Valentina Cortese
Acting

Valentina Cortese

Born 1 January 1923 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy · Died 10 July 2019

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.

Known for

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Day for Night
Jesus of Nazareth
Juliet of the Spirits
The Barefoot Contessa
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Barabbas
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Thieves' Highway
Le Amiche
When Time Ran Out...
The House on Telegraph Hill
Sparrow
Buster's Bedroom
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Blue Tango
Via Montenapoleone
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
When Time Ran Out...
Ring of Darkness
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
Widows' Nest
The Big Operator
Nick the Sting
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
Kidnap Syndicate
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Appassionata
Amore mio non farmi male
The Kiss
Tender Dracula
Day for Night
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
The Assassination of Trotsky
Chronicle of a Homicide
The Boat on the Grass
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Love Mates
First Love
Give Her the Moon
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Listen, Let's Make Love
Black Sun
Juliet of the Spirits
The Possessed
The Visit
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Story of San Michele
Barabbas
Square of Violence
Love and Troubles
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
The Rocket from Calabuch
Le Amiche
Magic Fire
Adriana Lecouvreur
Il conte Aquila
The Barefoot Contessa
Jailbirds
Il matrimonio
Angels of Darkness
La passeggiata
Lulù
Secret People
The House on Telegraph Hill
Shadow of the Eagle
Women Without Names
Thieves' Highway
Malaya
Black Magic
The Glass Mountain
Les Misérables
L'ebreo errante
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Crossroads of Passion
Il passatore
Il corriere del re
Un americano in vacanza
Rome: Free City
No One Comes Back
Giorni felici
Quarta pagina
Girl of the Golden West
The Jester's Supper
L'attore scomparso
Il bravo di Venezia
Primo amore
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