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Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019), sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa, was an Italian film and theatre actress.
When Cortese lost the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Day for Night (1973) to veteran Ingrid Bergman (for Murder on the Orient Express (1974)), Bergman recognized Cortese in her speech, impromptu, noting Cortese should have won.
- January 1, 1
- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- January 1, 1
- Milan, Italy
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Jul 10, 2019 · Valentina Cortese, an Italian film actress best known for her role as a fading, tippling movie diva in François Truffaut’s “Day for Night,” which earned her a 1975 Academy Award nomination and,...
- Paul Vitello
Jul 10, 2019 · Italian actor remembered for her roles in Day for Night, The Wandering Jew and The House on Telegraph Hill. When Ingrid Bergman received her Oscar as best supporting actress for Murder on the...
Jul 10, 2019 · Academy Award-nominated actress Valentina Cortese, one of the leading ladies of Italian cinema, died Wednesday in Milan at the age of 96.
Jul 10, 2019 · ROME (AP) — Valentina Cortese, an Italian post-war screen diva who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar but lost out to Ingrid Bergman, died on Wednesday. She was 96.
