Valentina Cortese

AKA:
Valentina Cortesa
Nationality:
Italian
Birthdate:
01/01/1925
Birthplace:
Milan, Italy
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biography
European leading lady with dark hair and slightly sharp, Mediterranean features, in English language films from 1948 with "The Glass Mountain". Cortese married "House on Telegraph Hill" (1951) co-star Richard Basehart in 1951 and enjoyed a prolific career in international cinema spanning over 50 years. She was especially notable as the older actress in Francois Truffaut's affectionate, insightful, endlessly reflexive film about filmmaking, "Day for Night" (1973).
milestones
Year
Milestone
1940 
First screen appearance (in a bit part) in "Orizzonte dipinto"
1941 
Screen acting debut in "Primo amore"
1948 
First English-language film, "The Glass Mountain" (Great Britain)
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