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| Born | Alida Maria Laura von Altenburger 31 May 1921 Pola (Pula), Istria, Italy |
| Died | 22 April 2006 (aged 84) Rome |
| Other name(s) | Valli |
| Spouse(s) | Oscar De Mejo (1944 - 1952) 2 children Giancarlo Zagni (195? - 1969) |
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Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
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Biography
Early life
Valli was born in Pola, Istria, then part of Italy (now called Pula, Croatia), to parents who both had mixed ancestry. This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pula (Pietas Iulia Pulj Istriot Pula; Pola is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria Her paternal grandfather was Luigi Altenburger, an Austrian-Italian from Trento and her paternal grandmother was Elisa Tomasi from Trento, a cousin of Ettore Tolomei. Trento (traditional English Trent; Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many Ettore Tolomei (16 August 1865 in Rovereto, then Welschtirol province of Austria-Hungary, today Trentino, Italy – 25 May 1952 Valli's mother, Silvia Oberecker, was the daughter of the German-Austrian Felix Oberecker from Laibach (now Ljubljana, Slovenia), her mother was Virginia della Martina from Pola, Istria (then part of Austria-Hungary). The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Valli's maternal granduncle, Rodolfo, was a close friend of Gabriele d'Annunzio. Gabriele d'Annunzio ( 12 March 1863 &ndash 1 March 1938) was an Italian Poet, Journalist, Novelist Valli was christened Alida Maria Laura von Altenburger, Baroness of Marckenstein and Frauenberg of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
Career
At fifteen, she went to Rome, where she attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, a school for film actors and directors. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 At that time, she lived with her uncle Ettore Tolomei. Ettore Tolomei (16 August 1865 in Rovereto, then Welschtirol province of Austria-Hungary, today Trentino, Italy – 25 May 1952 Valli started her movie career in 1934, in Il cappello a tre punte (The Three Cornered Hat). Her first big success came with the movie Mille lire al mese. After many roles in a large number of comedies, she earned her success as dramatic actress in Piccolo mondo antico (1941), directed by Mario Soldati. Piccolo mondo antico, also known as Old-Fashioned World, is a 1941 Italian Drama film directed by Mario Soldati Mario Soldati ( November 11 1906 - June 19 1999) was an Italian Writer, Film director. During the Second World War, she starred in many movies, like Stasera niente di nuovo (1942) and Noi Vivi - Addio Kira! (1943) (based on Ayn Rand's novel, We the Living) and became a movie star. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American We the Living is Ayn Rand 's first novel It was also Rand's first expression against Communism (though she stated that like her other novels political
Valli had a career in English language films through David Selznick, who signed her to a contract, thinking that he had found a second Ingrid Bergman. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy In Hollywood, she performed in several movies: she was the murder suspect Maddalena Paradine in Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), and the mysterious Czech refugee wanted by the Russians in post-war Vienna in Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949). Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Paradine Case ( is a courtroom drama film set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. For the New York weathercaster see Carol Reed (weather broadcaster. The Third Man ( is an award-winning British Film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, But her foreign experience was not a great success due to the financial problems of Selznick's production company.
She returned to Europe in the early 1950s, and starred in many French and Italian films. In 1954, she had a great success in the melodramatic Senso, directed by Luchino Visconti. Senso is a 1954 Film adaptation of Camillo Boito 's Italian Novella, Senso, by the Italian Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian In that film, set in mid-1800s Venice during the Risorgimento, she played a Venetian countess torn between nationalistic feelings and an adulterous love for an officer (played by Farley Granger) of the occupying Austrian forces. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925 in San Jose California) is an American Actor.
In 1959, she appeared in Georges Franju's horror masterpiece Les Yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face). Georges Franju ( April 12, 1912 – November 5, 1987) was a French Filmmaker. Eyes Without a Face ( Les Yeux sans visage) is a 1959 Directed by French filmmaker Georges Franju, the film stars Pierre From the 1960s, she worked in several pictures with famous directors, like Pier Paolo Pasolini (Edipo re, Oedipus Rex, 1967), Bernardo Bertolucci (La strategia del ragno, 1972; Novecento, 1976), and Dario Argento (Suspiria, 1977). The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Pier Paolo Pasolini ( March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian Poet, Intellectual, Film director Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Not to be confused with the 1998 film Legend of 1900 1900 (original Italian title Novecento) is Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Suspiria is a 1977 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi Her final movie role was in Semana Santa (2002), with Mira Sorvino. Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28 1967 is an Academy Award -winning American actress In Italy, she was also well-known for her stage appearances in such plays as Ibsen's Rosmersholm; Pirandello's Henry IV; John Osborne's Epitaph for George Dillon; and Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. Rosmersholm is a play written in 1886 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Luigi Pirandello ( June 28, 1867 — December 10, 1936) was an Italian Dramatist Novelist, and short Enrico IV ( Henry IV) is a play by Luigi Pirandello, considered by some to be his masterpiece John James Osborne ( December 12, 1929 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an English Playwright, Screenwriter, Epitaph for George Dillon is an early John Osborne play, one of two he wrote in collaboration with Anthony Creighton Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller originally produced as a one-act Verse drama on Broadway in 1955
Personal life
Valli's movie career suffered as a result of the infamous Wilma Montesi scandal, in which her lover and jazz musician Piero Piccioni (the son of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs) was involved. Wilma Montesi ( 1932 - 9 April 1953) was an Italian fashion model Piero Piccioni ( December 6 1921 - July 23 2004) was an Italian Pianist, Organist, conductor, Composer Montesi was a fashion model. Her lifeless body was found on a public beach near Ostia; prolonged investigations resulted, involving sensational allegations of drug and sex orgies in Roman society. Ostia may refer to Ostia Antica, a township and port of ancient Rome Ostia (town, a modern township (also called Ostia Lido or The accusation of Piccioni, of Ugo Montagna, and of Maurizio d'Assia (Moritz von Hessen, the son of Princess Mafalda di Savoia) were a major part of the scandal. Subsequently they were absolved from the accusations. The scandal inspired Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita. Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film
Alida Valli had two sons with her husband Oscar de Mejo: Carlo de Mejo, born in Rome (has a son Pier Paolo de Mejo) and Larry de Mejo, born in Los Angeles, now living in Rochester (has four children in the US).
