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 V...
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.
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Movies (Cast)
It Happened in the Park
The Hussars
Marcel!
Take Me As I Am
The Thieves
A Very Handy Man
The Children Are Watching Us
The Fabiani Affair
The Mercenary
The Bigamist
Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!
Viva l'Italia!
Madame du Barry
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Wild Cats on the Beach
The Immature
Let's Talk About Women
Manolesta
Time of Vacation
The Escape
Chi dice donna, dice donna
Arrivano i bersaglieri
The Three Thieves
A Hero of Our Times
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
We All Loved Each Other So Much
The She-Wolf
The Invisible Woman
The Most Wonderful Moment
La famiglia Passaguai
Move and I'll Shoot
Variety Lights
Le signorine dello 04
Sex with a Smile
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
Escape by Night
The Immature: The Trip
Towards Evening
Colpita da improvviso benessere
It's a Hard Life
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
To Love Ophelia
Carmen di Trastevere
General Della Rovere
Di che segno sei?
A Golden Boy
Love in the City
Pane, burro e marmellata
Blood of the Losers
My Wife's Enemy
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Dad Becomes Mom
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna
Easy Years
The Nun of Monza
I colori della vita
Roman Tales
Cold Eyes of Fear
Il pranzo della domenica
The Girls of San Frediano
Prima di sera
Deadfall
Cannon for Cordoba
The Taste of Violence
Las aeroguapas
A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State