Quick Facts
Born:
1960-02-18
Birthplace:
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Credits:
101 Total Roles
Greta Scacchi
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Biography
Greta Scacchi OMRI (born 18 February 1960) is an Italian-Australian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992), Emma (1996), and Looking for Alibrandi (2000).
Her first leading role, in Heat and Dust (1983), earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer to Film. For her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), she won a Primetime Emmy Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2006, Scacchi received a second Emmy nomination for her role in the television film Broken Trail, and earned her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
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Her first leading role, in Heat and Dust (1983), earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer to Film. For her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), she won a Primetime Emmy Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2006, Scacchi received a second Emmy nomination for her role in the television film Broken Trail, and earned her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
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Known For
Flightplan
Therapist
Operation Finale
Vera Eichmann
The Girl in the Fog
Beatrice Leman
The Terror
Lady Jane Franklin
The Player
June Gudmundsdottir
The Odyssey
Penelope
Presumed Innocent
Carolyn Polhemus
Emma
Mrs. Weston
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Signorinella: Little Miss MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2025 | Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius TV | Self |
| 2024 | He Ain't Heavy MOVIE | Bev |
| 2024 | Merchant Ivory MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Run Rabbit Run MOVIE | Joan |
| 2024 | I Told You So MOVIE | Frances |
| 2024 | She Stoops To Conquer MOVIE | Mrs Hardcastle |
| 2023 | One Trillion Dollars TV | Elena Vacchi |
| 2023 | Bodies TV | The Lady |
| 2022 | The Royal Nanny MOVIE | Ms. Juliet Lansbury |