Valentina Cortese

Birthday: 1923-01-01
Deathday: 2018-12-08
Birthplace: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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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.

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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1975 52 Day for Night (1974) Supporting Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2017-09-01 Diva!
1994-02-04 Sparrow Madre Superiora
1991-05-09 Buster's Bedroom Serafina Tannenbaum
1988-12-07 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Queen Ariadne / Violet
1988-05-01 Facciaffittasi Gina Grandi
1987-03-13 Via Montenapoleone madre di Guido
1987-02-02 Blue Tango Rachele Cigno
1980-03-28 When Time Ran Out... Rose Valdez
1979-10-29 Ring of Darkness Elena Merrill
1978-05-23 Tanto va la gatta al lardo... Wilma/Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
1977-12-01 Widows' Nest Dolores
1977-03-27 Jesus Of Nazareth Herodius
1976-11-27 The Big Operator Witwe
1976-09-14 Nick the Sting Regina
1975-10-17 Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975-08-27 Kidnap Syndicate Grazia Filippini
1975-08-21 Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza Olghina Franchetti
1974-08-22 The Kiss of Death Elizabeth Blixen
1974-08-07 Tender Dracula
1974-07-13 Amore mio non farmi male
1974-05-22 Appassionata Elisa Rutelli
1973-05-24 Day for Night Severine
1972-04-20 The Assassination of Trotsky Natalia Trotsky
1972-03-03 Brother Sun, Sister Moon Pica Di Bernardone
1972-02-04 Chronicle of a Homicide Luisa Sola
1971-08-24 The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire Madame Sobieski
1971-04-16 The Boat on the Grass Catherine
1970-12-18 The Love Mates Eva
1970-10-07 First Love Mutter
1970-02-25 Give Her the Moon Madeleine de Lépine
1970-01-02 The Secret of Santa Vittoria Gabriella (uncredited)
1969-10-09 Oh, Grandmother's Dead Ornella
1968-09-13 Listen, Let's Make Love Lallo's Mother
1968-08-21 The Legend of Lylah Clare Countess Bozo Bedoni
1966-12-10 Black Sun Maria
1965-10-22 Juliet of the Spirits Valentina
1965-07-24 The Possessed Irma
1964-05-06 The Visit Mathilda Miller
1963-02-10 The Girl Who Knew Too Much Laura Craven-Torrani
1962-09-28 Story of San Michele Eleonora Duse
1961-12-23 Barabbas Julia
1961-01-01 Square of Violence Erica Bernardi
1958-12-19 Love and Troubles Marisa
1957-03-04 Kean: Genius or Scoundrel Fanny
1956-09-28 The Rocket from Calabuch Eloísa, la maestra de escuela
1955-11-18 Le Amiche Nene
1955-09-07 Il Conte Aquila Teresa Casati
1955-08-11 Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur
1955-06-30 Magic Fire Mathilde Wesendonk
1954-09-29 The Barefoot Contessa Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
1954-09-18 Jailbirds Luprandi's wife
1954-02-25 Il matrimonio
1954-01-27 Angels of Darkness Vally
1953-06-10 Lulù
1953-01-27 La passeggiata Lisa
1952-02-05 Secret People Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
1951-05-12 The House on Telegraph Hill Victoria Kowelska
1950-09-11 Shadow of the Eagle Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
1949-12-27 Malaya Luana
1949-09-20 Thieves' Highway Rica
1949-08-19 Black Magic Zoraida
1949-03-09 The Glass Mountain Alida Morrosini
1948-08-04 Crossroads of Passion Maria Pilar
1948-01-24 L'ebreo errante Ester
1948-01-21 Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris Cosetta
1948-01-10 Les Misérables Fantine
1947-12-04 Il corriere del re
1947-10-22 Il passatore Barbara
1946-12-17 Rome: Free City La ragazza
1946-09-07 Un americano in vacanza Maria
1945-09-01 Chi l'ha visto? Luisella
1945-01-05 No One Comes Back Valentina
1943-08-05 4 girls dream
1943-01-01 Giorni felici Marianna
1942-12-17 Quarta pagina Valentina
1942-05-14 Soltanto un bacio Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
1942-03-30 La regina di Navarra
1942-02-10 The Jester's Supper Lisabetta
1942-02-09 Girl of the Golden West Madge
1942-01-02 Orizzonte di sangue
1941-10-05 Primo amore Nerina Redi
1941-09-17 Il bravo di Venezia Alina
1941-06-02 L'attore scomparso