Valentina Cortese
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1923
- Died
- July 10, 2019
- Birthplace
- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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.
Filmography
Diva! 2017
as Self
- Le ragazze di Milano
Le ragazze di Milano 2007
as Self
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography 2000
as Self
Sparrow 1994
as Madre Superiora
La Classe américaine 1993
as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buster's Bedroom 1991
as Serafina Tannenbaum
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Queen Ariadne / Violet
Young Toscanini 1988
as Comparsa (uncredited)
- Facciaffittasi
Facciaffittasi 1988
as Gina Grandi
Via Montenapoleone 1987
as madre di Guido
Blue Tango 1987
as Rachele Cigno
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa 1981
as Caterina de Dominicis
When Time Ran Out... 1980
as Rose Valdez
Ring of Darkness 1979
as Elena Merrill
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... 1978
as Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
Widows' Nest 1977
as Dolores
The Big Operator 1976
as Witwe
Nick the Sting 1976
as Regina
Son tornate a fiorire le rose 1975
as Sabina Foschini
Kidnap Syndicate 1975
as Grazia Filippini
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza 1975
as Olghina Franchetti
The Kiss 1974
as Elizabeth Blixen
Tender Dracula 1974
Actor
Amore mio non farmi male 1974
as Sabina Foschini
Appassionata 1974
as Elisa Rutelli
Day for Night 1973
as Séverine
The Assassination of Trotsky 1972
as Natalia Trotsky
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972
as Pica Di Bernardone
Chronicle of a Homicide 1972
as Luisa Sola
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971
as Madame Sobieski
The Boat on the Grass 1971
as Catherine
The Love Mates 1970
as Eva
First Love 1970
as Mutter
Give Her the Moon 1970
as Madeleine de Lépine
The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1970
as Gabriella (uncredited)
Oh, Grandmother's Dead 1969
as Ornella
Listen, Let's Make Love 1968
as Lallo's Mother
The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
as Countess Bozo Bedoni
Black Sun 1966
as Maria
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
as Valentina
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials 1965
as Self
The Possessed 1965
as Irma
Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini' 1965
as Self
The Visit 1964
as Mathilda Miller
The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963
as Laura Craven-Torrani
Story of San Michele 1962
as Eleonora Duse
Barabbas 1961
as Julia
Square of Violence 1961
as Erica Bernardi
Love and Troubles 1958
as Marisa
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel 1957
as Fanny
The Rocket from Calabuch 1956
as Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
Le Amiche 1955
as Nene
Il conte Aquila 1955
as Teresa Casati
Adriana Lecouvreur 1955
as Adriana Lecouvreur
Magic Fire 1955
as Mathilde Wesendonk
The Barefoot Contessa 1954
as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Jailbirds 1954
as Luprandi's wife
Il matrimonio 1954
Actor
Angels of Darkness 1954
as Vally
Lulù 1953
Actor
La passeggiata 1953
as Lisa
Secret People 1952
as Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
The House on Telegraph Hill 1951
as Victoria Kowelska
Shadow of the Eagle 1950
as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
Women Without Names 1950
Actor
Malaya 1949
as Luana
Thieves' Highway 1949
as Rica
Black Magic 1949
as Zoraida
The Glass Mountain 1949
as Alida Morrosini
Crossroads of Passion 1948
as Maria Pilar
L'ebreo errante 1948
as Ester
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris 1948
as Cosetta
Les Misérables 1948
as Fantine
Il corriere del re 1947
Actor
Il passatore 1947
as Barbara
Rome: Free City 1946
as La ragazza
Un americano in vacanza 1946
as Maria
- Chi l'ha visto?
Chi l'ha visto? 1945
as Luisella
No One Comes Back 1945
as Valentina
- 4 girls dream
4 girls dream 1943
Actor
Giorni felici 1943
as Marianna
Quarta pagina 1942
as Valentina
- Soltanto un bacio
Soltanto un bacio 1942
as Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
- La regina di Navarra
La regina di Navarra 1942
Actor
The Jester's Supper 1942
as Lisabetta
Girl of the Golden West 1942
as Madge
- Orizzonte di sangue
Orizzonte di sangue 1942
Actor
Primo amore 1941
as Nerina Redi
Il bravo di Venezia 1941
as Alina
L'attore scomparso 1941
Actor
Credits from TMDB.