Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi ( SKAK-ee, Italian: [ˈɡrɛːta ˈskakki]; born 18 February 1960) is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen. Scacchi had her first leading role in the romantic drama film Heat and Dust (1983), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination. She subsequently played prominent roles in the films White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992), Emma (1996), and Looking for Alibrandi (2000). Scacchi received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her portrayal of Alix of Hesse in the biographical television film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996). She received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the Western television film Broken Trail (2006).

Infobox

Born

(1960-02-18) 18 February 1960 (age 65)Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Citizenship

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Alma mater

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Occupation

Actress

Years active

1981–present

Partners

mw- Tim Finn(1983–1989)Vincent D'Onofrio(1989–1993)Carlo Mantegazza(1997–2010)

Children

2, including Leila George

Tables

· Filmography › Film

1982

Second Sight [it]

Role(s)

Anna

1983

Heat and Dust

Role(s)

Olivia Rivers

Notes

Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer to Film

Dead on Time

Role(s)

Pretty Girl

Notes

Short film

1984

The Ebony Tower

Role(s)

Diana / "The Mouse"

Notes

TV film

Camille

Role(s)

Marguerite Gautier

Notes

TV film

1985

Defence of the Realm

Role(s)

Nina Beckman

Notes

Feature film

Burke & Wills

Role(s)

Julia Matthews

Notes

Feature film

Doctor Fischer of Geneva

Role(s)

Anna-Luise Fischer

Notes

TV film

The Coca-Cola Kid

Role(s)

Terri

Notes

Feature film

1987

White Mischief

Role(s)

Lady Diana Broughton

Notes

Feature film

Good Morning, Babylon

Role(s)

Edna Bonnano

Notes

Feature film

A Man in Love

Role(s)

Jane Steiner

Notes

Feature film

1988

Young Distance (aka La Donna della Luna)

Role(s)

Angela

Notes

Feature film

Love and Fear (aka Three Sisters, the original title is Paura e amore)

Role(s)

Maria

Notes

Feature film

1990

Presumed Innocent

Role(s)

Carolyn Polhemus

Notes

Feature film

1991

Shattered

Role(s)

Judith Merrick

Notes

Feature film

1992

Fires Within

Role(s)

Isabel

Notes

Feature film

Salt on Our Skin

Role(s)

George McEwan

Notes

Feature film

The Player

Role(s)

June Gudmundsdottir

Notes

Feature film

Turtle Beach

Role(s)

Judith

Notes

Feature film

1994

Country Life

Role(s)

Deborah Voysey

Notes

Feature film

The Browning Version

Role(s)

Laura Crocker-Harris

Notes

Feature film

1995

Jefferson in Paris

Role(s)

Maria Cosway

Notes

Feature film

1996

Emma

Role(s)

Anne Taylor Weston

Notes

Feature film

Così

Role(s)

Mental Patient (uncredited)

Notes

Feature film

Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny

Role(s)

Alexandra of Hesse

Notes

TV filmPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

1997

The Serpent's Kiss

Role(s)

Juliana

Notes

Feature film

1998

Love and Rage

Role(s)

Agnes MacDonnell

Notes

Feature film

The Red Violin

Role(s)

Victoria Byrd

Notes

Feature film

Macbeth

Role(s)

Lady Macbeth

Notes

TV film

1999

Ladies Room

Role(s)

Lucia

Cotton Mary

Role(s)

Lily MacIntosh

Notes

Feature film

Tom's Midnight Garden

Role(s)

Aunt Gwen Kitson

Notes

Feature film

The Manor

Role(s)

Mrs Ravenscroft

Looking for Alibrandi

Role(s)

Christina Alibrandi

Notes

Feature film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleFilm Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actress

2000

One of the Hollywood Ten

Role(s)

Gale Sondergaard

Notes

Biopic

2001

Festival in Cannes

Role(s)

Alice Palmer

2002

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Role(s)

