Valentina Cortese
Cast

Valentina Cortese

1923 – 2019
Active years (films on this site)
1949–1988
Genres
DramaMysteryRomanceCrimeThriller
Schools and movements
Classical HollywoodItalian Neorealism and AfterBlockbuster AuteursBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Orson Welles1 filmJules Dassin1 filmRobert Wise1 filmJoseph L. Mankiewicz1 filmMichelangelo Antonioni1 filmLuis García Berlanga1 filmRichard Fleischer1 filmMario Bava1 filmFederico Fellini1 filmRobert Aldrich1 filmMaximilian Schell1 filmRiccardo Freda1 filmJoseph Losey1 filmFrançois Truffaut1 filmTerry Gilliam1 film

Biography

Valentina Elena Cortese Rossi di Coenzo, sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa, was an Italian film and theatre actress. Her screen career spanned over 100 productions across over five decades, from 1941 until 1993. Cortese won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film Day for Night (1973). In 2013, she received the French Order of Arts and Letters.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

15 films on this site

  1. Black Magic 1949 · Orson Welles · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
  2. Thieves' Highway 1949 · Jules Dassin · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
  3. The House on Telegraph Hill 1951 · Robert Wise · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  4. The Barefoot Contessa 1954 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  5. Le Amiche 1955 · Michelangelo Antonioni · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
  6. Calabuch 1956 · Luis García Berlanga · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
  7. Barabbas (1961) 1961 · Richard Fleischer · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  8. The Evil Eye 1963 · Mario Bava · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  9. Juliet of the Spirits 1965 · Federico Fellini · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  10. The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968 · Robert Aldrich · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
  11. First Love 1971 · Maximilian Schell · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
  12. The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971 · Riccardo Freda · IMDb 5.5 · Cast
  13. The Assassination of Trotsky 1972 · Joseph Losey · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
  14. Day for Night 1973 · François Truffaut · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
  15. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988 · Terry Gilliam · IMDb 7.1 · Cast