Valentina Cortese
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
Born
Jan 01, 1923
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died
Jul 10, 2019
Known For
Acting
Movies
91 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.0
Known For
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Queen Ariadne / Violet
Day for Night
1973
as Séverine
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Barabbas
1961
as Julia
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
as Pica Di Bernardone
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963
as Laura Craven-Torrani
Juliet of the Spirits
1965
as Valentina
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway
1949
as Rica
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