Great Foreign Actors
by littlemartinarocena | created - 07 Dec 2013 | updated - 07 Dec 2013 | PublicThe following actors have given extraordinary performances
1. Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Actor | Un eroe borghese
Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born on January 4, 1957 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Un eroe borghese (1995), Human Capital (2013) and Turné (1990). He has been married to Silvia Pippia since May 19, 2012. They have two children.
From Italy A remarkable actor. "Un Eroe Borghese" "Apartment Zero" "Turne"
2. Patrick Dewaere
Actor | Un mauvais fils
Popular but troubled renegade French actor Patrick Dewaere was christened Jean-Marie Patrick Bourdeaux on January 26, 1947, at Saint-Brieuc in Britanny in the north-west region of France. The third of six children born to actress Mado Maurin (1915-2011), his mother made acting a family affair. All ...
From France Gone far too early, but his work will live on
3. Annie Girardot
Actress | La pianiste
Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She is a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner, a BAFTA nominee, and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film ...
From France Unforgettable in "Rocco And His Brothers"
4. Edgar Ramírez
Actor | Gold
Edgar Ramirez Arellano is a Venezuelan actor, born in the city of San Cristobal (Tachira State, southwest Venezuela). He is the son of Soday Arellano, an attorney, and Filiberto Ramírez, a military officer.
Being the son of a soldier and living abroad with his family, he learned several languages, ...
From Venezuela His "Carlos" makes him immortal
5. Lina Sastri
Actress | L'inchiesta
Lina Sastri was born on November 17, 1950 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for The Inquiry (1987), Celluloide (1996) and Where's Picone? (1984).
A Magnani Napolitan style. Great singer too.
6. Matthias Schoenaerts
Actor | De rouille et d'os
Matthias Schoenaerts was born on December 8, 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium. His mother, Dominique Wiche, was a costume designer, translator, and French teacher, and his father was actor Julien Schoenaerts. He made his film debut at the age of 13 alongside his father in the Belgian film Daens (1992), ...
Spectacular in "rust and Bone"
7. Rupert Graves
Actor | Sherlock
Britain's Rupert Graves made his professional stage debut in 1983 in The Killing of Mr. Toad and went on to co-star with Harvey Fierstein in the London production of Torch Song Trilogy. By the mid-80s he was a presence in quality films and TV, including Merchant Ivory films Room With A View where ...
From England One of the best of his generation and one of the lesser known outside the UK
8. Louis Garrel
Actor | The Dreamers
Louis Garrel was born on June 14, 1983 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for The Dreamers (2003), Little Women (2019) and The Innocent (2022). He has been married to Laetitia Casta since June 10, 2017. They have one child. He was previously married to Golshifteh Farahani.
From France Just look at him in "The Dreamers" and "Love Songs"
9. Leonardo Sbaraglia
Actor | Dolor y gloria
Leonardo Sbaraglia was born on June 30, 1970 in Sáenz Peña, Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Pain and Glory (2019), The Silence of the Sky (2016) and Intacto (2001).
From Argentina Red hot and brilliant in "Burnt Money"
10. Isabelle Huppert
Actress | Elle
Isabelle Huppert was born March 16, 1953, in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then...
From France Pure magic!
11. Totò
Actor | Guardie e ladri
'Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio' was a descendant of the 'Comneno di Bizanzio' and also one of the most popular Italian film stars in history. His genre was undoubtedly the comedy where he achieved world fame. From 1917 he was an actor...
From Italy Practically unknown outside his native land. A genius!
12. Ingrid Thulin
Actress | Smultronstället
Ingrid trained as a ballet dancer and attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre. She came to fame thanks to Bergman's "Wild Strawberries". She acted in 9 Ingmar Bergman's films. Her fame allowed her to act in Luchino Visconti's "The Damned" in 1969. Ingrid Thulin lived in Rome since the 1960's. ...
From Sweden A giant! Her work with Ingman Bergman and Luchino Visconti is mind blowing.
13. Cristian Mercado
Actor | Contracorriente
Cristian Mercado is known for Undertow (2009), Che: Part Two (2008) and Blackthorn (2011).
From Bolivia Human and powerful; Look at him in "Undercurrent"
14. Alberto Sordi
Actor | Io e Caterina
One of Italy's most captivating and talented cinematic comedy stars, Italian veteran Alberto Sordi was known for satirizing his country's social mores in pungent black comedies, farcical tales and grim drama. He, along with peers Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi and Nino Manfredi, arguably represent ...
From Italy One of the best actors of all time. Unknown in the USA
15. Lila Kedrova
Actress | Alexis Zorbas
Lila Kedrova was a Russian actress, who spend most of her career as an expatriate. For her role as widowed courtesan Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek (1964), Kedrova won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was the first Russian actress to win the award, and this was her only ...
From Russia If you saw her in "Zorba The Greek" you'll never forget her.
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