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Valentina Cortese was born on 1 January, 1923 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, is an actress,camera_department,miscellaneous. Discover Valentina Cortese's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?

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Occupation actress,camera_department,miscellaneous
Age 96 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 1 January, 1923
Birthday 1 January
Birthplace Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of death 10 July, 2019
Died Place Milan, Italy
Nationality Italy

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Valentina Cortese Height, Weight & Measurements

At 96 years old, Valentina Cortese height is 5' 3½" (1.61 m) .

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Height 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Weight Not Available
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Who Is Valentina Cortese's Husband?

Her husband is Richard Basehart (24 March 1951 - 1960) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Husband Richard Basehart (24 March 1951 - 1960) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
Sibling Not Available
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Valentina Cortese Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Valentina Cortese worth at the age of 96 years old? Valentina Cortese’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Italy. We have estimated Valentina Cortese's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)$800 a week

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1923

Valentina Cortese was born in Milan on New Year's Day of 1923.

1940

She made her movie debut in 1940 and played many "ingenue" parts in Italian films of that period, before making a real sensation in Caccia all'uomo (1948) and Tempesta su Parigi (1948), playing both female leads, Fantine and Cosette (the film was a competent screen adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic "Les misérables").

1949

The international success of the British-made melodrama The Glass Mountain (1949) brought her some Hollywood offers: she was very sensual as a truck-driver's mistress in Jules Dassin's film noir Thieves' Highway (1949), and particularly effective in Robert Wise's thriller The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), in which she portrayed a woman pursued by a killer.

1955

She then returned to Europe and worked with many great directors, like Michelangelo Antonioni, who cast her in Le Amiche (1955), and Federico Fellini, who gave her a supporting part in his surrealist fantasy Juliet of the Spirits (1965).

1973

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.

2019

On July 28th 2019 TCM aired Thieves' Highway, after which host Eddie Muller stated that Valentina Cortese was still alive and living in Milan, Italy, even though she had passed away on July 10th.