Valentina Cortese
Acting
Born January 1, 1923 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Jesus of Nazareth
Lux Video Theatre
Appassionata
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
I promessi sposi
Day for Night
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Barabbas
First Love
The Barefoot Contessa
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Rocket from Calabuch
Facciaffittasi
La Classe américaine
Juliet of the Spirits
Black Magic
The Legend of Lylah Clare
When Time Ran Out...
Il killer
The Assassination of Trotsky
The Visit
Thieves' Highway
Give Her the Moon
Malaya
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Sparrow
The Love Mates
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The House on Telegraph Hill
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
Rome: Free City
I grandi camaleonti
Ring of Darkness
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Love and Troubles
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Les Misérables
The Possessed
Tender Dracula