Valentina Cortese

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • Secret People

    Secret People

  • Black Sun

    Black Sun

  • The Glass Mountain

    The Glass Mountain

  • Widows' Nest

    Widows' Nest

  • La regina di Navarra

    La regina di Navarra

  • Thieves' Highway

    Thieves' Highway

  • Giorni felici

    Giorni felici

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

  • Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

    Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

  • Blue Tango

    Blue Tango

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • Son tornate a fiorire le rose

    Son tornate a fiorire le rose

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

    Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

  • The Possessed

    The Possessed

  • Square of Violence

    Square of Violence

  • Appassionata

    Appassionata

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Magic Fire

    Magic Fire

  • Juliet of the Spirits

    Juliet of the Spirits

  • Quarta pagina

    Quarta pagina

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

  • Tender Dracula

    Tender Dracula

  • Via Montenapoleone

    Via Montenapoleone

  • Shadow of the Eagle

    Shadow of the Eagle

  • Story of San Michele

    Story of San Michele

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Boat on the Grass

    The Boat on the Grass

  • Soltanto un bacio

    Soltanto un bacio

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Diva!

    Diva!

  • Facciaffittasi

    Facciaffittasi

  • Angels of Darkness

    Angels of Darkness

  • Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

    Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

  • Lulù

    Lulù

  • The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

    The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

  • Il passatore

    Il passatore

  • No One Comes Back

    No One Comes Back

  • La passeggiata

    La passeggiata

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • The Assassination of Trotsky

    The Assassination of Trotsky

  • The Kiss

    The Kiss

  • The House on Telegraph Hill

    The House on Telegraph Hill

  • Black Magic

    Black Magic

  • Chi l'ha visto?

    Chi l'ha visto?

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • Malaya

    Malaya

  • Listen, Let's Make Love

    Listen, Let's Make Love

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria

  • Le Amiche

    Le Amiche

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • Il bravo di Venezia

    Il bravo di Venezia

  • Il matrimonio

    Il matrimonio

  • The Jester's Supper

    The Jester's Supper

  • L'ebreo errante

    L'ebreo errante

  • Adriana Lecouvreur

    Adriana Lecouvreur

  • Il killer

    Il killer

  • Girl of the Golden West

    Girl of the Golden West

  • Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

  • Rome: Free City

    Rome: Free City

  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

  • Primo amore

    Primo amore

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Love and Troubles

    Love and Troubles

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

    Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

  • Kidnap Syndicate

    Kidnap Syndicate

  • Buster's Bedroom

    Buster's Bedroom

  • The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

  • Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

    Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Amore mio non farmi male

    Amore mio non farmi male

  • The Love Mates

    The Love Mates

  • Oh, Grandmother's Dead

    Oh, Grandmother's Dead

  • Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

    Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

  • Chronicle of a Homicide

    Chronicle of a Homicide

  • L'attore scomparso

    L'attore scomparso

  • Il corriere del re

    Il corriere del re

  • Give Her the Moon

    Give Her the Moon

  • Un americano in vacanza

    Un americano in vacanza

  • 4 girls dream

    4 girls dream

  • Le ragazze di Milano

    Le ragazze di Milano

  • Crossroads of Passion

    Crossroads of Passion

  • Orizzonte di sangue

    Orizzonte di sangue

  • Il Conte Aquila

    Il Conte Aquila