Greta Scacchi

Biography

Born 02/18/1960

This beautiful light-haired international lead first gained attention as the spirited grandmother in the flashback sequence of the Merchant-Ivory production, "Heat and Dust" (1982). Scacchi (pronounced "Skaa-key") was also memorable as the daffy secretary in Dusan Makavejev's "The Coca Cola Kid"...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2000, received Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress
In 1996, received Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special

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Production Photos

Greta Scacchi, Cotton Mary (2000)

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Highlights

In 2006, Earned SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actress for her role in the American Movie Classic's original movie "Broken Trail"
In 2004, Portrayed Sandra Dee's (Kate Bosworth) mother in "Beyond the Sea" a biopic of the legendary signer Bobby Darin
In 2002, Starred on stage in England in "The True Life History of Mata Hari"; play especially written for her

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Family & Companions

Carlo Mantegazza: Italian; Scacchi's first cousin; lived with him and his former wife; together from c. 1997
Vincent D'Onofrio: met while filming "Fires Within" (1991); father of daughter Leila George D'Onofrio; together from c. 1990 to 1992
Luca Scacchi Gracco: father (Italian; separated from Scacchi's mother when Scacchi was three; later divorced)

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