Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

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.

Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-01-01

Place of birth

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Images

Cast

Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

6.89

Jailbirds

Jailbirds

1954

4.00

Malaya

Malaya

1949

6.50

Sparrow

Sparrow

1994

7.40

Le Amiche

Le Amiche

1955

6.80

Appassionata

Appassionata

1974

5.70

Black Magic

Black Magic

1949

6.30

Black Sun

Black Sun

1966

4.00

Blue Tango

Blue Tango

1987

2.00

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

1955

4.80

First Love

First Love

1970

5.20

Il passatore

Il passatore

1947

4.70

The Visit

The Visit

1964

7.00

Widows' Nest

Widows' Nest

1977

0.00

Diva!

Diva!

2017

8.20

Primo amore

Primo amore

1941

0.00

Lulù

Lulù

1953

0.00