Greta Scacchi
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| Greta Scacchi | |
| Born | February 18, 1960 (age 47) Milan, Italy |
| Other name(s) | Greta Gracco |
| Emmy Awards | |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1996 Rasputin |
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Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960 in Milan, Italy) is an Emmy Award-winning film actress.
Greta's mother, an English dancer, and father, an Italian painter, divorced when she was three, and returned to England with Greta and her two older brothers. In 1975, after her mother remarried, the family moved to Australia.
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), White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1993), and Country Life (1994).
In 1996 she won an Emmy Award for her work in the television film Rasputin. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and numerous other awards.
[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 began in 1989 and ended 1993. Their daughter Leila was born in March 1992. Scacchi's son Matteo, fathered by her cousin and boyfriend, Carlo Mantegazza, was born in October 1998.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] External links
- Greta Scacchi at the Internet Movie Database
- Greta Scacchi at the Notable Names Database
- Greta Scacchi at the TCM Movie Database
- Greta Scacchi at Yahoo! Movies
- Greta Scacchi Uses My Tool by Michael Dare
