Alida Valli

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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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.

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

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Alida
Gender: female
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Pula
Place of death: Rome
Child: Carlo De Mejo
Occupation: actor
Educated at: Experimental Centre of Cinematography
Languages spoken: Italian
Instrument: voice
Image: Alida-Valli-1947.jpg
Residence: Rome

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date of birth: 1921-05-31
date of death: 2006-04-22
Commons category: Alida Valli
nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
name in native language: Alida Valli
place of burial: Campo Verano
start of work period: 1934-00-00
name: Valli
birth name: Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg
end of work period: 2002-00-00
ancestral home: Germany
handedness: right-handedness

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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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