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Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

Birthday: 1935-01-02 | Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Giovanna Ralli (born 2 January 1935) is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filippo. After appearing in Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada's Variety Lights (1950), Ralli had her first film roles of weight in mid-fifties, often in comedy films. In 1959 she had a leading role in Roberto Rossellini's General Della Rovere, that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, while in 1960 her performance in Escape by Night, still directed by Rossellini, was awarded with the Golden Gate Award for Best Actress at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Ralli was married to Ettore Boschi. Ralli later won a Nastro d'Argento award, as best actress, for La fuga (1964). In the mid-sixties she had a brief Hollywood career, starting from Blake Edwards' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?. In 1974 she won her second Nastro d'Argento, as best supporting actress, for We All Loved Each Other So Much. Starting from early eighties, Ralli focused her activities on stage. In 1993 she received a Flaiano Prize for her career. In 2003 she was made a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic. At the 2015 Taormina Film Fest, where she received a special award for her career, Ralli announced her retirement from acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Giovanna Ralli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1990
Towards Evening

as    Pina

1977
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

as    Asst. DA Vittoria Stori

1974
1971
Cold Eyes of Fear

as    Anna

1970
Cannon for Cordoba

as    Leonora

1968
The Mercenary

as    Columba

1968
Deadfall

as    Fe

1967
1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

as    Gina Romano

1962
Warriors Five

as    Italia

1961
Pastasciutta nel deserto

as    Angela

1960
Escape by Night

as    Esperia Beli