Giovanna Ralli
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-01-02 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Roman Tales
as Marcella
Steno
Rivalità
as Luisa
The Immature: The Trip
as Mamma Iole
We All Loved Each Other So Much
as Elide
Ho sposato uno sbirro
The Mercenary
as Columba
Variety Lights
as (uncredited)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Gina Romano
Sex with a Smile
as Esmeralda (episodio "L'attimo fuggente")
Love in the City
as (segment "Gli italiani si voltano")
General Della Rovere
as Valeria
Cannon for Cordoba
as Leonora
The Three Thieves
as Marietta
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori
Viva l'Italia!
as Rosa
Deadfall
as Fe
Escape by Night
as Esperia Beli
Madame du Barry
as Cadet
The Bigamist
as Valeria Masetti