Dubbed by Billie Whitelaw in "Mr. Arkadin".
Estranged from Orson Welles for decades, the couple were never divorced. Oja Kodar became Welles' longtime companion both personally and professionally from 1966 on. A year after Orson's death, Paola and Oja finally agreed on the settling of his will. On the way to their meeting to sign the papers, however, Paola was killed in a car accident.
Her name at the time she married Orson Welles was Countess Paola Di Girfalco.
Mother, with Orson Welles, of Beatrice (b. 1955).
Step-mother of Christopher Welles and Rebecca Welles.