Valentina Cortese
Italian actress (1923–2019)
Valentina Elena Cortese Rossi di Coenzo, sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa, was an Italian film and theatre actress. Her screen career spanned over 100 productions across over five decades, from 1941 until 1993. Cortese won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film Day for Night (1973). In 2013, she received the French Order of Arts and Letters.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 9 films (1949–1972) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway | Jules Dassin | 94 | B&W | ||
| 1949 | Thieves’ Highway. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 94 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | The House On Telegraph Hill. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 93 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1952 | Les misérables | produced by Carlo Ponti ; directed by Riccardo Freda. | 110 | B&W | sound | |
| 1952 | Secret People. | Ealing Studios Ltd. | 87 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1955 | Magic Fire. | Republic Pictures Corp | 112 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Barabbas. | Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografic S.P.A. | 132 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Square Of Violence. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 96 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Paramount Pictures Corporation | 116 min | 16mm | Color | sound |