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.
Filmography
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self
Come quando fuori piove
1998
as Anita
The Long Silence
1993
as Dr. Carla Aldrovandi
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988
as Tullia Bandelli
La Locandiera
1986
as Mirandolina
Mon Ami Washington
1984
Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
1982
The Terrace
1980
as Carla
Nella vita di Sylvia Plath
1979
as Sylvia Plath
Mother and Daughter
1978
as Mother
Boomerang
1976
as Muriel
The Antichrist
1974
as Ippolita Oderisi
And Now My Love
1974
as Sarah's Italian Girlfriend
Il gioco della verità
1974
as Anna Incoronato
Hail the Artist
1973
as Elisabeth Montei
Tony Arzenta
1973
as Sandra
The Inheritor
1973
as Liza Rocquencourt
The Pisciotta Case
1972
as Gemma
Alfredo, Alfredo
1972
as Carolina
Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Jocelyne Rocca
The Invisible Woman
1969
as Delfina
Sierra Maestra
1969
as Carla
The Lady of Monza
1969
as Caterina da Meda
Mother's Heart
1969
as Lorenza Garrone