Valentina Fortunato

Valentina Fortunato
Fortunato in Radiocorriere magazine (1959)
Born	5 August 1928 (1928-08-05) Milan, Italy
Died	21 June 2019 (2019-06-22) (aged 90) Milan, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Sergio Fantoni ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	1

Valentina Fortunato (5 August 1928 - 21 June 2019) was an Italian actress, mainly active on stage.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Fortunato made her stage debut in 1948, in a rendition of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night directed by Fantasio Piccoli at the Teatro Quirino in Rome. ^[1] After working several years at the Piccolo Teatro in Genoa, in 1953 she became the main actress ("primattrice") in the stage company of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. ^[1] Married with the actor Sergio Fantoni, in the 1960s she formed the innovative stage company "Compagnia degli Associati" with him, Giancarlo Sbragia, Luigi Vannucchi and Ivo Garrani. ^{[1] [2]} She worked on stage with prominent directors including Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Luca Ronconi, Gabriele Lavia, Orazio Costa, Franco Branciaroli. ^{[1] [2]}

Fortunato also had an intense television career in television movies and series. ^{[2] [3]} Instead, she turned down any film offer, notably a role in Gillo Pontecorvo's Kapo . ^{[1] [2]}

Fortunato died of the consequences of a broken femur on 21 June 2019, at the age of 90. ^[2]

References

1. Cappa, Felice; Gelli, Piero; Mattarozzi, Marco (1998). "Fortunato, Valentina". Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi. p. 420. ISBN   978-88-8089-295-3.
2. Porro, Maurizio (22 June 2019). "Fortunato l'artista amata da Strehler". Corriere della Sera . p. 49.
3. Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo (1996 – 2003). "Fortunato, Valentina". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti. p. 248. ISBN   881150466X.

External links

Media related to Valentina Fortunato at Wikimedia Commons

• Valentina Fortunato at IMDb