Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese
Cortese in The Jester's Supper (1942)
Born(1923-01-01)1 January 1923
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Died10 July 2019(2019-07-10) (aged 96)
Milan, Italy
Other namesValentina Cortesa
OccupationActress
Years active1941–1993
Spouses
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    (m. 1951; div. 1960)​
  • Carlo de Angeli
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    (m. 1980; died 1998)​
ChildrenJackie Basehart

Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019), sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa,[1][2] was an Italian film and theatre actress.[3][4][5] In her 50 years spanning career, she appeared in films of Italian and international directors like Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, François Truffaut, Terry Gilliam, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and others.[3]

  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (24 September 1949). "'Thieves' Highway,' One of Best Melodramas of the Year, Opens at the Roxy". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (30 September 1954). "'The Barefoot Contessa' Arrives at Capitol". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bergan, Ronald; Lane, John Francis (10 July 2019). "Valentina Cortese obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ^ Attanasio, Debora (10 July 2019). "È morta Valentina Cortese, la gran dama del cinema dal foulard perenne". Marie Claire (in Italian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ Formenti, Christina (2019). Valentina Cortese: Un'attrice intermediale. Mimesis Edizioni. ISBN 9788857551043.