Florinda Bolkan

Biography

Florinda Bolkan is a retired Brazilian actress and model known for her work in Italy. Born in Uruburetama, she was a model in the United States in the 1960s before moving to Italy in 1968 for a small role in the sex comedy Candy. Luchino Visconti cast her in The Damned. In more than forty films, she worked with directors including Vittorio de Sica on A Brief Vacation and Elio Petri on Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, which won the 1970 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1971. The Anonymous Venetian, directed by Enrico Maria Salerno, brought her first David di Donatello, and she later won for Dear Parents. She worked with Lucio Fulci on two giallo films, among them Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), and in 19 episodes of the crime series La piovra. She directed and acted in the Brazilian film Eu Não Conhecia Tururu in 2000.

85years old

Turns 86 on February 15in 134 days

Born February 15, 1941Uruburetama
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Florinda Soares Bulcão (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 27 years1971 to 1998

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Comedy50%, 4 films
Romance38%, 3 films
Adventure25%, 2 films
History13%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Bolkan made her directorial debut in 2000 with the Brazilian film Eu Não Conhecia Tururu, in which she also played a major character.
A change of course
Bolkan had worked as a flight inspector for Varig, the Brazilian international carrier, before she turned to acting. She also became fluent in English, Italian and French.

Florinda Bolkan movies on Netflix

Bela Donna1998IMDb rating 4.2as Mãe Ana
Some Girls1988IMDb rating 5.7as Mrs. D'Arc
Soap and Water1983IMDb rating 6.6as Wilma Walsh
Royal Flash1975IMDb rating 6.3as Lola Montez
The Day That Shook the World1975IMDb rating 6.1as Sophie
Love at the Top1974IMDb rating 6.7as Flora Danieli
Don't Torture a Duckling1972IMDb rating 7.0as Maciara
The Last Valley1971IMDb rating 7.0as Erica

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Don't Torture a Duckling1972 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Maciara
IMDb rating 7.013K votes
The Last Valley1971 Adventure, Drama, Waras Erica
IMDb rating 7.04.0K votes
Some Girls1988as Mrs. D'Arc
IMDb rating 5.74.4K votes
Royal Flash1975as Lola Montez
IMDb rating 6.32.3K votes
Soap and Water1983as Wilma Walsh
IMDb rating 6.62.1K votes
Love at the Top1974as Flora Danieli
IMDb rating 6.72.3K votes
The Day That Shook the World1975as Sophie
IMDb rating 6.1428 votes
Bela Donna1998as Mãe Ana
IMDb rating 4.2563 votes

Worked with

Florinda Bolkan shares two films with Georges Wilson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Georges Wilson

Vito Passeri

Michael Caine

Malcolm McDowell

Christopher Plummer

Joss Ackland

Lucio FulciDirector, 1 film Michael HoffmanDirector, 1 film James ClavellDirector, 1 film

Films together

Georges Wilson2 films together, 1972 to 1974
Georges Wilson's page
- Love at the Top1974IMDb rating 6.7Bolkan as Flora DanieliWilson as Julien Lourceuil
- Don't Torture a Duckling1972IMDb rating 7.0Bolkan as MaciaraWilson as Francesco
Vito Passeri2 films together, 1972 to 1983
Vito Passeri's page
- Soap and Water1983IMDb rating 6.6Bolkan as Wilma WalshPasseri as Cameriere
- Don't Torture a Duckling1972IMDb rating 7.0Bolkan as MaciaraPasseri as Barra
Michael Caine1 film together, 1971
Michael Caine's page
- The Last Valley1971IMDb rating 7.0Bolkan as EricaCaine as The Captain
Malcolm McDowell1 film together, 1975
Malcolm McDowell's page
- Royal Flash1975IMDb rating 6.3Bolkan as Lola MontezMcDowell as Captain Harry Flashman
Christopher Plummer1 film together, 1975
Christopher Plummer's page
- The Day That Shook the World1975IMDb rating 6.1Bolkan as SophiePlummer as Archduke Ferdinand
Joss Ackland1 film together, 1975
Joss Ackland's page
- Royal Flash1975IMDb rating 6.3Bolkan as Lola MontezAckland as Sapten
Lucio FulciDirector, 1 film, 1972
- Don't Torture a Duckling1972IMDb rating 7.0Bolkan as Maciara
Michael HoffmanDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Michael Hoffman
- Some Girls1988IMDb rating 5.7Bolkan as Mrs. D'Arc
James ClavellDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by James Clavell
- The Last Valley1971IMDb rating 7.0Bolkan as Erica

Awards

Two awards and honors from 1969 to 1971.

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Florinda Bolkan's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1971	David di Donatello for Best Actress		Won
1969	Grolla d'oro for Best New Actress	Metti una sera a cena	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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