Valentina Cortese
ActingBorn
January 1, 1923
Died
July 10, 2019
Place of Birth
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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…
Known For
Filmography
Diva!
2017
Le ragazze di Milano
2007
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
2001
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
Sparrow
1994
La Classe américaine
1993
Buster's Bedroom
1991
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Facciaffittasi
1988
Via Montenapoleone
1987
Blue Tango
1987
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
1981
When Time Ran Out...
1980
Ring of Darkness
1979
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978
Widows' Nest
1977
The Big Operator
1976
Nick the Sting
1976
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975
Kidnap Syndicate
1975
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
1975
The Kiss
1974
Tender Dracula
1974
Amore mio non farmi male
1974
Appassionata
1974
Day for Night
1973
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971
The Boat on the Grass
1971
The Love Mates
1970
First Love
1970
Give Her the Moon
1970
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
1969
Listen, Let's Make Love
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Black Sun
1966
Juliet of the Spirits
1965
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
1965
The Possessed
1965
Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
1965
The Visit
1964
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963
Story of San Michele
1962
Barabbas
1961
Square of Violence
1961
Love and Troubles
1958
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
1957
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956
Le Amiche
1955
Il Conte Aquila
1955
Adriana Lecouvreur
1955
Magic Fire
1955
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
Jailbirds
1954
Il matrimonio
1954
Angels of Darkness
1954
Lulù
1953
La passeggiata
1953
Secret People
1952
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
Shadow of the Eagle
1950
Malaya
1949
Thieves' Highway
1949
Black Magic
1949
The Glass Mountain
1949
Crossroads of Passion
1948
L'ebreo errante
1948
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
1948
Les Misérables
1948
Il corriere del re
1947
Il passatore
1947
Rome: Free City
1946
Un americano in vacanza
1946
Chi l'ha visto?
1945
No One Comes Back
1945
4 girls dream
1943
Giorni felici
1943
Quarta pagina
1942
Soltanto un bacio
1942
La regina di Navarra
1942
The Jester's Supper
1942
Girl of the Golden West
1942
Orizzonte di sangue
1942
Primo amore
1941
Il bravo di Venezia
1941
L'attore scomparso
1941