Carla Gravina
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Big Deal on Madonna Street
as Nicoletta
1958
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Celeste
1959
Everybody Go Home!
as Silvia Modena
1960
The Violent Four
as Anna
1968
Tony Arzenta
as Sandra
1973
The Inheritor
as Liza Rocquencourt
1973
The Terrace
as Carla
1980
Alfredo, Alfredo
as Carolina
1972
The Antichrist
as Ippolita Oderisi
1974
The Lady of Monza
as Caterina da Meda
1969
Five Branded Women
as Mira
1960
Without Apparent Motive
as Jocelyne Rocca
1971
Boomerang
as Muriel
1976
A Day for Lionhearts
as Mariuccia
1961
The Seven Cervi Brothers
as Verina, moglie di Aldo Cervi
1968
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
as Tullia Bandelli
1988
Mother's Heart
as Lorenza Garrone
1969
Il gioco della verità
as Anna Incoronato
1974
The Invisible Woman
as Delfina
1969
First Love
as Betty
1959
