Greta Scacchi

AKA:
Greta Gracco
Nationality:
Italian
Birthdate:
02/18/1960
Birthplace:
Milan, Italy
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biography
This beautiful light-haired international lead first gained attention as the spirited grandmother in the flashback sequence of the Merchant-Ivory production, "Heat and Dust" (1982). Scacchi (pronounced "Skaa-key") was also memorable as the daffy secretary in Dusan Makavejev's "The Coca Cola Kid" (1985). By the late 1980s, despite such high-profile projects as "White Mischief" (1987) and "Presumed Innocent" (1990), she seemed typecast as a two-dimensional femme fatale. Her career received a renewed critical boost thanks to a standout performance in Robert Altman's "The Player" (1992). Scacchi Continued
Credits
Dr. Katie Arlen
2006
Mary Duvan
2004
Lily MacIntosh
2000
Victoria Byrd
1999
Agnes MacDonnell
1998
Mrs Weston
1996
Deborah Voysey
1995
Maria Cosway
1995
June Gudmundsdottir
1992
Olivia
1982
Carolyn Polhemus
Judith Merrick
Julia Matthews
Lucia
Susan Ali
Isabel Auster
Nina Beckman
Nicoletta
Maria's Mother
Alice Palmer
Laura Crocker-Harris
Gale Sondergaard
Christina Alibrandi
Mrs Ravenscroft
Dr. Nielsen
Jane Steiner
George McEwan
Isabel
Judith
Anni Chieri
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in Milan
1963 
Moved to England with her mother when parents separated (date approximate)
1975 
Moved to Australia when stepfather accepted a teaching job (date approximate)
 
Worked as "jilleroo" (sheep rustler) in Australia before moving to Europe
 
Moved to Europe; began brief career as a model
Continued