Valli's death at her home on April 22, 2006, was announced by the office of the mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, whose statement read, "The Italian cinema has lost one of its most intense and striking faces". Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Walter Veltroni (born July 3, 1955) is an Italian Writer, Journalist and Politician, leader of the Democratic Another official statement by the Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi read, "La scomparsa di Alida Valli è una grave perdita per il cinema, il teatro e la cultura italiana". (born 9 December 1920) is an Italian politician and banker He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and was President from 1999
Valli was buried at Rome's Verano Cemetery.
Filmography
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Television
- I Figli di Medea (1959)
- Il caso Mauritius (1961)
- Doughboy (episode of Combat!, 1963)
- Desencuentro (series, 1964)
- Rome Will Never Leave You, three episodes of Dr. Kildare (1964)
- Il consigliere imperiale (1974)
- Les grandes conjurations: Le tumulte d'Amboise (1978)
- L'altro Simenon (series, 1979)
- L'eredità della priora (serial, 1980)
- Dramma d'amore (serial, 1983)
- Piccolo mondo antico (serial, 1989)
- Una vita in gioco 2 (serial, 1992)
- Delitti privati (1992)
External links
- Istria on the Internet, Prominent Istrians
- Alida Valli at the Internet Movie Database
- Alida Valli at the TCM Movie Database
- Alida Valli at Reel Classics
- [1] Obituary in The Daily Telegraph (London), April 24, 2006
- [2] Obituary in The Guardian (London), April 24, 2006
- André Soares (7 June 2006). Piccolo mondo antico, also known as Old-Fashioned World, is a 1941 Italian Drama film directed by Mario Soldati We the Living is Ayn Rand 's first novel It was also Rand's first expression against Communism (though she stated that like her other novels political The Paradine Case ( is a courtroom drama film set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O The Third Man ( is an award-winning British Film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, The White Tower is a 1950 Mountain film starring Alida Valli as a woman determined to conquer the mountain that killed her father and Glenn Walk Softly Stranger tells the story of a small-time crook on the run who later becomes reformed by the love of a crippled woman Senso is a 1954 Film adaptation of Camillo Boito 's Italian Novella, Senso, by the Italian Il grido is a 1957 Italian black-and-white Drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. The Night Heaven Fell ( Les bijoutiers du claire de lune) is a 1958 French - Italian film directed by Roger Vadim. Eyes Without a Face ( Les Yeux sans visage) is a 1959 Directed by French filmmaker Georges Franju, the film stars Pierre The Long Absence ( Une aussi longue absence) is a 1961 film directed by Henri Colpi. Oedipus Rex is a 1967 Italian Film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The Spider's Stratagem ( Strategia del ragno) ( 1970) is a political film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. La prima notte di quiete, released in USA as Indian Summer is a 1972 Italian and French Drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini Valerio Zurlini ( March 19 1926, Bologna, - October 27 1982, Verona) was an Italian Film director, Lisa and the Devil ( Italian title Lisa e il diavolo) is a 1972 Italian Horror film directed by Mario Bava La Chair de l'Orchidée ( The Flesh of the Orchid) is a 1975 film adaptation of the 1939 novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish by mystery writer Not to be confused with the 1998 film Legend of 1900 1900 (original Italian title Novecento) is The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 British motion picture starring Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Martin Suspiria is a 1977 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi "La Luna" redirects here For the song see La Luna (song. Inferno is a 1980 Italian Supernatural Horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. Doughboy is an outdated slang term for a United States Army Infantryman best known from its use in World War I, although it dates back to the Mexican-American Combat! is an American Television program that aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967 " Rome Will Never Leave You " is the name of a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Dr James Kildare is a Fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical Films in the late 1930s and early 1940s an early 1950s Delitti privati (Private crimes is a 1993 Italian mystery mini television series directed by Sergio Martino Cast Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alida Valli (1921 - 2006). Alternative Film Guide. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- Alida Valli. filmreference. com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
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