Valentina Cortese | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1941-1993 |
Top Roles | Mathilde Wesendonk, Gabriella, Luana, Countess Bozo Bedoni, Rica |
Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Crime, Thriller/Suspense |
Top Topics | Period Piece, Book-Based, World War II |
Top Collaborators | Anthony Quinn, Ernest Borgnine, Ingrid Bergman, Marcel Berbert (Producer) |
Shares birthday with | Dana Andrews, William Fox, Snitz Edwards see more.. |
Valentina Cortese Overview:
Actress, Valentina Cortese, was born on Jan 1, 1923 in Milan, Italy. Cortese died at the age of 96 on Jul 10, 2019 in Milan, Italy .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Cortese was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1974 | Best Supporting Actress | Day for Night (1973) | Severine | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
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By Stephen Reginald on Jul 7, 2021 From Classic Movie Mandiscovers the dark secrets of the “House on Telegraph Hill” House on Telegraph Hill (1951) is a thriller/suspense film directed by Robert Wise and starring Richard Basehart, , and William Lundigan. The film is based on the novel The Frightened Chil... Read full article
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Valentina Cortese Quotes:
Nico 'Nick' Garcos:
Soft hands.
Rica: Sharp nails.
Rica: [knowingly, after getting out of the shower, and hearing that Polly has walked out on Nick] Aren't women wonderful?
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini: It is time for the Torlato-Favrinis to get off the world.
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini: The fact remains that we are neither unique nor important to the world. And it will go on without us.
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Rica: Sharp nails.
Rica: [knowingly, after getting out of the shower, and hearing that Polly has walked out on Nick] Aren't women wonderful?
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini: It is time for the Torlato-Favrinis to get off the world.
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini: The fact remains that we are neither unique nor important to the world. And it will go on without us.
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