Valentina Cortese

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

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

  • Diva!

    Diva!

  • Malaya

    Malaya

  • Lulù

    Lulù

  • Facciaffittasi

    Facciaffittasi

  • Black Magic

    Black Magic

  • Black Sun

    Black Sun

  • Adriana Lecouvreur

    Adriana Lecouvreur

  • Widows' Nest

    Widows' Nest

  • Love and Troubles

    Love and Troubles

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Il matrimonio

    Il matrimonio

  • Listen, Let's Make Love

    Listen, Let's Make Love

  • The Love Mates

    The Love Mates

  • Il passatore

    Il passatore

  • Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

    Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

  • Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • Appassionata

    Appassionata

  • The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

  • L'ebreo errante

    L'ebreo errante

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • Angels of Darkness

    Angels of Darkness

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • The Assassination of Trotsky

    The Assassination of Trotsky

  • The House on Telegraph Hill

    The House on Telegraph Hill

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Juliet of the Spirits

    Juliet of the Spirits

  • Il corriere del re

    Il corriere del re

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria

  • Thieves' Highway

    Thieves' Highway

  • Secret People

    Secret People

  • Rome: Free City

    Rome: Free City

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Give Her the Moon

    Give Her the Moon

  • Kidnap Syndicate

    Kidnap Syndicate

  • 4 girls dream

    4 girls dream

  • Soltanto un bacio

    Soltanto un bacio

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • Le ragazze di Milano

    Le ragazze di Milano

  • Le Amiche

    Le Amiche

  • The Possessed

    The Possessed

  • Via Montenapoleone

    Via Montenapoleone

  • Buster's Bedroom

    Buster's Bedroom

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • Quarta pagina

    Quarta pagina

  • Magic Fire

    Magic Fire

  • La passeggiata

    La passeggiata

  • The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

  • Il bravo di Venezia

    Il bravo di Venezia

  • Il killer

    Il killer

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

    Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

  • Tender Dracula

    Tender Dracula

  • The Boat on the Grass

    The Boat on the Grass

  • Chronicle of a Homicide

    Chronicle of a Homicide

  • The Kiss

    The Kiss

  • Shadow of the Eagle

    Shadow of the Eagle

  • The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

    The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

  • Son tornate a fiorire le rose

    Son tornate a fiorire le rose

  • Crossroads of Passion

    Crossroads of Passion

  • Oh, Grandmother's Dead

    Oh, Grandmother's Dead

  • Amore mio non farmi male

    Amore mio non farmi male

  • Square of Violence

    Square of Violence

  • Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

    Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

  • Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

    Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

  • Primo amore

    Primo amore

  • Blue Tango

    Blue Tango

  • The Jester's Supper

    The Jester's Supper

  • Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

    Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

  • Il Conte Aquila

    Il Conte Aquila

  • Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

  • Un americano in vacanza

    Un americano in vacanza

  • The Glass Mountain

    The Glass Mountain

  • Giorni felici

    Giorni felici

  • No One Comes Back

    No One Comes Back

  • Story of San Michele

    Story of San Michele

  • Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

    Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema

    Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema

  • L'attore scomparso

    L'attore scomparso

  • Girl of the Golden West

    Girl of the Golden West

  • La regina di Navarra

    La regina di Navarra

  • Chi l'ha visto?

    Chi l'ha visto?

  • Orizzonte di sangue

    Orizzonte di sangue

  • Facciaffittasi

    Facciaffittasi