Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

1935-01-02 Rome, Lazio, Italy 87 Credits

Biography

Giovanna Ralli (born 2 January 1935) is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filippo. After appearing in Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada's Variety Lights (1950), Ralli had her first film roles of weight in mid-fifties, often in comedy films. In 1959 she had a leading role in Roberto Rossellini's General Della Rovere, that won the Golden Lion at the V...

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Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

2024

as Self

Acting
Steno

Steno

2022

Acting
Marcel!

Marcel!

2022

as Grandmother

4.7
Acting

The young girl, an insomniac. The mother, an artist. The dog, named Marcel. The little girl loves her mother immensely, but her mother loves Marcel mo...

La voglia matta di vivere

La voglia matta di vivere

2022

as Self

Acting
The Truth About La Dolce Vita

The Truth About La Dolce Vita

2020

8.0
Acting

On October 20th, 1959, producer Giuseppe Amato is alone in a screening room, watching Federico Fellini's most famous movie. The working print is more ...

Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi?

Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi?

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting
A Golden Boy

A Golden Boy

2014

as madre di Davide

5.3
Acting

A young copywriter moves to Rome in the wake of his screenwriter father's death, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his dad's autobiograp...

Sabato, domenica e lunedì

Sabato, domenica e lunedì

2012

as Amelia Priore

6.0
Acting
The Immature: The Trip

The Immature: The Trip

2012

as Mamma Iole

6.0
Acting

Seven thirty-something friends organise a post-grad trip they were never able to take after school. They find new adventures on a Greek island, and sh...

The Immature

The Immature

2011

as Iole, la mamma di Lorenzo

6.2
Acting

Six high school friends in their 40s who haven't seen each other in nearly 20 years rekindle their younger selves after a court cancels their diploma,...

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

2010

as Self

6.2
Acting
Al di là del lago

Al di là del lago

2009

as Ada

Acting
Blood of the Losers

Blood of the Losers

2008

as Giulia Dogliani

6.8
Acting

I colori della vita

2005

10.0
Acting
Il pranzo della domenica

Il pranzo della domenica

2003

as Franca Malorni

6.3
Acting

The life of Franca Malorni, exponent of the good bourgeoisie of the capital, suddenly changes when her husband dies suddenly. The woman begins to pour...

Una famiglia per caso

2003

Acting
Once a Year, Every Year

Once a Year, Every Year

1994

as Laura

Acting

A man enters a restaurant in Trastevere, in the suburbs of Rome, and asks the owner to cook him the superb bass he has just been given. He wants it se...

Solo per Dirti Addio

Solo per Dirti Addio

1992

Acting

Stefano is found dead in his car, killed by exhaust fumes that he himself had channeled into the cabin through a hose. Everyone believes it to be a su...

Towards Evening

Towards Evening

1990

as Pina

7.1
Acting

Italy, 1977. Professor Bruschi is a retired widower who lives according to a strict routine he set for himself. An ardent old-style communist, he has ...

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

1984

as Self

6.2
Acting

A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.

Manolesta

Manolesta

1981

as Dott.ssa Angela De Maria

6.4
Acting

Gino Quirino aka Manolesta, a thief and a con man, lives on a barge anchored on the Tiber with Bruno, his young son. Gino ends up in the crosshairs of...

Arrivano i bersaglieri

Arrivano i bersaglieri

1980

as Nunziatina

6.1
Acting

In the year 1870 Rome, then governed by the Pope, was captured by the Italian General La Marmora's troops. After the armistice, the Italian soldier Al...

Pane, burro e marmellata

Pane, burro e marmellata

1977

3.8
Acting

Bruno De Santis, successful TV presenter, was left by his wife Sofia. One day he decides to call her to convince her to come back but her device is br...

Languidi baci... perfide carezze

Languidi baci... perfide carezze

1976

as Elena

Acting

Italian romance starring Giovanna Ralli, Gigi Proietti and Cristiano Censi

Colpita da improvviso benessere

Colpita da improvviso benessere

1976

as Elisabetta

3.5
Acting

Elisabetta is a fishmonger with petty-bourgeois aspirations who cohabits with Luiso Malerba, an anarchist.

Chi dice donna, dice donna

Chi dice donna, dice donna

1976

as La signorina X

5.7
Acting

Film in five episodes on the female universe. Among the women portrayed, neglected wives who become prostitutes, a worker who improvises a sexy bomb a...

Sex with a Smile

Sex with a Smile

1976

as Esmeralda (episodio "L'attimo fuggente")

5.0
Acting

Five short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor.

Di che segno sei?

Di che segno sei?