Margaret Thatcher

Notes

TV film

2003

Baltic Storm

Role(s)

Julia Reuter

Notes

Feature film

2004

Strange Crime

Role(s)

Nicoletta

Notes

Feature film

Beyond the Sea

Role(s)

Mary Douvan

Notes

Feature film

2005

Flightplan

Role(s)

Dr Lisa, The Therapist

Notes

Feature film

2006

The Book of Revelation

Role(s)

Isabel

Notes

Feature film

Icicle Melt

Notes

Short film

The Handyman

Role(s)

Julia Parchant

Notes

Short film

2007

Hidden Love

Role(s)

Dr. Dubois

Notes

Feature film

2008

Brideshead Revisited

Role(s)

Cara

Notes

Feature film

Shoot on Sight

Role(s)

Susan Ali

Notes

Feature film

Miss Austen Regrets

Role(s)

Cassandra Austen

Notes

TV film

2010

Un altro mondo

Role(s)

Cristina

Way to Live Forever

Role(s)

Private Instructor

Notes

Feature film

2011

Hindenburg: The Last Flight [de]

Role(s)

Helen Van Zandt

Notes

TV film

2014

The Falling

Role(s)

Miss Mantel

Notes

Feature film

2017

La Tenerezza

Role(s)

Aurora

Notes

Feature film

The Girl in the Fog

Role(s)

Beatrice Lehman

Notes

Italian: La Ragazza Nella Nebbia

2018

Operation Finale

Role(s)

Vera Eichmann

Notes

Feature film

Amanda

Role(s)

Alison

Notes

Feature film

2019

Palm Beach

Role(s)

Charlotte

Notes

Feature film

Waiting for the Barbarians

Role(s)

Mai

Notes

Feature film

2021

Shepherd

Role(s)

Glenys Black

Notes

Feature film

2023

Run Rabbit Run

Role(s)

Joan

Notes

Feature film

I Told You So (Te l’avevo detto)

Role(s)

Frances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Second Sight [it]	Anna
1983	Heat and Dust	Olivia Rivers	Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer to Film
1983	Dead on Time	Pretty Girl	Short film
1984	The Ebony Tower	Diana / "The Mouse"	TV film
1984	Camille	Marguerite Gautier	TV film
1985	Defence of the Realm	Nina Beckman	Feature film
	Burke & Wills	Julia Matthews	Feature film
	Doctor Fischer of Geneva	Anna-Luise Fischer	TV film
	The Coca-Cola Kid	Terri	Feature film
1987	White Mischief	Lady Diana Broughton	Feature film
	Good Morning, Babylon	Edna Bonnano	Feature film
	A Man in Love	Jane Steiner	Feature film
1988	Young Distance (aka La Donna della Luna)	Angela	Feature film
1988	Love and Fear (aka Three Sisters, the original title is Paura e amore)	Maria	Feature film
1990	Presumed Innocent	Carolyn Polhemus	Feature film
1991	Shattered	Judith Merrick	Feature film
1992	Fires Within	Isabel	Feature film
	Salt on Our Skin	George McEwan	Feature film
	The Player	June Gudmundsdottir	Feature film
	Turtle Beach	Judith	Feature film
1994	Country Life	Deborah Voysey	Feature film
1994	The Browning Version	Laura Crocker-Harris	Feature film
1995	Jefferson in Paris	Maria Cosway	Feature film
1996	Emma	Anne Taylor Weston	Feature film
	Così	Mental Patient (uncredited)	Feature film
	Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny	Alexandra of Hesse	TV filmPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1997	The Serpent's Kiss	Juliana	Feature film
1998	Love and Rage	Agnes MacDonnell	Feature film
	The Red Violin	Victoria Byrd	Feature film
	Macbeth	Lady Macbeth	TV film
1999	Ladies Room	Lucia
	Cotton Mary	Lily MacIntosh	Feature film
	Tom's Midnight Garden	Aunt Gwen Kitson	Feature film
	The Manor	Mrs Ravenscroft
	Looking for Alibrandi	Christina Alibrandi	Feature film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleFilm Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actress
2000	One of the Hollywood Ten	Gale Sondergaard	Biopic
2001	Festival in Cannes	Alice Palmer
2002	Jeffrey Archer: The Truth	Margaret Thatcher	TV film
2003	Baltic Storm	Julia Reuter	Feature film
2004	Strange Crime	Nicoletta	Feature film
2004	Beyond the Sea	Mary Douvan	Feature film
2005	Flightplan	Dr Lisa, The Therapist	Feature film
2006	The Book of Revelation	Isabel	Feature film
	Icicle Melt		Short film
	The Handyman	Julia Parchant	Short film
2007	Hidden Love	Dr. Dubois	Feature film
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Cara	Feature film
	Shoot on Sight	Susan Ali	Feature film
	Miss Austen Regrets	Cassandra Austen	TV film

