Greta Scacchi Biography (1960-)

Born February 18, 1960, in Milan, Italy; daughter of Luca Scacchi Gracco (anart dealer and painter) and Pamela Carsaniga (a dancer and antiques dealer);married Vincent D'Onofrio, 1991 (divorced, 1993); children: Leila; (with Carlo Mantegazza) Matteo. Addresses: Agent: c/o Susan Smith and Associates, 121 San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; United Talent Agency, 9560Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Cunningham/Escott/Dipene& Associates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Nationality
Italian
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
February 18, 1960
Milan, Italy

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Dead on Time, 1982
  • Das Zweite Gesicht (also known as The Second Face), 1982
  • Olivia Rivers, Heat and Dust, Universal, 1983
  • Julia Matthews, Burke & Wills, Hoyts Edgley, 1985
  • Nina Beckman, Defense of the Realm (also known as Defence of the Realm), Rank/Warner Bros., 1985
  • Terri, The Coca-Cola Kid, 1985
  • Edna, Good Morning, Babylon (also known as Good Morning Babilonia), Vestron, 1987
  • Jane Steiner, A Man in Love (also known as Un homme amoureux and Un uomo innamorato), Cinecom, 1987
  • Lady Diana Broughton, White Mischief, Columbia, 1987
  • Maria, Paura e amore (also known as Three Sisters, Fuerchten und Lieben, and Love and Fear), Erre Produzioni-Reteitalia, 1988
  • Angela, La donna della luna (also known as Woman in the Moon and The Moon Woman), DMV, 1988
  • Carolyn Polhemus, Presumed Innocent, Warner Bros., 1990
  • Judith Merrick, Shattered (also known as Plastic Nightmare), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
  • Isabel, Fires Within (also known as Little Havana), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Video, 1991
  • June Gudmundsdottir, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
  • George McEwan, Salt on Our Skin (also known as Desire and Salz auf unserer Haut), 1992
  • Judith, The Killing Beach (also known as Turtle Beach), Warner Bros., 1993
  • Laura Crocker-Harris, The Browning Version, Paramount, 1994
  • Deborah Voysey, Country Life, Miramax, 1994
  • Maria Cosway, Jefferson in Paris, Buena Vista, 1995
  • (Uncredited) Mental patient, Cosi, 1996
  • Mrs. Weston, Emma, Miramax, 1996
  • Bravo Randy, 1997
  • Juliana, The Serpent's Kiss (also known as Le baiser du surpent and Der Schlangenkuss), Lusomundo, 1997
  • Victoria Byrd, Le violon rouge (also known as The Red Violin and Il violino russo), Lions Gate Films, 1998
  • Aunt Gwen Kitson, Tom's Midnight Garden, 1998
  • Agnes MacDonnell, Love and Rage (also known as Liebe und Leidenschaft), 1998
  • Lucia Brizzi, Ladies Room, 1999
  • Lily Macintosh, Cotton Mary, 1999
  • Mrs. Ravenscroft, The Manor, 1999
  • Christina Alibrandi, Looking for Alibrandi, Fandango, 2000
  • Gale Sondergaard, One of the Hollywood Ten (also known as Puntode mira), Alibi, 2000
  • Alice Palmer, Festival in Cannes, United International, 2001
  • Julia Reuter, Baltic Storm, IAC, 2003
  • Natalia, Il ronzio delle mosche, 2003
  • Nicoletta, Sotto falso nome, Medusa, 2004
  • Beyond the Sea, Lions Gate Films, 2004
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Maguerite Gautier, Camille, CBS, 1984
  • Anna-Luise Fischer, Dr. Fischer of Geneva (also known as The Bomb Party), PBS and BBC, 1985
  • Tsarina Alexandra, Rasputin (also known as Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny), HBO, 1996
  • Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, 1998
  • Margaret Thatcher, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, BBC, 2002
  • Miniseries
  • Anna Cheri, Waterfront, Ten Network, 1984
  • Penelope, The Odyssey (also known as Die Abenteuer des Odysseus, Homer's Odyssey, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
  • Liz Cooper, The Farm, Australian Broadcasting Company, 2001
  • Lydia Glasher, Daniel Deronda, BBC, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Annie, "The Hood and the Harlequin," Bergerac, BBC1, 1981
  • Breakfast, BBC, 2002
  • Specials
  • Mouse, "The Ebony Tower," Great Performances, PBS, 1987
  • Reader, Christmas Glory 2000 (also known as Christmas Glory from Westminster Abbey), PBS, 1997
  • Narrator, John Barry: License to Thrill (documentary; also known as Omnibus: John Barry--License to Thrill), BBC, 2000
  • Stage Appearances
  • Yelena, Uncle Vanya, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1988
  • The True Life History of Mata Hari, London production, 2002
  • Also appeared in productions in Perth, Australia.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Cosmopolitan, April, 1994, pp. 222-25
    • People Weekly, May 12, 1997, p. 211
    • Premiere, September, 1991, pp. 82-86, 120
    • Time, May 11, 1998, p. 91