What is Valentina Cortese?
{{Infobox person |name = Valentina Cortese |image = Valentina Cortese1941.png |caption = Cortese in 1942 |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|1|1|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Milan]], [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|10|1923|1|1|df=y}} |death_place = Milan, Lombardy, Italy |occupation = Actress |years_active = 1941-1993 |spouse = [[Richard Basehart]] (1951-60, [[divorce]]d); 1 child }} '''Valentina Cortese''' (1 January 1923 &ndash; 10 July 2019) was an [[Italians|Italian]] [[actor|actress]]. She was known for her roles in ''[[The Glass Mountain (movie)|The Glass Mountain]]'', ''[[Thieves' Highway]]'', ''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]'', and in ''[[The Barefoot Contessa]]''. She was a [[BAFTA Award]] in 1973 and was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1975 for her role in ''[[Night for Day (movie)|Night for Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/47th-winners.html|title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|accessdate=14 May 2011|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001072839/https://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/47th-winners.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cortese died on 10 July 2019 in [[Milan]] at the age of 96.<ref>[http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/teatro/2019/07/10/addio-valentina-cortese-lultima-diva_39b6b86f-6f73-4f48-b777-df6ad4da1853.html Addio Valentina Cortese, l'ultima diva] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0181305}} {{actor-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortese, Valentina}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Milan]] [[Category:BAFTA Award winning actors]] [[Category:Italian movie actors]]