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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-05-31

Day of Death

2006-04-22 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Valli

Alida Maria Laura von Altenburger

Alida Altenburger

Алида Валли

Alida Maria Altenburger

Alida Valli

Biography

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

Acting

The Third Man

1949

The Third Man

as

Anna Schmidt

I Was to Blame

1937

I Was to Blame

as

Lauretta

1900

1976

1900

as

Signora Pioppi

Lisa and the Devil

1973

Lisa and the Devil

as

Contessa

Luna

1979

Luna

as

Giuseppe's Mother

The Sweet Sounds of Life

1999

The Sweet Sounds of Life

as

Sofia's grandmother

The Paradine Case

1947

The Paradine Case

as

Mrs. Paradine

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

The Cassandra Crossing

as

Mrs. Chadwick

Towards Zero

1980

Towards Zero

as

Lady Camilla Tressilian

Fatal Frames

1996

Fatal Frames

as

Countess Alessandra Mirafiori

Il Grido

1957

Il Grido

as

Irma

Killer Nun

1979

Killer Nun

as

Mother Superior

Oedipus Rex

1967

Oedipus Rex

as

Merope

Senso

1954

Senso

as

La Contessa Livia Serpieri

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

as

Olga Treskovna

Inferno

1980

Inferno

as

Carol

Manuela's Loves

1987

Manuela's Loves

as

Bacha

Indian Summer

1972

Indian Summer

as

Marcella Abati - Vanina's mother

Ophélia

1963

Ophélia

as

Claudia Lesurf

The Night Heaven Fell

1958

The Night Heaven Fell

as

Aunt Florentine

Homage at Siesta Time

1962

Homage at Siesta Time

as

Constance Fischer

We, the Women

1953

We, the Women

as

Alida (segment "Alida Valli")

Flesh of the Orchid

1975

Flesh of the Orchid

as

la folle de la gare

Berlinguer: I Love You

1977

Berlinguer: I Love You

as

Mamma di Mario

The White Tower

1950

The White Tower

as

Carla Alton (as Valli)

The Antichrist

1974

The Antichrist

as

Irene

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

as

Elaine Corelli

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

The Perfect Crime

1978

The Perfect Crime

as

Lady Clementine De Revere

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

1960

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

as

Mère Thérèse de Saint-Augustin

The Paper Man

1963

The Paper Man

as

La Italiana

The Wide Blue Road

1957

The Wide Blue Road

as

Rosetta, the Wife

Tender Dracula

1974

Tender Dracula

as

Héloïse

Zitti e mosca

1991

Zitti e mosca

as

Clara

The Castilian

1963

The Castilian

as

Reina Teresa

The Killer Strikes at Dawn

1970

The Killer Strikes at Dawn

as

Linda Benson

Schoolgirl Diary

1941

Schoolgirl Diary

as

Anna Campolmi

Piccolo mondo antico

1941

Piccolo mondo antico

as

Luisa Maironi

Dirty World

1978

Dirty World

as

Teresina

Last Meeting

1951

Last Meeting

as

Lina Castelli

This Angry Age

1957

This Angry Age

as

Claude

The Stranger's Hand

1954

The Stranger's Hand

as

Roberta Gleukovitch

The Happy Thieves

1961

The Happy Thieves

as

Duchess Blanca

Beyond Love

1940

Beyond Love

as

Vanina Vanini

The House of Exorcism

1975

The House of Exorcism

as

Countess (archive footage)

The Lovers of Toledo

1953

The Lovers of Toledo

as

Doña Inés de Arévalo Blas

We the Living, Part Two

1942

We the Living, Part Two

as

Kira Argounova

Secrets Secrets

1985

Secrets Secrets

as

Gina

The Za-Bum Circus

1949

The Za-Bum Circus

as

(segments "Gelosia", "Il postino" and "Galop finale al circo")

The Sweet Sounds of Life

1999

The Sweet Sounds of Life

as

Nonna di Sofia

I pagliacci

1943

I pagliacci

as

Giulia

A Month by the Lake

1995

A Month by the Lake

as

Signora Fascioli

Illa - Punto d'osservazione

1981

Illa - Punto d'osservazione

as

Maria Dal Ponte

T'amerò sempre

1943

T'amerò sempre

as

Adriana Rosé

Apparizione

1943

Apparizione

as

Andreina

The World Condemns Them

1953

The World Condemns Them

as

Renata Giustini

Eugenia Grandet

1946

Eugenia Grandet

as

Eugenia Grandet

Il peccato degli anni verdi

1960

Il peccato degli anni verdi

as

madre di Elena

Il canto della vita

1945

Il canto della vita

as

Giovanna

Life Begins Anew

1945

Life Begins Anew

as

Patrizia Martini

The Gigolo

1960

The Gigolo

as

Agathe

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

2021

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

as

Self (archive footage)

To Our Late Husband

1988

To Our Late Husband

as

Catarina

Il feroce saladino

1937

Il feroce saladino

as

Dora Florida / La bella Sulamita

Ballo al castello

1939

Ballo al castello

as

Greta Larsen

You Love Me, I Love You

1939

You Love Me, I Love You

as

Vera Fabbri

A Simple Heart

1977

A Simple Heart

as

Mrs. Obin

Angel of Death

2002

Angel of Death

as

Doña Catalina

Disorder

1962

Disorder

as

Carlo's Mother

Black Humor

1965

Black Humor

as

The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia'

La bocca

1991

La bocca

as

Countess Bianca Rospigliosi

Forbidden Dreams

1982

Forbidden Dreams

as

Madre di Marina

Signed, Arsène Lupin

1959

Signed, Arsène Lupin

as

Aurélia Valéano

The Long Absence

1961

The Long Absence

as

Thérèse Langlois

The Game of Solitaire

1976

The Game of Solitaire

as

Germaine

Probably Love

2001

Probably Love

as

Herself

Zoo zéro

1979

Zoo zéro

as

Yvonne, la mère

The Long Silence

1993

The Long Silence

as

Carla's Mother

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

as

Self (archive footage)

Aspern

1982

Aspern

as

Juliana Barther

The Other Woman

1964

The Other Woman

as

Annabel

Manon Lescaut

1940

Manon Lescaut

as

Manon Lescaut

Suspiria

1977

Suspiria

as

Miss Tanner

The Final Scoop

1994

The Final Scoop

as

Caterina, Andrea's mother

The Sons of Medea

1959

The Sons of Medea

as

Medea / Alida Valli

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

We the Living, Part One

1942

We the Living, Part One

as

Kira Argounova

Luce nelle tenebre

1941

Luce nelle tenebre

as

Marina Ferri

Il trovatello

1938

Il trovatello

as

Maria

Cher Victor

1975

Cher Victor

as

Anna

Le due orfanelle

1942

Le due orfanelle

as

Enrichetta

Come diventai Alida Valli

2008

Come diventai Alida Valli

as

Self (Archive)

Combat!

Combat!

as

Marie

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Luisa Brabante

Private Crimes

Private Crimes

as

Matilde Pierboni

Production

Crew

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