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Alida Valli

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Also known as Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg, Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg

Italian actress (1921–2006)

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Alida Valli (1921–2006) was an Italian singer, film director, and actor. Born in Pula, she began her work period in 1934 and resided in Rome. She was educated at the Experimental Centre of Cinematography and spoke Italian. Her career included acting, for which she received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She also received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Valli was married to Giancarlo Zagni and had a child named Carlo De Mejo. She was a citizen of Italy and the Kingdom of Italy. Her musical instrument was the voice. She died in Rome and was buried at Campo Verano.

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Film & TV

Acting · Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]

Alida Valli (May 31, 1921 – April 22, 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.

Known for

  • Akai Ito2025
  • Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts — Self - Actress (archive footage)2017
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)2012
  • Come diventai Alida Valli — Self (Archive)2008
  • Angel of Death — Doña Catalina2002
  • Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein — Sveva Salvini2001
  • Probably Love — Herself2001
  • Suspiria 25th Anniversary — Self (archive footage)2001
  • The Sweet Sounds of Life — Sofia's grandmother1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Italy
Active from
1921
Active to
2006

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
127
Total plays
748

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, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 and Dario Argento's Suspiria. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alida+Valli">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Alida Maria Laura Freiin Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg , ( 1921-05-31 ) 31 May 1921, Pola , Kingdom of Italy (now Croatia)
Died
22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) (aged 84), Rome, Italy
Other name
Valli
Occupations
Actress, Singer
Years active
1936–2002
Spouse s
Oscar de Mejo ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1952 ) ​ , Giancarlo Zagni , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 196?; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1970)
Children
2, including Carlo De Mejo

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Encyclopedic overview

Billed as Valli for The Third Man (1949), (American theatrical release poster) Baroness Alida Maria Laura 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, and was internationally successful post-World War II.

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 her contributions to cinema.

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