Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

1923-01-01

Biography

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.

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Appassionata

Appassionata

5.6

Barabbas

Barabbas

6.8

Day for Night

Day for Night

7.8

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

7.0

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

7.0

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

7.0

Thieves’ Highway

Thieves’ Highway

7.3

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

6.8

Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits

7.3

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

7.7

The Possessed

The Possessed

6.9

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

5.3

Le Amiche

Le Amiche

6.8

Secret People

Secret People

6.0

The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

5.1

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

6.3

The Rocket from Calabuch

The Rocket from Calabuch

7.4

Story of San Michele

Story of San Michele

4.0

Ring of Darkness

Ring of Darkness

5.1

Kidnap Syndicate

Kidnap Syndicate

6.8