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Alida Valli

Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 05/31/1921 († 84, 04/22/2006) | Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]
Alida Maria Laura, Freiin Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s. She was one of the biggest stars of Italian film during the Fascist era, once being called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Benito Mussolini, but managed to find continued international success post-World War II. According to Frédéric Mitterrand, Valli was the only actress in Europe to equal Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo. Valli worked with many significant directors both in Italy and abroad, including Alfred Hitchcock (The Paradine Case; 1947), Carol Reed (The Third Man; 1949), Luchino Visconti (Senso; 1954), Michelangelo Antonioni (Il Grido; 1957), Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face; 1960), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Oedipus Rex; 1967), Mario Bava (Lisa and the Devil; 1972), Bernardo Bertolucci (1900, 1976; La Luna; 1979), and Dario Argento (Suspiria; 1977). Within her lifetime, Valli was invested a Knight of the Italian Republic, and received the Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion at the 1997 Venice Film Festival for h... ()
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Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Ayn Rand's We the Living, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders. ...

Suspiria

R

1977 | 3.8/5 | 1h 39min
Horror
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In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory aft ...

The Third Man

NR

1949 | 4.0/5 | 1h 45min
Thriller, Mystery
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Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with acco ...

Eyes Without a Face

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1960 | 3.8/5 | 1h 24min
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to ...

The Paradine Case

Certification unknown

1947 | 3.1/5 | 2h 5min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Alida Valli

David Di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement Gamajun International Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Movies with Alida Valli as Actress(107)

