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Actor Born: May 3, 1921 in Pula, Croatia Death: April 22, 2006 in Rome, Italy Biography:Born in Italy, "Alida Valli" (often billed simply as Valli) was the daughter of an Austrian journalist. Possessed of a haunting beauty even at an early age, Valli began her European film career when she was 15, after brief formal training. Though few of her Italian starring films have stood the test of time, she remained popular throughout the early 1940s. When she refused to make any more films for Italy's fascist regime, she had to virtually go into hiding to avoid arrest and execution (ironically, her mother was shot as a collaborator by anti-fascists in 1945). After the war, Valli and her then-husband, composer "Oscar de Mejo", came to Hollywood at the invitation of producer "David O. Selznick". Signed to a contract, she spent most of her Selznick years on loanouts, starring in such trivialities as "Miracle of the Bells" (1947). Her best work during this period included her portrayal of an accused... Full Biography
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