Carla Gravina

Birthday: 1941-08-05
Birthplace: Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1993.

Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, being a PCI deputy between 1980 and 1983.

During her career Gravina won a number of international awards, including the Best Actress Award for her performance in Alessandro Blasetti's Love and Chatter at the 1958 Locarno International Film Festival, the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ettore Scola's La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, and the award for Best Actress for Margarethe von Trotta's The Long Silence at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival.

Credits

Year Title Character
1998-08-10 Come quando fuori piove Anita
1993-03-19 The Long Silence Dr. Carla Aldrovandi
1988-10-20 Days of Inspector Ambrosio Tullia Bandelli
1986-06-06 La Locandiera Mirandolina
1984-01-01 Mon Ami Washington
1982-08-31 Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
1980-02-08 The Terrace Carla
1979-01-01 Nella vita di Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath
1978-03-19 Mother and Daughter Mother
1976-08-15 Boomerang Muriel
1974-11-22 The Antichrist Ippolita Oderisi
1974-05-15 And Now My Love Sarah's Italian Girlfriend
1974-03-17 Il gioco della verità Anna Incoronato
1973-12-06 Hail the Artist
1973-08-23 Tony Arzenta Sandra
1973-03-22 The Inheritor Liza Rocquencourt
1972-11-23 The Pisciotta Case Gemma
1972-09-22 Alfredo, Alfredo Carolina
1971-09-15 Without Apparent Motive Jocelyne Rocca
1969-09-04 The Invisible Woman Delfina
1969-09-01 Sierra Maestra Carla
1969-02-26 The Lady of Monza Caterina da Meda
1969-01-29 Mother's Heart Lorenza Garrone
1968-03-29 The Violent Four Anna
1968-02-16 The Seven Cervi Brothers Verina, moglie di Aldo Cervi
1967-10-15 Caravaggio Tullia
1967-01-13 A Bullet for the General Rosario
1965-07-23 Anche l'inferno trema
1961-09-05 A Day for Lionhearts Mariuccia
1961-01-09 Scano Boa Clara
1960-10-27 Everybody Go Home! Silvia Modena
1960-03-15 Five Branded Women Mira
1959-09-09 Esterina Esterina
1959-03-18 Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura Celeste
1959-02-04 First Love Betty
1958-07-26 Big Deal on Madonna Street Nicoletta
1958-01-31 Love and Chatter Maria Furlani
1957-03-14 Guendalina Amica di Guendalina (uncredited)