· Filmography › Television

1981

Bergerac

Role(s)

Annie

Notes

TV series, season 1, episode 10: "The Hood and the Harlequin"

1983

The Mike Walsh Show

Role(s)

Guest - Herself

Notes

TV series, 1 episode

1984

Waterfront

Role(s)

Anna Cheri

Notes

TV miniseries, 3 episodes

1995

Good Morning Australia

Role(s)

Guest

Notes

TV series, 1 episode

Denton

Role(s)

Guest

Notes

TV series, 1 episode

Ernie and Denise

Role(s)

Guest

Notes

TV series, 1 episode

Midday

Role(s)

Guest

Notes

TV series, 1 episode

1997

The Odyssey

Role(s)

Penelope

Notes

TV miniseriesNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

2001

The Farm

Role(s)

Liz Cooper

Notes

TV miniseries, 4 episodes

2002

Daniel Deronda

Role(s)

Lydia Glasher

Notes

TV series

2005

Il Commissario Maigret

Notes

Italian TV production

Two Twisted

Role(s)

Dr Adele Partridge

Notes

TV series, episode: Heart Attack

2006

Broken Trail

Role(s)

Nola Johns

Notes

TV miniseriesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Agatha Christie's Marple

Role(s)

Tuppence Beresford

Notes

TV series, episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"

Two Twisted

Role(s)

Adele Partridge

Notes

TV series

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Role(s)

Katie Arlen

Notes

TV miniseries, episode: "Autopsy Room Four"

2008

The Trojan Horse

Role(s)

Helen Madigan

Notes

TV miniseries, 2 episodes

2013

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Role(s)

Mrs Burton-Cox

Notes

TV series, episode: "Elephants Can Remember"

Masterpieces Unveiled

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

TV documentary series, 8 episodes

2015

A.D. The Bible Continues

Role(s)

Mother Mary

Notes

TV series, 4 episodes

2016

War & Peace

Role(s)

Countess Rostova

Notes

TV series, 6 episodes

2017

Versailles

Role(s)

Madeleine de Foix

Notes

TV series, season 2

The Terror

Role(s)

Lady Jane Franklin

Notes

TV series (based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name)

2022-present

Role(s)

Darby & Joan

Notes

Joan Kirkhope

2023

Bodies

Role(s)

