Greta Scacchi
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| Greta Scacchi | |
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 Greta Scacchi, January 2008 |
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| Born | 18 February 1960 Milan, Italy |
| Other name(s) | Greta Gracco |
| Occupation | Actor |
Greta Scacchi (born 18 February 1960) is an English actor.
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[edit] Early life
Scacchi was born Greta Gracco in Milan, Italy on 18 February 1960, the daughter of Luca Scacchi Gracco, an Italian art dealer and painter, and Pamela Carsaniga, an English dancer and antiques dealer.[1][2] Scacchi's parents divorced when she was four, and her mother returned to her native England with Greta and her two older brothers, first to London, then to Haywards Heath, West Sussex.[3] In 1975, after her mother's remarriage to Giovanni Carsinga,[4] the family settled in Adelaide, Australia.
[edit] Career
In 1977, Scacchi returned to England to pursue an acting career, studying 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), The Coca Cola Kid (1985), White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992) and Country Life (1994). She turned down the role of Catherine Trammell in Basic Instinct (1992).[5]
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 and was nominated for a Golden Globe and numerous other awards. In 2007 she received an Emmy Award nomination for Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Broken Trail.
Scacchi is fluent in English, French, German and Italian, which has made her a popular choice for European casting directors and has been an asset when working for European directors and producers.
[edit] 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 (1989-1993) produced a daughter Leila (born March 1992). Scacchi also has a son Matteo Mantegazza (born October 1998) by her Italian first cousin, Carlo Mantegazza.
In January 1995 Scacchi became an Australian citizen.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ Greta Scacchi Biography (1960-)
- ^ Greta Scacchi | | Guardian Unlimited Film
- ^ Law, Cally; Greta Scacchi (2008-08-17). "Slight mischief". The Sunday Times: p. 2.
- ^ Greta Scacchi Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Bryce Hallett, Her world's a stage, Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan, 10 February 2001, p.3
[edit] External links
- http://www.spectator.co.uk/i//the-magazine/features/704721/i-never-want-to-be-as-insecure-as-olivier.thtml
- Greta Scacchi at the Internet Movie Database
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