1975

as Cristina, Leonardo lover

5.5
Acting

Four episodes. A pilot is ready to change sex, but the doctor made an error. A woman is searching a partner for a dance contest. A worker seduce his b...

We All Loved Each Other So Much

We All Loved Each Other So Much

1974

as Elide

8.3
Acting

Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

1974

as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori

7.2
Acting

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered....

To Love Ophelia

To Love Ophelia

1974

as Ofelia Ceciaretti

5.2
Acting

Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with ...

Cold Eyes of Fear

Cold Eyes of Fear

1971

as Anna

4.8
Acting

Against a backdrop of Swingin' 60s London a young playboy type "steals" a beautiful Italian girl from her elderly date and suggests she comes back to ...

A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State

A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State

1971

as Oslavia

3.0
Acting

A hooker, mother of two, leaves her abusing husband for a young boxer. On the street she gets assaulted and beaten by pimps.

Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba

1970

as Leonora

5.6
Acting

In 1912, during the Mexican Revolution, the border between Texas and Mexico is on flames due to savage raids by Mexican bandits who call themselves fr...

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1969

as Laura

3.9
Acting

Drama about the fading relationship between a professor and his wife. Based upon a short story by Alberto Moravia.

The Mercenary

The Mercenary

1968

as Columba

6.9
Acting

While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedic...

Deadfall

Deadfall

1968

as Fe

5.4
Acting

Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

as Angela

5.6
Acting

Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former com...

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966

as Gina Romano

6.0
Acting

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival f...

The Escape

The Escape

1964

as Piera Fabbri

5.5
Acting

A young married woman who is desperately unhappy is tempted into a lesbian relationship with an interior decorator.

It's a Hard Life

It's a Hard Life

1964

as Anna

6.6
Acting

Luciano Bianchi lives with his wife and son in the small town of Guastalla. As an intellectual and bibliophile, he works as head of cultural initiativ...

Let's Talk About Women

Let's Talk About Women

1964

as Prostitute

6.2
Acting

Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker ...

A Very Handy Man

A Very Handy Man

1964

as Tuzza Azara

9.0
Acting

In late 19th century Sicily, handsome free-spirit Liolà wanders into town, where he encounters an old flame now married to a wealthy landowner.

Carmen di Trastevere

Carmen di Trastevere

1962

as Carmen

9.0
Acting

Carmen, wife of a certain Vincenzo detained for theft, chooses Antonio as a friend. When the husband is released from prison, he accepts the relations...

Warriors Five

Warriors Five

1962

as Italia

Acting

World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes wi...

The Nun of Monza

The Nun of Monza

1962

as Virginia de Leyva

5.0
Acting

Virginia de Leyva, daughter of a Spanish Lord, becomes a nun in Monza, in 1600s. She becomes very strict with herself and the students until she's una...

The Fabiani Affair

The Fabiani Affair

1962

as Camille Fabiani

5.7
Acting

The tale of the famous vendetta, vengeance over the years between two families. For nearly nothing at the start, as always with Sicilians or Corsican ...

Pastasciutta nel deserto

Pastasciutta nel deserto

1961

as Angela

Acting
The Taste of Violence

The Taste of Violence

1961

as Maria

7.1
Acting

Perez kidnaps the President's daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.

Viva l'Italia!

Viva l'Italia!

1961

as Rosa

6.6
Acting

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Th...

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1960

as Esperia Beli

6.9
Acting

In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs: an American pilot, a Russian sergea...

Take Me As I Am

Take Me As I Am

1960

6.0
Acting

The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently ends up dead at the foot of a cliff. Fil...

General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

1959

as Valeria

7.4
Acting

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

The Thieves

The Thieves

1959

as Maddalena, moglie di Scognamiglio

5.4
Acting

An Italian-American mobster is sent back to Naples from the States. He moves to Italy with all his illegal proceeds hidden in jam jars--which fall int...

The Maids

The Maids

1959

as Virginia

7.0
Acting

Gabriella, a maid, wears a jewel at a dancing party which belongs to her mistress, and when it is stolen she is accused of the theft and sent to jail....

Wild Cats on the Beach

Wild Cats on the Beach

1959

as Giovanna

5.0
Acting

Various short stories. Giovanna arrives from Rome with her husband Alberto for a film audition. The journalist Gino comes to interview the great indu...

Un uomo facile

Un uomo facile

1959

as Lina

Acting

The changing fortunes of two boxers are explored in this interesting drama by Paolo Heusch, seen from the point of view of the women the boxers love. ...

My Wife's Enemy

My Wife's Enemy

1959

as Luciana

5.4
Acting

Marco and Luciana are married and in love, but the passion of Marco for football distract him, and make him impossible to keep a job for a long time: ...

