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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Diva!Movie | — | 94 |
| 2000 | Federico Fellini's AutobiographyMovie | Self | 77 |
| 1994 | SparrowMovie | Madre Superiora | 71 |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineMovie | The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1989 | I promessi sposiSeries | Donna Prassede | 66 |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron MunchausenMovie | Queen Ariadne / Violet | 65 |
| 1988 | FacciaffittasiMovie | Gina Grandi | 65 |
| 1988 | Young ToscaniniMovie | Comparsa (uncredited) | 65 |
| 1988 | FacciaffittasiSeries | Gina Grandi | 65 |
| 1987 | Via MontenapoleoneMovie | madre di Guido | 64 |
| 1987 | Blue TangoMovie | Rachele Cigno | 64 |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out...Movie | Rose Valdez | 57 |
| 1977 | Jesus of NazarethSeries | Herodias | 54 |
| 1976 | Nick the StingMovie | Regina | 53 |
| 1976 | The Big OperatorMovie | Witwe | 53 |
| 1975 | Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in BrianzaMovie | Olghina Franchetti | 52 |
| 1974 | AppassionataMovie | Elisa Rutelli | 51 |
| 1974 | The KissMovie | Elizabeth Blixen | 51 |
| 1973 | Day for NightMovie | Séverine | 50 |
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister MoonMovie | Pica Di Bernardone | 49 |
| 1972 | The Assassination of TrotskyMovie | Natalia Trotsky | 49 |
| 1972 | Chronicle of a HomicideMovie | Luisa Sola | 49 |
| 1971 | The Iguana with the Tongue of FireMovie | Madame Sobieski | 48 |
| 1970 | Give Her the MoonMovie | Madeleine de Lépine | 47 |
| 1970 | First LoveMovie | Mutter | 47 |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah ClareMovie | Countess Bozo Bedoni | 45 |
| 1965 | Juliet of the SpiritsMovie | Valentina | 42 |
| 1964 | The VisitMovie | Mathilda Miller | 41 |
| 1964 | I grandi camaleontiSeries | Giuseppina Bonaparte | 41 |
| 1963 | The Girl Who Knew Too MuchMovie | Laura Craven-Torrani | 40 |
| 1962 | Story of San MicheleMovie | Eleonora Duse | 39 |
| 1961 | BarabbasMovie | Julia | 38 |
| 1961 | Square of ViolenceMovie | Erica Bernardi | 38 |
| 1955 | Magic FireMovie | Mathilde Wesendonk | 32 |
| 1954 | The Barefoot ContessaMovie | Eleanora Torlato-Favrini | 31 |
| 1954 | Il matrimonioMovie | — | 31 |
| 1953 | LulùMovie | — | 30 |
| 1952 | Secret PeopleMovie | Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins | 29 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Dr. Bruni | 28 |
| 1951 | The House on Telegraph HillMovie | Victoria Kowelska | 28 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Emilie Gallatin | 27 |
| 1950 | Shadow of the EagleMovie | Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova | 27 |
| 1949 | Thieves' HighwayMovie | Rica | 26 |
| 1949 | MalayaMovie | Luana | 26 |
| 1949 | Black MagicMovie | Zoraida | 26 |
| 1949 | The Glass MountainMovie | Alida Morrosini | 26 |
| 1942 | Orizzonte di sangueMovie | — | 19 |