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Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi Born February 18, 1960(1960-02-18) (age 48)
Milan, ItalyOther name(s) Greta Gracco Awards won Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1996 Rasputin

Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960) is an Italian-born actress.

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Biography

Early life

Born Greta Gracco in Milan, Italy, the daughter of Luca Scacchi Gracco, an Italian art dealer and painter, and Pamela Carsaniga, an English-born dancer and antiques dealer.[1][2] Her parents divorced when she was three, and her mother moved to England with her and her two older brothers. In 1975, following her mother's remarriage to Giovanni Carsinga,[3] the family moved to Australia.

Career

In 1977, Scacchi returned to England to pursue an acting career. She studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with Miranda Richardson and Amanda Redman. In 1982, she made her film debut in the German movie Das Zweite Gesicht (The Second Face) and gave versatile performances in films such as Heat and Dust (1983), The Ebony Tower (1984), White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1993) and Country Life (1994). She has appeared nude, including frontal nudity, in several films. According to New Idea magazine, she has appeared naked in more films than any other "Australian" actress. She turned down the role of Catherine Trammell in Basic Instinct (1992).[4]

In 1996 she won an Emmy Award for her work as Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and numerous other awards. In 2007 she received another Emmy Award nomination for Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Broken Trail.

She speaks French, German and Italian fluently, which has made her a popular choice for the casting directors of european films and has been an asset when working for european directors and producers.

Personal life

Between 1983 and 1989, Scacchi was romantically involved with New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn. A relationship with American actor Vincent D'Onofrio began in 1989 and ended in 1993; their daughter Leila was born in March 1992. Scacchi's son Matteo, fathered by her cousin, Carlo Mantegazza, was born in October 1998.

In January 1995, Scacchi became an Australian citizen. Scacchi currently resides in Hurstpierpoint.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Greta Scacchi Biography (1960-)
  2. ^ Greta Scacchi | | Guardian Unlimited Film
  3. ^ Greta Scacchi Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  4. ^ Bryce Hallett, Her world's a stage, Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan, 10 February 2001, p.3
  5. ^ [1]

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v • d • ePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie

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Complete list: (1979-2000) · (2001-present)

Categories: 1960 births | Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | Australian film actors | Australian stage actors | Australian television actors | British film actors | British television actors | Emmy Award winners | Italian actors | Italian Australians | Living people | People from Milan

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