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Valentina Cortese
Acting
01 Jan 1923
† 10 Jul 2019
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 ...
Also Known As
Valentina Cortesa
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Valentina Cortese's Movies
70%
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
07 Dec 1988
78%
Day for Night
24 May 1973
72%
Juliet of the Spirits
22 Oct 1965
68%
The Barefoot Contessa
29 Sept 1954
76%
La Classe américaine
31 Dec 1993
69%
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
10 Feb 1963
69%
Barabbas
23 Dec 1961
70%
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
03 Mar 1972
72%
Thieves' Highway
20 Sept 1949
67%
Le Amiche
18 Nov 1955
53%
When Time Ran Out...
28 Mar 1980
64%
The House on Telegraph Hill
12 May 1951
69%
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
02 Jan 1970
56%
Appassionata
22 May 1974
68%
The Possessed
24 Jul 1965
52%
The Assassination of Trotsky
30 Mar 1972
74%
The Rocket from Calabuch
28 Sept 1956
71%
The Visit
06 May 1964
52%
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
24 Aug 1971
67%
Kidnap Syndicate
27 Aug 1975
