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Greta Scacchi

Date of birth: 1960-02-18

Place of birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Greta Scaachi, Γκρέτα Σκάκι, Гре́та Ска́кки, Грета Скаккі, گرتا سکی

Greta Scacchi

Biography

Greta Scacchi OMRI (born 18 February 1960) is an Italian-Australian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992), Emma (1996), and Looking for Alibrandi (2000). Her first leading role, in Heat and Dust (1983), earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer to Film. For her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), she won a Primetime Emmy Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2006, Scacchi received a second Emmy nomination for her role in the television film Broken Trail, and earned her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Greta Scacchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Shattered
3.1

Shattered

1991-10-11

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Ju

Emma
3.3

Emma

1996-08-02

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is

The Player
3.6

The Player

1992-05-08

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but

Presumed Innocent
3.4

Presumed Innocent

1990-07-27

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered.

Beyond the Sea
3.1

Beyond the Sea

2004-11-16

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth

Looking for Alibrandi
3.2

Looking for Alibrandi

2000-05-04

Josie Alibrandi is 17 and doesn't know where she belongs. This year, however, everything is going to

Brideshead Revisited
3.1

Brideshead Revisited

2008-07-25

Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and priv

Shoot on Sight
3

Shoot on Sight

2007-12-15

Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers

Defence of the Realm
3.2

Defence of the Realm

1986-05-09

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB ag

The Manor
2.9

The Manor

1999-02-11

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke,

The Red Violin
3.7

The Red Violin

1998-11-13

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 168

The Coca-Cola Kid
2.7

The Coca-Cola Kid

1985-07-14

An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market pe

White Mischief
3

White Mischief

1987-11-10

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other af

Time & Tide - A Trilogy
0

Time & Tide - A Trilogy

Across the years, a mother watches her gladiator son fight, while she remembers his childhood: the l

Under a False Name
2.8

Under a False Name

2004-11-10

A mysterious writer is involved in a love affair with his stepson's wife, leading to a web of intrig

Rasputin
3.2

Rasputin

1996-03-23

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation.

The Serpent's Kiss
2.7

The Serpent's Kiss

1997-05-14

A man sends a young architect to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman he

Good Morning, Babylon
3

Good Morning, Babylon

1987-05-13

After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, brothers Nicola and Andrea emigrate to Ame

Un altro mondo
3.5

Un altro mondo

2010-12-21

Andrea is a twentysomething from a rich but cold family who leads a superficial life devoid of respo

Miss Austen Regrets
3.1

Miss Austen Regrets

2008-02-03

Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached b

Cotton Mary
2.1

Cotton Mary

1999-12-17

A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

Heat and Dust
3

Heat and Dust

1983-01-01

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with

The Browning Version
3.2

The Browning Version

1994-06-08

Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep sch

Ways to Live Forever
3.5

Ways to Live Forever

2010-10-29

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientist

A Man in Love
2.2

A Man in Love

1987-05-07

An American film-star and an unknown British actress meet on set in Rome. She is angry when he refus

One of the Hollywood Ten
2.8

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002-06-07

Herbert Biberman struggles as a Hollywood writer and director blacklisted as one of The Hollywood Te

Love & Rage
2.2

Love & Rage

2000-02-09

Agnes MacDonnell, a strong and self-confident Englishwoman, owns a large estate on an island off the

Hidden Love
2.3

Hidden Love

2007-12-29

A psychiatrist tries to help a suicidal woman who despises her grown daughter.

Tom's Midnight Garden
3

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999-07-02

When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a fla

Jefferson in Paris
2.5

Jefferson in Paris

1995-03-31

His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-

Festival in Cannes
2.8

Festival in Cannes

2001-11-03

Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus

Country Life
2.8

Country Life

1994-10-27

Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niec

Salt on Our Skin
2.5

Salt on Our Skin

1992-09-17

A Scottish woman who attends school in Paris comes home for the summer and helps take in the straw,

Love and Fear
2.3

Love and Fear

1988-04-19

Three sisters, played by Fanny Ardant, Greta Scacchi and Valeria Golino, struggle with their illusio

Camille
2.6

Camille

1984-12-11

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval.

Ladies Room
1.8

Ladies Room

1999-11-30

In an ethereal, high-ceilinged room, women stand, waiting. Perhaps it's Purgatory and they're dead.