Polly Harker

Notes

TV limited series, 8 episodes

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Bergerac	Annie	TV series, season 1, episode 10: "The Hood and the Harlequin"
1983	The Mike Walsh Show	Guest - Herself	TV series, 1 episode
1984	Waterfront	Anna Cheri	TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1995	Good Morning Australia	Guest	TV series, 1 episode
	Denton	Guest	TV series, 1 episode
	Ernie and Denise	Guest	TV series, 1 episode
	Midday	Guest	TV series, 1 episode
1997	The Odyssey	Penelope	TV miniseriesNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
2001	The Farm	Liz Cooper	TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2002	Daniel Deronda	Lydia Glasher	TV series
2005	Il Commissario Maigret		Italian TV production
2005	Two Twisted	Dr Adele Partridge	TV series, episode: Heart Attack
2006	Broken Trail	Nola Johns	TV miniseriesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
	Agatha Christie's Marple	Tuppence Beresford	TV series, episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"
	Two Twisted	Adele Partridge	TV series
	Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Katie Arlen	TV miniseries, episode: "Autopsy Room Four"
2008	The Trojan Horse	Helen Madigan	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2013	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Mrs Burton-Cox	TV series, episode: "Elephants Can Remember"
2013	Masterpieces Unveiled	Presenter	TV documentary series, 8 episodes
2015	The Bible Continues	Mother Mary	TV series, 4 episodes
2016	War & Peace	Countess Rostova	TV series, 6 episodes
2017	Versailles	Madeleine de Foix	TV series, season 2
2017	The Terror	Lady Jane Franklin	TV series (based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name)
2022-present	Darby & Joan	Joan Kirkhope	TV series
2023	Bodies	Polly Harker	TV limited series, 8 episodes

· Filmography › Radio

1989

The Skull Beneath The Skin

Role(s)

Cordelia Grey

Notes

Radio play of P D James novel. Scacchi's radio debut.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Skull Beneath The Skin	Cordelia Grey	Radio play of P D James novel. Scacchi's radio debut.

· Theatre

1976

Early Morning

Role(s)

Florence Nightingale

Notes

Edward Bond's play at Dolphin Theatre, Perth

1981

Cider With Rosie

Role(s)

Rosie & other parts

Notes

Phoenix, Leicester

1985

In Times Like These

Role(s)

Vivien Mercer

Notes

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol

Airbase

Role(s)

Lt. Madeline Kohler

Notes

Oxford Playhouse and Arts Theatre, London

1987

Uncle Vanya

Role(s)

Yelena

Notes

Vaudeville Theatre, London

1991

A Doll's House

Role(s)

Nora

Notes

The Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, Perth

1992

Miss Julie

Role(s)

Miss Julie

Notes

Sydney Theatre Company

1996

Simpatico

Role(s)

Cecilia

Notes

Sydney Theatre Company

1999

Easy Virtue

Role(s)

Larita

Notes

Chichester, England

2001

Old Times

Role(s)

Kate

Notes

Sydney Theatre Company

2004

Vecchi Tempi

Role(s)

Anne

Notes

Italian tour of Harold Pinter play

2005

Private Lives

Role(s)

Amanda

Notes

Theatre Royal, Bath

2008

Mary Stuart

Role(s)

Queen Elizabeth

Notes

Sydney Theatre Company

The Deep Blue Sea

Role(s)

Hester

Notes

Theatre Royal, Bath; Vaudeville, London

2010

A Little Night Music

Role(s)

Desiree

Notes

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris. French premiere

2011

Bette and Joan

Role(s)

Bette Davis

Notes

Arts Theatre, London and tour

2013

King Lear

Role(s)

Regan

Notes

The Old Vic, London

2014

The Seagull

Role(s)

Madame Arkadina

Notes

Black Swan Theatre, Perth

2015

The Glass Menagerie

Role(s)

Amanda

Notes

Headlong/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Liverpool Playhouse co-production

2016

The Entertainer

Role(s)

