Valentina Cortese
Actor·1923–2019·Milan, Lombardy, Italy
8 horror credits
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.
Actor8 films
Ring of Darkness
Elena Merrill
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Olghina Franchetti
The Kiss
Elizabeth Blixen
Tender Dracula
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Madame Sobieski
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Countess Bozo Bedoni
The Possessed
Irma
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Laura Craven-Torrani