Giovanna Ralli | |
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![]() Giovanna Ralli in La vita agra (1964) | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 2 January 1935
Citizenship | Italian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1942–2014 |
Spouse | Ettore Boschi (m. 1977;died 2013) |
Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film, and television actress. [1]
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. [2] After appearing in Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada's Variety Lights (1950), Ralli had her first film roles of weight in the mid-1950s, often in comedy films. [3] 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 , also directed by Rossellini, was awarded with the Golden Gate Award for Best Actress at the San Francisco International Film Festival. [4]
Ralli later won a Nastro d'Argento award, as best actress, for La fuga (1964). [5] In the mid-1960s, she had a brief Hollywood career, starting from Blake Edwards' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? . [6] In 1974, she won her second Nastro d'Argento, as best supporting actress, for We All Loved Each Other So Much . [5] Starting from early 1980s, Ralli focused her activities on stage. [2] In 1993, she received a Flaiano Prize for her career. [3] In 2003, she was made a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic. [7]
At the 2015 Taormina Film Fest, where she received a special award for her career, Ralli announced her retirement from acting. [8] Jasmine Trinca eventually convinced her to make a final appearance in her 2022 directorial debut film Marcel! . [9] The same year, Ralli was awarded a David di Donatello for her career. [9]
Ralli considers herself Roman Catholic. [10]