Giovanna Ralli

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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...

Known for

We All Loved Each Other So MuchMovie • 1974Roman TalesMovie • 1955DeadfallMovie • 1968The Children Are Watching UsMovie • 1943What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Movie • 1966The MercenaryMovie • 1968Cannon for CordobaMovie • 1970What Have They Done to Your Daughters?Movie • 1974General Della RovereMovie • 1959The Immature: The TripMovie • 2012Escape by NightMovie • 1960Marcel!Movie • 2022The ImmatureMovie • 2011Il pranzo della domenicaMovie • 2003Love in the CityMovie • 1953Let's Talk About WomenMovie • 1964Variety LightsMovie • 1950What's Your Sign?Movie • 1975Cold Eyes of FearMovie • 1971The ThievesMovie • 1959A Golden BoyMovie • 2014La famiglia PassaguaiMovie • 1951Viva l'Italia!Movie • 1961Sex with a SmileMovie • 1976