Burke & Wills
2.3

Burke & Wills

1985-10-30

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on fo

Icicle Melt
0

Icicle Melt

2006-11-01

A couple dance and play in the snow yet neither realise they won’t be together in the morning. How w

I Told You So
2.4

I Told You So

2024-02-01

In Rome, during a January weekend a sudden heatwave arrives. The sun is initially pleasant, but the

Macbeth
2.1

Macbeth

1998-01-15

William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Fires Within
1.9

Fires Within

1991-06-28

A Cuban emigre, living in Miami and involved in an affair with the American seaman who rescued her a

Merchant Ivory
3.9

Merchant Ivory

2024-08-30

The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership,

Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
3.8

Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

2006-06-04

A documentary about the making of the 2006 AMC miniseries Broken Trail.

He Ain't Heavy
3.5

He Ain't Heavy

2024-10-17

A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save t

Second Sight
2.6

Second Sight

1982-10-28

A young woman who works in a bookstore has been terrified by nightmares about having committed suici

Turtle Beach
2.5

Turtle Beach

1992-03-19

Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the s

Baltic Storm
2.4

Baltic Storm

2003-09-01

A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the

The Royal Nanny
3.3

The Royal Nanny

2022-11-12

Claire is an MI5 agent who goes undercover as the royal nanny. She must overcome the challenges of h

She Stoops To Conquer
0

She Stoops To Conquer

2024-01-16

Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no fibs. Christmas at Hardcastle Hall, where guests are assur

L'ombra cinese
3

L'ombra cinese

2004-11-16

Maigret investigates the murder of a philandering businessman found dead in an apartment building fu

The Ebony Tower
0

The Ebony Tower

1984-04-01

A brash young artist invades the secluded retirement of an elderly painter and finds that the great

The Falling
2.5

The Falling

2015-04-24

England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected t

The Book of Revelation
2.6

The Book of Revelation

2006-07-29

An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's strug

Wimbledon 2005 Official Film
0

Wimbledon 2005 Official Film

2005-12-01

Enjoy the highlights and most memorable moments from Wimbledon 2005 with this compilation of clips t

Run Rabbit Run
2.7

Run Rabbit Run

2024-07-18

Sarah is a fertility doctor with a firm understanding of the cycle of life. When she is forced to ma

The White King
2.6

The White King

2016-06-18

Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world

The Handyman
0

The Handyman

2006-11-25

Follows a lonely spinster, who's living on her own on a secluded farm in the mid-west of the USA. Un

North v South
2.5

North v South

2015-10-16

For decades the criminal underworlds of the North and South bumped along begrudgingly. Like the Cold

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2.1

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002-12-01

A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everyth

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer
1.8

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

2016-10-27

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamo

Tenderness
3.1

Tenderness

2017-04-24

Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstair

The Girl in the Fog
3.4

The Girl in the Fog

2017-10-26

A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detect

Operation Finale
3.3

Operation Finale

2018-08-29

In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi archi

The Farm
0

The Farm

2000-01-01

After the death of his father, Tom Cooper want to modernise the family farm, and borrows a lot of mo

Robert Altman's Players
2.8

Robert Altman's Players

1992-01-01

Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Play

Amanda
3.5

Amanda

2018-11-21

David, who gets by doing odd jobs, meets Léna, who has just moved up to Paris, and falls in love. Bu

Head Full of Honey
3.2

Head Full of Honey

2018-11-30

A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasi

Cosi
3

Cosi

1996-03-04

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabi

Waiting for the Barbarians
3

Waiting for the Barbarians

2019-09-06

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army c

Waterfront
0

Waterfront

1984-01-01

Australian dockyard workers go on strike. Immigrant Italian workers are brought in as scab labour. I

Il ronzio delle mosche
0

Il ronzio delle mosche

2003-01-01

Palm Beach
2.6

Palm Beach

2019-08-08

A group of lifelong friends reunite to celebrate a special birthday, with Sydney's iconic Palm Beach

Dead on Time
3.3

Dead on Time

1983-01-01

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumb

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
2.8

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984-10-08

Dr. Fischer has an unusual hobby — to expose human greed. How much humiliation will his fellow man e

Woman in the Moon
2.3

Woman in the Moon

1988-03-31

An Italian-American woman traveling to Sicily picks up a teenager who claims to be in trouble with s

Time of the Sixth Sun
0

Time of the Sixth Sun

2019-04-24

Indigenous Elders, Wisdom Keepers and Visionary Thought Leaders share their knowledge and teachings

Shepherd
2.7

Shepherd

2021-11-26

When a deadly secret rots the mind of a grieving widower, the decision to work alone on a deserted i

Flightplan
3.2

Flightplan

2005-09-22

Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old

Resurrection
3.4

Resurrection

2021-03-27

In Resurrection, Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding

Signorinella: Little Miss
0

Signorinella: Little Miss

2025-10-30

In 1940, as ever more countries lined up on either side of burgeoning global conflict, Italian migra