Portrait of Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

Acting

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.

Born: January 2, 1935

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Filmography

2024
2022
2022
Marcel!

as Grandmother

2014
A Golden Boy

as madre di Davide

2012
2012
2011
The Immature

as Iole, la mamma di Lorenzo

2009
L'isola dei segreti - Koré

as Giovanna Grimaldi

2008
Blood of the Losers

as Giulia Dogliani

2003
Il pranzo della domenica

as Franca Malorni

1990
1981
Manolesta

as Dott.ssa Angela De Maria

1980
1976
1976
Sex with a Smile

as Esmeralda (episodio "L'attimo fuggente")

1975
Di che segno sei?

as Cristina, Leonardo lover

1974
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori

1974
To Love Ophelia

as Ofelia Ceciaretti

1970
1968
The Mercenary

as Columba

1968
1965
The Escape

as Piera Fabbri

1964
1964
1964
A Very Handy Man

as Tuzza Azara

1962
Warriors Five

as Italia

1962
The Nun of Monza

as Virginia de Leyva

1962
The Fabiani Affair

as Camille Fabiani

1961
1960
Escape by Night

as Esperia Beli

1959
1959
The Thieves

as Maddalena, moglie di Scognamiglio

1959
The Maids

as Virginia

1959
1959
1959
My Wife's Enemy

as Luciana

1959
1958
1958
Move and I'll Shoot

as Giovanna - la figlia dell'oste

1957
Las aeroguapas

as Giovanna

1957
1956
1956
A Mink Coat

as Gabriela

1956
The Bigamist

as Valeria Masetti

1955
Roman Tales

as Marcella

1955
The Hussars

as Cosima

1955
1955
The Girls of San Frediano

as Mafalda Panini

1954
Prima di sera

as La commessa della farmacia

1954
1954
1953
It Happened in the Park

as Virginia (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)

1953
Love in the City

as (segment "Gli italiani si voltano")

1953
Easy Years

as Teresa

1953
The She-Wolf

as Agnese

1953
Rivalità

as Luisa

1952
Dad Becomes Mom

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

1952
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

1951
La famiglia Passaguai

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

1950
Variety Lights

as (uncredited)

1942
La maestrina

as una bambina