Phoebe Rice

Notes

The Garrick Theatre, London

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Early Morning	Florence Nightingale	Edward Bond's play at Dolphin Theatre, Perth
1981	Cider With Rosie	Rosie & other parts	Phoenix, Leicester
1985	In Times Like These	Vivien Mercer	Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
1985	Airbase	Lt. Madeline Kohler	Oxford Playhouse and Arts Theatre, London
1987	Uncle Vanya	Yelena	Vaudeville Theatre, London
1991	A Doll's House	Nora	The Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, Perth
1992	Miss Julie	Miss Julie	Sydney Theatre Company
1996	Simpatico	Cecilia	Sydney Theatre Company
1999	Easy Virtue	Larita	Chichester, England
2001	Old Times	Kate	Sydney Theatre Company
2004	Vecchi Tempi	Anne	Italian tour of Harold Pinter play
2005	Private Lives	Amanda	Theatre Royal, Bath
2008	Mary Stuart	Queen Elizabeth	Sydney Theatre Company
2008	The Deep Blue Sea	Hester	Theatre Royal, Bath; Vaudeville, London
2010	A Little Night Music	Desiree	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris. French premiere
2011	Bette and Joan	Bette Davis	Arts Theatre, London and tour
2013	King Lear	Regan	The Old Vic, London
2014	The Seagull	Madame Arkadina	Black Swan Theatre, Perth
2015	The Glass Menagerie	Amanda	Headlong/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Liverpool Playhouse co-production
2016	The Entertainer	Phoebe Rice	The Garrick Theatre, London

References

Daily Post
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/greta-scacchi-mold-2842569
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/Player/Player_Page/0,,45425,00.html
The Sunday Times
Australasian Centre for Italian Studies
https://acis.org.au/2016/04/04/giovanni-carsaniga-1934-2016/
The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/greta-scacchi-acting-royalty-20140617-3abbd.html
"In Conversation… with Greta Scacchi"
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201411097111/conversation-greta-scacchi
"Hollywood Senior High School – A History"
http://www.shenton.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Hollywood-History.pdf
Uniview
http://uniview.publishing.uwa.edu.au/?f=273786
Filmink
https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-studios-the-rank-organisation-1982-1997/
Bryce Hallett, Her world's a stage, The Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan, 10 February 2001, p.3
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/12/greta-scacchi-she-stoops-to-conquer-orange-tree-richmond-interview
"Urban Cinefile Scacchi, Greta - Looking For Alibrandi"
http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?Article_ID=3540&p=y
"Looking For Alibrandi finds five AFI Awards | News | Screen"
http://www.screendaily.com/looking-for-alibrandi-finds-five-afi-awards/404275.article
The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3671744/The-Deep-Blue-Sea-Swept-away-on-an-ocean-of-bitter-tears.html
The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/7262669/A-Little-Night-Music-review.html
Bette & Joan
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/bette-joan
Sydney Morning Herald 18 December 2011
"The Old Vic | King Lear"
https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195502/http://bookings.oldvictheatre.com/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=16151
The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/daughter-joins-greta-scacchi-on-stage-for-chekhov-in-perth/news-story/cf96701b23640e3cc5955b363a35bd83
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/sep/20/the-glass-menagerie-review-tennessee-williams-ellen-mcdougall-west-yorkshire-playhouse
The Spectator
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/john-osbornes-the-entertainer-is-a-big-fat-boring-slice-of-prime-time-chitchat/
The Observer
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/sep/04/entertainer-kenneth-branagh-john-osborne-garrick-review
IF Magazine
https://if.com.au/bryan-brown-greta-scacchi-ready-to-ride-again-with-darby-and-joan-s2/
"Scacchi, Greta – Looking for Alibrandi"
https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101241/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=3540
The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2022/09/06/greta-scacchi-fitting-photogenic-ideal-opened-lots-doors-also/
The Daily Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3561370/Greta-Scacchi-glad-to-be-back.html
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/nov/28/2
Snopes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-penn-vincent-donofrio/
The Sydney Morning Herald
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/greta-scacchi-acting-royalty-20140617-3abbd.html
NewsComAu
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/greta-scacchi-on-having-a-child-with-her-cousin-carlo-mantegazza-and-marriage-to-vincent-donofrio/news-story/d069ed991e4d0274ec3ceca4599d5082
"Greta Scacchi"
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/aboutus/celebrity-supporters/greta-scacchi.aspx
The Observer
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/20/greta-scacchi-environmental-campaigner
"Cinema: conferito a Greta Scacchi Ordine a Merito"
http://www.mymovies.it/cinemanews/2013/103842/