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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) — Nicoletta
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The Terrace (1980) — Carla
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A Bullet for the General (1967) — Rosario
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Everybody Go Home! (1960) — Silvia Modena
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The Antichrist (1974) — Ippolita Oderisi
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The Inheritor (1973) — Liza Rocquencourt
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Without Apparent Motive (1971) — Jocelyne Rocca
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Tony Arzenta (1973) — Sandra
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The Violent Four (1968) — Anna
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Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) — Carolina
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Boomerang (1976) — Muriel
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Five Branded Women (1960) — Mira
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And Now My Love (1974) — Sarah's Italian Girlfriend
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The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968) — Verina, moglie di Aldo Cervi
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Hail the Artist (1973) — Elisabeth Montei
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Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959) — Celeste
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Mother's Heart (1969) — Lorenza Garrone
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Guendalina (1957) — Amica di Guendalina (uncredited)
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The Lady of Monza (1969) — Caterina da Meda
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Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988) — Tullia Bandelli
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The Invisible Woman (1969) — Delfina
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Esterina (1959) — Esterina
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Love and Chatter (1958) — Maria Furlani
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Il segno del comando (1971) — Lucia
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Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich (1982)
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The Pisciotta Case (1972) — Gemma
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The Brothers Karamazov (1969) — Katerina Ivànovna
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A Day for Lionhearts (1961) — Mariuccia
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The Long Silence (1993) — Dr. Carla Aldrovandi
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021) — Self
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First Love (1959) — Betty
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Nero Wolfe (1969) — Helen Frost
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Orient Express (1979) — Hélène
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Il gioco della verità (1974) — Anna Incoronato
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Mon Ami Washington (1984)
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Mother and Daughter (1978) — Mother
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Caravaggio (1967) — Tullia
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Come quando fuori piove (1998) — Anita
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Scano Boa (1961) — Clara
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Anche l'inferno trema (1965)