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Carla Gravina

Aug 05, 1941 (83 years old) in Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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

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Nero Wolfe
Helen Frost
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Madame Bovary
Emma Bovary
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Il segno del comando
Lucia
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Big Deal on Madonna Street
Nicoletta
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The Brothers Karamazov
Katerina Ivànovna
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A Bullet for the General
Rosario
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Tony Arzenta
Sandra
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The Antichrist
Ippolita Oderisi
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Orient Express
Hélène
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The Terrace
Carla

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