaya
Malaya
1949 as Luana
★ 6.9
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 as Countess Bozo Bedoni
★ 6.0
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 as Victoria Kowelska
★ 6.4
Black Magic
Black Magic
1949 as Zoraida
★ 6.3
Sparrow
Sparrow
1994 as Madre Superiora
★ 7.4
Kidnap Syndicate
Kidnap Syndicate
1975 as Grazia Filippini
★ 6.7
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
1969 as Ornella
★ 5.7
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
1979 as Elena Merrill
★ 4.9
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971 as Madame Sobieski
★ 5.3
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963 as Laura Craven-Torrani
★ 6.9
The Big Operator
The Big Operator
1976 as Witwe
★ 4.6
Shadow of the Eagle
Shadow of the Eagle
1950 as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
★ 6.5
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
1957 as Fanny
★ 7.3
The Possessed
The Possessed
1965 as Irma
★ 6.8
Blue Tango
Blue Tango
1987 as Rachele Cigno
★ 6.0
Black Sun
Black Sun
1966 as Maria
★ 4.8
Listen, Let's Make Love
Listen, Let's Make Love
1968 as Lallo's Mother
★ 4.5
Lulù
Lulù
1953
The Kiss
The Kiss
1974 as Elizabeth Blixen
★ 3.5
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
1958 as Marisa
★ 6.3
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
★ 6.4
Magic Fire
Magic Fire
1955 as Mathilde Wesendonk
★ 4.9
Buster's Bedroom
Buster's Bedroom
1991 as Serafina Tannenbaum
★ 4.3
Diva!
Diva!
2017
★ 8.2
The Jester's Supper
The Jester's Supper
1942 as Lisabetta
★ 6.1
La passeggiata
La passeggiata
1953 as Lisa
★ 8.0
First Love
First Love
1970 as Mutter
★ 5.7
Quarta pagina
Quarta pagina
1942 as Valentina
★ 8.0
The Love Mates
The Love Mates
1970 as Eva
★ 4.6
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1948 as Fantine
★ 6.0
Secret People
Secret People
1952 as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
★ 6.4
The Boat on the Grass
The Boat on the Grass
1971 as Catherine
★ 5.1
Give Her the Moon
Give Her the Moon
1970 as Madeleine de Lépine
★ 5.7
Nick the Sting
Nick the Sting
1976 as Regina
★ 6.8
Amore mio non farmi male
Amore mio non farmi male
1974 as Sabina Foschini
★ 5.1
Story of San Michele
Story of San Michele
1962 as Eleonora Duse
★ 6.5
Square of Violence
Square of Violence
1961 as Erica Bernardi
★ 6.4
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
★ 6.0
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975 as Sabina Foschini
★ 5.8
Il corriere del re
★ 10.0
Primo amore
Primo amore
1941 as Nerina Redi
★ 9.0
The Glass Mountain
The Glass Mountain
1949 as Alida Morrosini
★ 6.8
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978 as Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
★ 5.8
Un americano in vacanza
Un americano in vacanza
1946 as Maria
★ 9.0
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
★ 9.0
movie
Jailbirds
1954 as Luprandi's wife
★ 5.5
Widows' Nest
Widows' Nest
1977 as Dolores
★ 7.0
movie
Facciaffittasi
1988 as Gina Grandi
★ 9.0
Il Conte Aquila
Il Conte Aquila
1955 as Teresa Casati
★ 8.0
movie
Le ragazze di Milano
2007 as Self
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur
1955 as Adriana Lecouvreur
★ 9.0
No One Comes Back
No One Comes Back
1945 as Valentina
★ 6.0
L'ebreo errante
L'ebreo errante
1948 as Ester
★ 10.0
Il passatore
Il passatore
1947 as Barbara
★ 6.0
Girl of the Golden West
Girl of the Golden West
1942 as Madge
★ 6.5
Il bravo di Venezia
Il bravo di Venezia
1941 as Alina
★ 9.0
movie
Chi l'ha visto?
1945 as Luisella
★ 7.0
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972 as Luisa Sola
★ 5.5
Giorni felici
Giorni felici
1943 as Marianna
★ 8.0
movie
Soltanto un bacio
1942 as Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
★ 10.0
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
1981 as Caterina de Dominicis
★ 10.0
Crossroads of Passion
Crossroads of Passion
1948 as Maria Pilar
★ 9.0
movie
★ 8.0
movie
★ 7.0