Alida Valli
Biography
Alida Valli was an Italian actress. Born on May 31, 1921, in Pola, Istria, Italy, she is known for her extensive film career. Valli appeared in more than 100 films, working with notable directors such as Mario Soldati, Alfred Hitchcock, Ayn Rand, Carol Reed, Michelangelo Antonioni, Luchino Visconti, and Dario Argento. Her acting credits include films like Piccolo mondo antico, The Paradine Case, We the Living, The Third Man, Il Grido, Senso, and Suspiria. Valli passed away on April 22, 2006, at the age of 84.
Career overview
Alida Valli was an Italian actress who appeared in numerous films throughout her career. She is known to have appeared in over 100 films, working with notable directors such as Mario Soldati, Alfred Hitchcock, Ayn Rand, Carol Reed, Michelangelo Antonioni, Luchino Visconti, and Dario Argento. Her filmography includes titles such as Piccolo mondo antico, The Paradine Case, We the Living, The Third Man, Il Grido, Senso, and Suspiria.
Valli's extensive film career spanned many genres and styles, showcasing her versatility as an actress. Her collaborations with prominent directors demonstrate her ability to adapt to different creative visions and work with a range of artistic approaches. Her body of work includes a diverse range of films, from dramas to thrillers, and she has appeared alongside a variety of actors and actresses.
As a prolific actress, Valli accumulated a significant number of film credits, with over 120 known credits to her name. Her contributions to the film industry are notable, and her extensive body of work continues to be recognized and appreciated by audiences and critics alike.
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- Akai Ito (2025)
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Come diventai Alida Valli (2008) as Self (Archive)
- Angel of Death (2002) as Doña Catalina
- Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Probably Love (2001) as Herself
- Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein (2001) as Sveva Salvini
- The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999) as Sofia's grandmother
- The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999) as Nonna di Sofia
- Fatal Frames (1996) as Countess Alessandra Mirafiori
- A Month by the Lake (1995) as Signora Fascioli
- The Final Scoop (1994) as Caterina, Andrea's mother
- Private Crimes (1993) as Matilde Pierboni
- The Long Silence (1993) as Carla's Mother
- Silent Love (1991) as Countess Bianca Rospigliosi
- Zitti e mosca (1991) as Clara
- To Our Late Husband (1988) as Catarina
- Manuela's Loves (1987) as Bacha
- Secrets Secrets (1985) as Gina
- Aspern (1982) as Juliana Barther
- Forbidden Dreams (1982) as Madre di Marina
- Illa - Punto d'osservazione (1981) as Maria Dal Ponte
- Season of Peace in Paris (1981)
- The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1981) as Bettina
- Inferno (1980) as Carol
- The Bailiff of Greifensee (1980) as Marianne
- Towards Zero (1980) as Lady Camilla Tressilian
- That House in the Outskirts (1980) as Isabel
- Luna (1979) as Giuseppe's Mother
- Killer Nun (1979) as Mother Superior
- Zoo zéro (1979) as Yvonne, la mère
- Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night (1979)
- The Perfect Crime (1978) as Lady Clementine De Revere
- Dirty World (1978) as Teresina
- Suspiria (1977) as Miss Tanner
- Berlinguer: I Love You (1977) as Mamma di Mario
- A Simple Heart (1977) as Mrs. Obin
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976) as Mrs. Chadwick
- 1900 (1976) as Signora Pioppi
- The Game of Solitaire (1976) as Germaine
- Flesh of the Orchid (1975) as la folle de la gare
- The House of Exorcism (1975) as Countess (archive footage)
- Cher Victor (1975) as Anna
- The Antichrist (1974) as Irene
- It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game (1974) as Louise
- Tender Dracula (1974) as Héloïse
- Lisa and the Devil (1973) as Contessa
- Indian Summer (1972) as Marcella Abati - Vanina's mother
- Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) as Gerda
- The Spider's Stratagem (1970) as Draifa
- The Killer Strikes at Dawn (1970) as Linda Benson
- Oedipus Rex (1967) as Merope, Queen of Corinth
- Black Humor (1965)
- Black Humor (1965) as The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia'
- The Other Woman (1964) as Annabel
- The Paper Man (1963) as La Italiana
- Ophélia (1963) as Claudia Lesurf
- The Castilian (1963) as Reina Teresa
- The Getaway Face (1963)
- Combat! (1962) as Marie
- La Fille du torrent (1962) as Livia Boissière
- Disorder (1962) as Carlo's Mother
- Homage at Siesta Time (1962) as Constance Fischer
- Al otro lado de la ciudad (1962)
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Luisa Brabante
- The Long Absence (1961) as Thérèse Langlois
- The Happy Thieves (1961) as Duchess Blanca
- Eyes Without a Face (1960) as Louise
- The Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960) as Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
- Il peccato degli anni verdi (1960) as madre di Elena
- The Gigolo (1960) as Agathe
- Signed, Arsène Lupin (1959) as Aurélia Valéano
- The Sons of Medea (1959) as Medea / Alida Valli
- The Night Heaven Fell (1958) as Aunt Florentine
- L'uomo dai calzoni corti (1958) as Carolina
- Il Grido (1957) as Irma
- The Wide Blue Road (1957) as Rosetta, the Wife
- This Angry Age (1957) as Claude
- Senso (1954) as La Contessa Livia Serpieri
- The Stranger's Hand (1954) as Roberta Gleukovitch
- We, the Women (1953) as Alida (segment "Alida Valli")
- The Lovers of Toledo (1953) as Doña Inés de Arévalo Blas
- The World Condemns Them (1953) as Renata Giustini
- Last Meeting (1951) as Lina Castelli
- Miracles Only Happen Once (1951) as Claudia
- Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) as Elaine Corelli
- The White Tower (1950) as Carla Alton (as Valli)
- The Third Man (1949) as Anna Schmidt
- The Za-Bum Circus (1949) as (segments "Gelosia", "Il postino" and "Galop finale al circo")
- The Miracle of the Bells (1948) as Olga Treskovna
- The Paradine Case (1947) as Mrs. Paradine
- Eugenia Grandet (1946) as Eugenia Grandet
- Life Begins Anew (1945) as Patrizia Martini
- Il canto della vita (1945) as Giovanna
- Apparizione (1943) as Andreina
- I'll Love You Forever (1943) as Adriana Rosé
- Laugh Pagliacci (1943) as Giulia
- We the Living, Part One (1942) as Kira Argounova
- We the Living, Part Two (1942) as Kira Argounova
- Le due orfanelle (1942) as Enrichetta
- Stasera niente di nuovo (1942) as Maria
- Catene invisibili (1942)
- Luce nelle tenebre (1941) as Marina Ferri
- Piccolo mondo antico (1941) as Luisa Maironi
- Schoolgirl Diary (1941) as Anna Campolmi
- L'amante segreta (1941)
- Manon Lescaut (1940) as Manon Lescaut
- Taverna rossa (1940) as Susanna Sormani
- La prima donna che passa (1940) as Gabriella
- Beyond Love (1940) as Vanina Vanini
- You Love Me, I Love You (1939) as Vera Fabbri
- Ballo al castello (1939) as Greta Larsen
- Mille lire al mese (1939) as Magda
- La casa del peccato (1938) as Girl
- L'amor mio non muore! (1938) as Maria D'Alba
- Il trovatello (1938) as Maria
- I Was to Blame (1937) as Lauretta
- Il feroce saladino (1937) as Dora Florida / La bella Sulamita
- Three Cornered Hat (1935)
- La macchina da scrivere as Solange