
Person
Carla Gravina
Acting · Born 1941-08-05 · Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
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.
Known for

Ciné regards
Self

The Violent Four
Anna

Nero Wolfe
Helen Frost

Scaramouche
Marietta Biancolella

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Nicoletta

Guendalina
Amica di Guendalina (uncredited)

Madame Bovary
Emma Bovary

A Bullet for the General
Rosario

Tony Arzenta
Sandra

Without Apparent Motive
Jocelyne Rocca
Filmography
- 2021Alida Valli: In Her Own WordsSelf
- 1998Come quando fuori pioveAnita
- 1993The Long SilenceDr. Carla Aldrovandi
- 1988Days of Inspector AmbrosioTullia Bandelli
- 1986La LocandieraMirandolina
- 1984Mon Ami Washington
- 1982Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
- 1980The TerraceCarla
- 1979Orient ExpressHélène
- 1979Nella vita di Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
- 1978Madame BovaryEmma Bovary
- 1978Mother and DaughterMother
- 1978Ciné regardsSelf
- 1976BoomerangMuriel
- 1974The AntichristIppolita Oderisi
- 1974And Now My LoveSarah's Italian Girlfriend
- 1974Il gioco della veritàAnna Incoronato
- 1973Hail the ArtistElisabeth Montei
- 1973Tony ArzentaSandra
- 1973The InheritorLiza Rocquencourt
- 1972The Pisciotta CaseGemma
- 1972Alfredo, AlfredoCarolina
- 1971Without Apparent MotiveJocelyne Rocca
- 1971Il segno del comandoLucia
- 1969The Brothers KaramazovKaterina Ivànovna
- 1969The Invisible WomanDelfina
- 1969Sierra MaestraCarla
- 1969The Lady of MonzaCaterina da Meda
- 1969Nero WolfeHelen Frost
- 1969Mother's HeartLorenza Garrone
- 1968The Violent FourAnna
- 1968The Seven Cervi BrothersVerina, moglie di Aldo Cervi
- 1967CaravaggioTullia
- 1967A Bullet for the GeneralRosario
- 1965ScaramoucheMarietta Biancolella
- 1965Anche l'inferno trema
- 1965Il marito geloso
- 1965Il giocatorePolina Aleksandrovna
- 1961A Day for LionheartsMariuccia
- 1961Scano BoaClara
- 1960Everybody Go Home!Silvia Modena
- 1960Five Branded WomenMira
- 1959EsterinaEsterina
- 1959Policarpo, ufficiale di scritturaCeleste
- 1959First LoveBetty
- 1958Big Deal on Madonna StreetNicoletta
- 1958Love and ChatterMaria Furlani
- 1957GuendalinaAmica di Guendalina (uncredited)
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