as Self (archive footage)2021 Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
as Herself - Actress (archive footage)2017 Cinecittà Babylon
as Doña Catalina2002 Angel of Death
as herself2001 Probably Love
as Sveva Salvini2001 Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
as Self (archive footage)2001 Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Nonna di Sofia1999 The Sweet Sounds of Life
as Sofia's grandmother1999 The Sweet Sounds of Life
as Countess Alessandra Mirafiori1996 Fatal Frames
as Signora Fascioli1995 A Month by the Lake
as Matilde Pierboni1993 Private Crimes
as Caterina, Andrea's mother1993 The Final Scoop
as Carla's Mother1993 The Long Silence
as Clara1991 Zitti e mosca
as Countess Bianca Rospigliosi1991 La bocca
as Catarina1988 À notre regrettable époux
as Bacha1987 Manuela's Loves
as Gina1985 Segreti segreti
as Madre di Marina1982 Forbidden Dreams
as Juliana Barther1982 Aspern
1981 Season of Peace in Paris
as Bettina1981 The Fall of the Rebel Angels
as Isabel1980 That House in the Outskirts
as Carol1980 Inferno
as Marianne1980 The Bailiff of Greifensee
as Giuseppe's Mother1979 Luna
as Yvonne, la mère1979 Zoo zéro
as Mother Superior1979 Killer Nun
as Lady Clementine De Revere1978 The Perfect Crime
as Teresina1978 Dirty World
as Mrs. Obin1977 A Simple Heart
as Miss Tanner1977 Suspiria
as Mamma di Mario1977 Berlinguer: I Love You
as Mrs. Chadwick1976 The Cassandra Crossing
as Signora Pioppi1976 1900
as Germaine1976 The Game of Solitaire
as Anna1975 Cher Victor
as la folle de la gare1975 Flesh of the Orchid
as Countess (archive footage)1975 The House of Exorcism
as Irene1974 The Antichrist
as Louise1974 It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game
as Héloïse1974 Tender Dracula
as Contessa1973 Lisa and the Devil
as Marcella Abati - Vanina's mother1972 Indian Summer
as Gerda1972 Eye in the Labyrinth
as Linda Benson1970 The Killer Strikes at Dawn
as Draifa1970 The Spider's Stratagem
as Merope1967 Oedipus Rex
as The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia'1965 Black Humor
as Annabel1964 The Other Woman
as Reina Teresa1963 The Castilian
as La Italiana1963 The Paper Man
as Claudia Lesurf1963 Ophélia
as Carlo's Mother1962 Disorder
as Constance Fischer1962 Homenaje a la hora de la siesta
1962 Al otro lado de la ciudad
as Duchess Blanca1961 The Happy Thieves
as Thérèse Langlois1961 The Long Absence
as Mère Thérèse de Saint-Augustin1960 Dialogue with the Carmelites
1960 Le Gigolo
as Louise1960 Eyes Without a Face
1960 Il peccato degli anni verdi
as Medea / Alida Valli1959 I figli di Medea
as Aurélia Valéano1959 Signed, Arsène Lupin
as Aunt Florentine1958 The Night Heaven Fell
as Carolina1958 L'uomo dai calzoni corti
as Claude1957 This Angry Age
as Irma1957 Il Grido
as Rosetta, la moglie1957 The Wide Blue Road
as La contessa Livia Serpieri1954 Senso
as Roberta Gleukovitch1954 The Stranger's Hand
as Alida (segment "Alida Valli")1953 We, the Women
as Renata Giustini1953 The World Condemns Them
1953 The Lovers of Toledo
as Lina Castelli1951 Last Meeting
as Claudia1951 Miracles Only Happen Once
as Elaine Corelli1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
as Carla Alton (as Valli)1950 The White Tower
1949 Circo equestre Za-bum
as Anna Schmidt1949 The Third Man
as Olga Treskovna1948 The Miracle of the Bells
as Mrs. Paradine1947 The Paradine Case
as Eugenia Grandet1946 Eugenia Grandet
1945 Il canto della vita
as Patrizia Martini1945 Life Begins Anew
as Andreina1943 Apparizione
as Adriana Rosé1943 T'amerò sempre
as Giulia1943 I pagliacci
1942 Catene invisibili
as Kira Argounova1942 We the Living
1942 We the Living
as Maria1942 Stasera niente di nuovo
as Enrichetta1942 Le due orfanelle
as Marina Ferri1941 Luce nelle tenebre
as Anna Campolmi1941 Schoolgirl Diary
1941 L'amante segreta
as Luisa Maironi1941 Piccolo mondo antico
as Manon Lescaut1940 Manon Lescaut
as Vanina Vanini1940 Beyond Love
as Greta Larsen1939 Ballo al castello
as Vera Fabbri1939 You Love Me, I Love You
as Magda1939 Mille lire al mese
as Maria1938 Il trovatello
as Girl1938 La casa del peccato
as Dora Florida / La bella Sulamita1937 Il feroce saladino
as Lauretta1937 I Was to Blame
1935 Three Cornered Hat

TV Shows/Series with Alida Valli as Actress(2)

as Marie1962 Combat!
as Luisa Brabante1961 Dr. Kildare

Full Name: Alida Valli
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Tuesday, 05/31 1921 (May) in Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]
Died: Saturday, 04/22 2006 (April) in Rome (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Italian (IT)
Educated at: Experimental Centre of Cinematography
Spouses (current/former): Giancarlo Zagni, Oscar De Mejo
Children: Carlo De Mejo
Other names for Alida Valli (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Valli"
"Alida Maria Laura von Altenburger"
"Alida Altenburger"
"Алида Валли"
"Baroneasa Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg"
"Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg"
Alida Valli frequently works together with these people:
Giuseppe Bertolucci (14x, Crew)
Mario Mattoli (14x, Crew)
Dario Argento (9x, Crew)
Mario Bava (9x, Crew)
Horst Ebersberg (8x, Actor)
Bernardo Bertolucci (7x, Actor)
Amedeo Nazzari (7x, Actor)
Eraldo Da Roma (7x, Crew)
Carlo Montuori (6x, Crew)
Giuseppe Amato (6x, Crew)
Mario Soldati (6x, Crew)
Carmine Gallone (6x, Crew)
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