Occupation Actress Grandchildren Benedetta Gravina Role Actress | Name Carla Gravina Years active 1957-1998 | |
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Born 5 August 1941 (age 83) ( 1941-08-05 ) Gemona, Italy Children Giovanna Volonte, Monica Gravina, Mauro Gravina Nominations David di Donatello for Best Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress Movies The Antichrist, Big Deal on Madonna, Five Branded Women, Big Guns, Alfredo - Alfredo Similar People Gian Maria Volonte, Giovanna Volonte, Alberto De Martino, Monica Gravina, Mauro Gravina |
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Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1993.
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Carla gravina
Life and career

Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, being a PCI deputy between 1980 and 1983.

During her career Gravina won a number of international awards, including the Best Actress Award for her performance in Alessandro Blasetti's Love and Chatter at the 1958 Locarno International Film Festival, the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ettore Scola's La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, and the award for Best Actress for Margarethe von Trotta's The Long Silence at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival.

