Biography
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.
Filmography
all 94
Movies 88
TV Shows 6
self 4
Sparrow (1994)
La Classe américaine (1993)
Buster's Bedroom (1991)
I promessi sposi (1989)
La trappola (1989)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Facciaffittasi (1988)
Via Montenapoleone (1987)
Blue Tango (1987)
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
Ring of Darkness (1979)
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978)
Il giardino dei ciliegi (1978)
Widows' Nest (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
The Kiss of Death (1974)
Appassionata (1974)
Day for Night (1973)
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Chronicle of a Homicide (1972)
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
The Boat on the Grass (1971)
First Love (1970)
Give Her the Moon (1970)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
Listen, Let's Make Love (1968)
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
The Visit (1964)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
Story of San Michele (1962)
Square of Violence (1961)
The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
Il Conte Aquila (1955)
Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
Magic Fire (1955)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Jailbirds (1954)
Secret People (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
Malaya (1949)
Black Magic (1949)
The Glass Mountain (1949)
Crossroads of Passion (1948)
Les Misérables (1948)
Il passatore (1947)
Rome: Free City (1946)
Chi l'ha visto? (1945)
No One Comes Back (1945)
Giorni felici (1943)
Quarta pagina (1942)
Soltanto un bacio (1942)
The Jester's Supper (1942)
Primo amore (1941)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-01-01
Deathday2019-07-10 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceMilan, Italy
RelationshipsRichard Basehart (1951 - 1960)
ChildrenJackie Basehart
CitizenshipsItaly
ResidencesMilan, Italy
Also Known AsValentina Cortesa
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