Greta Scacchi

Infobox actor

---

imagesize = 160px
caption = Greta Scacchi, January 2008
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1960|02|18
birthplace = Milan, Italy
deathdate =
deathplace =
othername = Greta Gracco
homepage =
academyawards =
emmyawards = Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1996 "Rasputin"
spouse =

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

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. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/Greta-Scacchi.html Greta Scacchi Biography (1960-) ] ] [ [http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,,45425,00.html Greta Scacchi | | Guardian Unlimited Film ] ] 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, [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019652/bio Greta Scacchi Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] the family moved to Adelaide, 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). [Bryce Hallett, "Her world's a stage", "Sydney Morning Herald", Metropolitan, 10 February 2001, p.3]

In 1996 she won an Emmy Award for her work as Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film "". 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. [ [http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/mid-sussex-news/BY-REQUEST.1805618.jp BY REQUEST - Mid Sussex Today ] ]

Filmography

*"Das Zweite Gesicht" (1982)
*"Dead On Time" (1982)
*"Heat and Dust" (1983)
*"The Ebony Tower" (1984)
*"Camille" (1984) TV
*"Waterfront" (1984) TV
*"Defence of the Realm" (1985)
*"Burke & Wills" (1985)
*"Dr. Fischer of Geneva" (1985) TV
*"The Coca-Cola Kid" (1985)
*"Carve You In Marble" (August 1986)
*"White Mischief" (1987)
*"Good Morning, Babylon" (1987)
*"A Man in Love (Un homme amoureux)" (1987)
*"The Moon Woman (1988)
*"Three Sisters" (1988)
*"Presumed Innocent" (1990)
*"Shattered" (1991)
*"Fires Within" (1991)
*"Salt on Our Skin" (1992)
*"The Player" (1992)
*"Turtle Beach" (1992)
*"Country Life" (1994)
*"The Browning Version" (1994)
*"Jefferson in Paris" (1995)
*"Emma" (1996)
*"Cosi" (1996)
*"" (1996) TV
*"The Odyssey" (1997) TV
*"The Serpent's Kiss" (1997)
*"Love and Rage" (1998)
*"The Red Violin" (1998)
*"Macbeth" (1998) TV
*"Ladies Room" (1999)
*"Cotton Mary" (1999)
*"Tom's Midnight Garden" (1999)
*"The Manor" (1999)
*"Christmas Glory 2000" (2000) TV
*"One of the Hollywood Ten" (2000)
*"Looking for Alibrandi" (2000)
*"The Farm" (2001) TV
*"Festival in Cannes" (2001)
*"" (2002) TV
*"Daniel Deronda" (2002) TV
*"The Buzz of the Flies" (2003)
*"Baltic Storm" (2003)
*"Beyond the Sea" (2004)
*"Under False Name" (2004)
*"Flightplan" (2005)
*"Broken Trail" (2006)
*"" (2006)
*"The Book Of Revelation" (2006)
*"Brideshead Revisited" (2008)
*"The Trojan Horse" (2008) TV

References

External links

* http://www.spectator.co.uk/i//the-magazine/features/704721/i-never-want-to-be-as-insecure-as-olivier.thtml
*imdb name|id=00627|name=Greta Scacchi

*tcmdb name|id=170875|name=Greta Scacchi
*ymovies name|1800019652