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Valentina Cortese was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's Day for Night (1973).
Born
Monday, 01 January 1923
Died
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Diva! | 2018 | |
| Fellini Narrates: A Discovered Self-Portrait | Herself / Self | 2000 |
| Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude | Self - audience in Venezia | 1996 |
| Sparrow | Mother Superior / Madre Superiora | 1994 |
| Buster's Bedroom | Serafina Tannenbaum | 1991 |
| The Betrothed | Donna Prassede | 1989 |
| I promessi sposi | Donna Prassede | 1989 |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Violet / Queen Ariadne | 1988 |
| Young Toscanini | Comparsa | 1988 |
| Blue Tango | Rachele Cigno | 1987 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Diva! | 2018 | |
| Fellini Narrates: A Discovered Self-Portrait | Herself / Self | 2000 |
| Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude | Self - audience in Venezia | 1996 |
| Sparrow | Mother Superior / Madre Superiora | 1994 |
| Buster's Bedroom | Serafina Tannenbaum | 1991 |
| The Betrothed | Donna Prassede | 1989 |
| I promessi sposi | Donna Prassede | 1989 |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Violet / Queen Ariadne | 1988 |
| Young Toscanini | Comparsa | 1988 |
| Blue Tango | Rachele Cigno | 1987 |
| Via Montenapoleone | 1987 | |
| When Time Ran Out... | Rose Valdez | 1980 |
| Ring of Darkness | Elena Merrill | 1979 |
| Tanto va la gatta al lardo... | Leonilde Bosco Casagrande / Vilma / Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande | 1978 |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Herodias | 1977 |
| The Big Operator | The Widow / Witwe | 1976 |
| Nick the Sting | Regina - Nick's Mother / Regina | 1976 |
| Son tornate a fiorire le rose | Sabina Foschini | 1975 |
| Kidnap Syndicate | Grazia Filippini | 1975 |
| Dracula in the Provinces | Olghina Franchetti | 1975 |
| Amore mio non farmi male | Sabina Foschini | 1974 |
| The Kiss of Death | Elizabeth Blixen | 1974 |
| The Big Scare | 1974 | |
| Appassionata | Elisa Rutelli | 1974 |
| Day for Night | Séverine / Severine | 1973 |
| The Assassination of Trotsky | Natalia Sedowa Trotsky / Natalia Trotsky | 1972 |
| Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Pica Di Bernardone | 1972 |
| Chronicle of a Homicide | Luisa Sola | 1972 |
| The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | Mrs. Sobiesky / Madame Sobieski | 1971 |
| The Boat on the Grass | Catherine / Christine | 1971 |
| First Love | Mutter / Mother | 1970 |
| Give Her the Moon | Madeleine de Lépine | 1970 |
| The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Gabriella | 1970 |
| Oh, Grandmother's Dead | Ornella | 1969 |
| Listen, Let's Make Love | Lallo's Mother | 1968 |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare | Countess Bozo Bedoni | 1968 |
| Soleil noir | Maria | 1966 |
| Juliet of the Spirits | Valentina | 1965 |
| The Possessed | Irma | 1965 |
| Antonioni, Documents Et Temoignages | Self | 1965 |
| The Visit | Mathilda Miller | 1964 |
| The Evil Eye | Laura Craven-Torrani | 1963 |
| Story of San Michele | Eleonora Duse | 1962 |
| Barabbas | Julia | 1961 |
| Square of Violence | Erica Bernardi | 1961 |
| Love and Troubles | Marisa | 1958 |
| Kean: Genius or Scoundrel | Fanny | 1957 |
| The Rocket from Calabuch | Eloisa, the Schoolmistress | 1956 |
| Faccia da mascalzone | 1956 | |
| Le Amiche | Nene | 1955 |
| Magic Fire | Mathilde Wesendonk | 1955 |
| The Barefoot Contessa | Eleanora Torlato-Favrini | 1954 |
| Angels of Darkness | Vally | 1954 |
| The Walk | Lisa | 1953 |
| Lulù | Lulù | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Luisa Pascoli | 1953 |
| Secret People | Maria / Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Dr. Bruni | 1951 |
| The House on Telegraph Hill | Victoria Kowelska | 1951 |
| La rivale dell'imperatrice | Principessa Tarakanova | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Emilie Gallatin | 1950 |
| Shadow of the Eagle | Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova | 1950 |
| Women Without Names | Anna Petrovic the Jugoslav | 1950 |
| Malaya | Luana | 1949 |
| Thieves' Highway | Rica | 1949 |
| Black Magic | Zoraida | 1949 |
| The Glass Mountain | Alida / Alida Morrosini | 1949 |
| Crossroads of Passion | Maria Pilar | 1948 |
| L'ebreo errante | Esther / Ester | 1948 |
| Les Misérables | Fantine / Fantina | 1948 |
| Il corriere del re | Louise de Renal | 1947 |
| Bullet for Stefano | Barbara Montanari | 1947 |
| Roma città libera | La ragazza | 1946 |
| Un americano in vacanza | Maria, La maestrina / Maria | 1946 |
| Responsibility Comes Back | Valentina | 1945 |
| Ten Commandments | (segment "Non nominare il nome di Dio invano") | 1945 |
| 4 ragazze sognano | Enrichetta Dorlence | 1943 |
| Giorni felici | Marianna | 1942 |
| 3/4 of a Page | Valentina, la sua segretaria | 1942 |
| Orizzonte di sangue | Lidia | 1942 |
| Soltanto un bacio | Maria Renda / Luisa Renda | 1942 |
| Regina di Navarra | Eleonora d'Austria | 1942 |
| La cena delle beffe | Lisabetta | 1942 |
| Girl of the Golden West | Madge / Juanita | 1942 |
| First Love | Nerina Redi | 1941 |
| The Hero of Venice | Alina | 1941 |
| L'attore scomparso | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1975 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated |
