Valentina Cortese

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-01-01

Day of death

2019-07-10 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Valentina Cortese

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

    Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Angels of Darkness

    Angels of Darkness

  • Story of San Michele

    Story of San Michele

  • Facciaffittasi

    Facciaffittasi

  • Secret People

    Secret People

  • Quarta pagina

    Quarta pagina

  • Lulù

    Lulù

  • Il passatore

    Il passatore

  • Giorni felici

    Giorni felici

  • Le Amiche

    Le Amiche

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • Il matrimonio

    Il matrimonio

  • Black Magic

    Black Magic

  • La passeggiata

    La passeggiata

  • Son tornate a fiorire le rose

    Son tornate a fiorire le rose

  • Magic Fire

    Magic Fire

  • Diva!

    Diva!

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • Black Sun

    Black Sun

  • Adriana Lecouvreur

    Adriana Lecouvreur

  • Appassionata

    Appassionata

  • Primo amore

    Primo amore

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • Thieves' Highway

    Thieves' Highway

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Malaya

    Malaya

  • The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

  • Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema

    Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • Juliet of the Spirits

    Juliet of the Spirits

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • La regina di Navarra

    La regina di Navarra

  • The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

    The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

  • Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

    Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

  • No One Comes Back

    No One Comes Back

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria

  • The Glass Mountain

    The Glass Mountain

  • The Possessed

    The Possessed

  • Soltanto un bacio

    Soltanto un bacio

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Il bravo di Venezia

    Il bravo di Venezia

  • Tender Dracula

    Tender Dracula

  • Chi l'ha visto?

    Chi l'ha visto?

  • The Boat on the Grass

    The Boat on the Grass

  • Listen, Let's Make Love

    Listen, Let's Make Love

  • Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

    Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

  • The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

  • Shadow of the Eagle

    Shadow of the Eagle

  • The Assassination of Trotsky

    The Assassination of Trotsky

  • Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

    Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

  • Amore mio non farmi male

    Amore mio non farmi male

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • The House on Telegraph Hill

    The House on Telegraph Hill

  • Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

    Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

  • Girl of the Golden West

    Girl of the Golden West

  • Buster's Bedroom

    Buster's Bedroom

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Chronicle of a Homicide

    Chronicle of a Homicide

  • Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

  • The Jester's Supper

    The Jester's Supper

  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Widows' Nest

    Widows' Nest

  • Blue Tango

    Blue Tango

  • Kidnap Syndicate

    Kidnap Syndicate

  • Love and Troubles

    Love and Troubles

  • L'ebreo errante

    L'ebreo errante

  • Oh, Grandmother's Dead

    Oh, Grandmother's Dead

  • Give Her the Moon

    Give Her the Moon

  • Rome: Free City

    Rome: Free City

  • The Love Mates

    The Love Mates

  • Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

    Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

  • Il corriere del re

    Il corriere del re

  • L'attore scomparso

    L'attore scomparso

  • Via Montenapoleone

    Via Montenapoleone

  • Le ragazze di Milano

    Le ragazze di Milano

  • The Kiss

    The Kiss

  • Il killer

    Il killer

  • Crossroads of Passion

    Crossroads of Passion

  • 4 girls dream

    4 girls dream

  • Un americano in vacanza

    Un americano in vacanza

  • Il Conte Aquila

    Il Conte Aquila

  • Square of Violence

    Square of Violence

  • Orizzonte di sangue

    Orizzonte di sangue