Quick Facts
Born:
1941-08-05
Birthplace:
Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Credits:
45 Total Roles
Carla Gravina
Acting
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Biography
Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1993.
Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, being a PCI deputy between 1980 and 1983.
During her career Gravina won a number of international awards, including the Best Actress Award for her performance in Alessandro Blasetti's Love and Chatter at the 1958 Locarno International Film Festival, the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ettore Scola's La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, and the award for Best Actress for Margarethe von Trotta's The Long Silence at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival.
Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, being a PCI deputy between 1980 and 1983.
During her career Gravina won a number of international awards, including the Best Actress Award for her performance in Alessandro Blasetti's Love and Chatter at the 1958 Locarno International Film Festival, the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ettore Scola's La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, and the award for Best Actress for Margarethe von Trotta's The Long Silence at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival.
Known For
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Nicoletta
The Terrace
Carla
A Bullet for the General
Rosario
Everybody Go Home!
Silvia Modena
The Antichrist
Ippolita Oderisi
The Inheritor
Liza Rocquencourt
Without Apparent Motive
Jocelyne Rocca
Tony Arzenta
Sandra
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alida Valli: In Her Own Words MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Come quando fuori piove MOVIE | Anita |
| 1993 | The Long Silence MOVIE | Dr. Carla Aldrovandi |
| 1988 | Days of Inspector Ambrosio MOVIE | Tullia Bandelli |
| 1986 | La Locandiera MOVIE | Mirandolina |
| 1984 | Mon Ami Washington MOVIE | Self |
| 1982 | Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich MOVIE | Self |
| 1980 | The Terrace MOVIE | Carla |
| 1979 | Orient Express TV | Hélène |
| 1979 | Nella vita di Sylvia Plath MOVIE | Sylvia Plath |