Nel blu dipinto di blu

Nel blu dipinto di blu

1959

as Assuntina

6.0
Acting

Turi, a young Sicilian, makes ends meet by doing some occasional work and singing in taverns in a popular district of Rome.

Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!

Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!

1958

as Carmelina

6.0
Acting

A landowner pretends he's in love with a provocative bar owner to make his fianceè jealous. She has fallen for a marshal.

Move and I'll Shoot

Move and I'll Shoot

1958

as Giovanna - la figlia dell'oste

7.0
Acting

Renato Tuzzi, a primary school teacher, is a shy man, unable to be respected by the turbulent kids.

Las aeroguapas

Las aeroguapas

1957

as Giovanna

7.0
Acting
The Most Wonderful Moment

The Most Wonderful Moment

1957

as Luisa Morelli

5.8
Acting

Pietro is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. Worried that marriage will affect his career, she prepares for...

Peccato di castità

1956

as Valentina Colasanti

Acting

Adventures of a young married couple during their honeymoon trip.

Time of Vacation

Time of Vacation

1956

as Lella

6.2
Acting

Holiday time in Corniolo, a resort 40 kilometres from Rome. In a recently opened hotel various characters sojourn and love stories begin and end.

A Mink Coat

A Mink Coat

1956

as Gabriela

Acting

A newlywed couple win the lottery and the prize is a mink fur which might change their lives forever.

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1956

as Valeria Masetti

6.6
Acting

A traveling salesman is sent to prison after being accused of bigamy, while his wife and son are forced to consider leaving him permanently.

Roman Tales

Roman Tales

1955

as Marcella

5.9
Acting

Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to star...

The Hussars

The Hussars

1955

as Cosima

6.1
Acting

Brigadier Le Gouce and Private Flicot lose their horses during a campaign in Italy. To avoid looking ridiculous, the two hussars cross the country in ...

A Hero of Our Times

A Hero of Our Times

1955

as Marcella

6.8
Acting

Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband wa...

The Girls of San Frediano

The Girls of San Frediano

1955

as Mafalda Panini

5.4
Acting

Andrea, a young and charming florentine mechanic in the 1950s, romances five beautiful women simultaneously, enjoying life without really committing t...

Le signorine dello 04

Le signorine dello 04

1955

as Bruna

6.0
Acting

The lives and loves of five Italian telephone operators. One is betrayed by her husband, one helps a student who wants to take his life, one changes h...

Prima di sera

Prima di sera

1954

as La commessa della farmacia

6.5
Acting

A middle-aged insurer, after spending a sleepless night because of a quarrel with his wife, goes to the pharmacy to buy a sleeping pill. By mistake, t...

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1954

as Cadet

5.3
Acting

The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Bécu could hardly imagine she would later become one of the most influential women of the Kingdom of France...

The Three Thieves

The Three Thieves

1954

as Marietta

6.4
Acting

Tapioca, a small-time thief, hides out in an elegant apartment, where he is soon joined by Cascarilla, one of his apprentices who has become better th...

It Happened in the Park

It Happened in the Park

1953

as Virginia (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)

6.4
Acting

Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are consumed. The movie is made of six vignettes set there.

Love in the City

Love in the City

1953

as (segment "Gli italiani si voltano")

6.6
Acting

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

Easy Years

Easy Years

1953

as Teresa

6.8
Acting

A Sicilian professor who moves to Rome gets lost in the maze of Roman ministries and gives in to corruption.

At the Edge of the City

At the Edge of the City

1953

6.5
Acting

Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.

The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf

1953

as Agnese

5.8
Acting

A woman in her thirties is a single mother of a teenager daughter, and both are in love with the same young soldier. Mother sacrifices herself for Mar...

Fermi tutti... arrivo io!

Fermi tutti... arrivo io!

1953

as Rina

Acting

A private detective and a girl obsessed with thriller novels investigate the murder of a rich entrepreneur.

Dad Becomes Mom

Dad Becomes Mom

1952

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

6.4
Acting

The Passaguai family is living peacefully, but then they go to see the magician Bhorman, starting a series of problem for them.

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

1952

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

6.0
Acting

To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arrang...

La famiglia Passaguai

La famiglia Passaguai

1951

as Marcella, figlia di Giuseppe

6.6
Acting

When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount to bring his wife (Ninchi) and children to spend ...

Variety Lights

Variety Lights

1950

as (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters...

The Children Are Watching Us

The Children Are Watching Us

1943

7.6
Acting

In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of...

La maestrina

La maestrina

1942

as una bambina

Acting

In a small mountain town, a new teacher arrives, Maria Bini, who, with her extreme confidentiality, arouses people's curiosity and gossip. The young m...