Greta Scacchi Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 47 this week

Greta Scacchi

Actress

Her mother, Pamela Carsinga, is an English dancer and her father, Luca Scacchi Gracco, an Italian painter. She grew up in Milan and later moves to London. In 1975, her parents moved to Australia, and Greta worked as a cowgirl and an Italian interpreter. At age 18, she returned to London and followed lessons at the Old-Vic Theatre... See full bio »

Born:

Greta Gracco
in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
More at IMDbPro » Contact Info on IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent and manager
Add or change photos on IMDbPro Represent Greta Scacchi? Add or change photos
Greta Scacchi, Jürgen Prochnow and Thure Riefenstein in Baltic Storm Still of Tim Robbins and Greta Scacchi in The Player Still of Sam Neill and Greta Scacchi in Country Life Greta Scacchi in Baltic Storm Still of Greta Scacchi and Kate Bosworth in Beyond the Sea Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Pierre Lhomme, James Ivory, Kevin Jewison and Simon Moseley in Jefferson in Paris
14 photos | 22 videos | 58 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Margaret Thatcher and Hollywood: How Entertainment Portrayed Prime Minister
8 April 2013 6:33 AM, PDT | The Wrap
Clip joint: the best happy endings
6 March 2013 7:02 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News
Samantha Fox joins stars of Harry Potter, Primeval, Doctor Who, James Bond at McM Birmingham Comic Con & Memorabilia
5 March 2013 9:19 AM, PST | The Geek Files
See all 58 related articles »

Projects In Development help

Blood or Water
Details only on IMDbPro »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
The Most Beautiful Women 40+
a list of 742 people by Poppy76 created 07 Mar 2012
 
image of name
Top Most Beautiful Women in Their Prime!
a list of 380 people by suasheva created 3 months ago
 
image of name
MY TOP 777 World's Most Beautiful (not only) Actresses... Unfortunately, so far only "A - P" ...
a list of 3,384 people by fetsyshkanynyaroslav created 25 Nov 2011
 
image of name
Mesmerizing
a list of 116 people by cinematicus created 29 Nov 2011
 
image of name
IMDB users let's pick the most beautiful actress over 40 years of age right now
a list of 400 people by alirioaguero2 created 05 Nov 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Greta Scacchi.
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActress (70 titles)
???? Drylands (pre-production)
Janet
 
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Mrs. Burton-Cox
– Elephants Can Remember (2013) … Mrs. Burton-Cox
 
2011 Hindenburg (TV movie)
Helen van Zandt
 
2010 Un altro mondo
Cristina
 
2010 Ways to Live Forever
Private instructor
 
2010 Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy (video)
Madeleine (segment "Icicle Melt")
 
2008 Brideshead Revisited
Cara
 
2008 Inconceivable (uncredited)
 
2008 The Trojan Horse (TV mini-series)
Helen Madigan
– Part Two (2008) … Helen Madigan
– Part One (2008) … Helen Madigan
 
2008 Miss Austen Regrets (TV movie)
Cassandra Austen
 
2007 Shoot on Sight
Susan Ali
 
2007 Hidden Love
Dr. Dubois
 
2007 The Afternoon Play (TV series)
Diane
– Johnny Shakespeare (2007) … Diane
 
2006 Icicle Melt (short)
Madeleine
 
2006 Two Twisted (TV series)
Dr. Adele Partridge
– Heart Attack (2006) … Dr. Adele Partridge
 
2006 The Handyman (short)
Julia Parchant
 
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TV mini-series)
Dr. Katie Arlen
– Autopsy Room Four (2006) … Dr. Katie Arlen
 
2006 The Book of Revelation
Isabel
 
2006 Broken Trail (TV mini-series)
Nola Johns
– Part Two (2006) … Nola Johns
– Part One (2006) … Nola Johns
 
2006 Agatha Christie Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (TV movie)
Tuppence Beresford
 
2005 Flightplan
Therapist
 
2004 Maigret: L'ombra cinese (TV movie)
Juliette Martin
 
2004 Beyond the Sea
Mary Duvan
 
2004 Strange Crime
Nicoletta
 
2003 Baltic Storm
Julia Reuter
 
2003 Il ronzio delle mosche
Natalia
 
2002 Daniel Deronda (TV mini-series)
Lydia Glasher
– Episode #1.3 (2002) … Lydia Glasher
– Episode #1.2 (2002) … Lydia Glasher
– Episode #1.1 (2002) … Lydia Glasher
 
2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (TV movie)
Margaret Thatcher
 
2001 Festival in Cannes
Alice Palmer
 
2001 The Farm (TV mini-series)
Liz Cooper
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– John Barry: Licence to Thrill (2000) … Narrator
 
2000 One of the Hollywood Ten
Gale Sondergaard
 
2000 Ladies Room
Lucia
 
2000 Looking for Alibrandi
Christina Alibrandi
 
2000 Love & Rage
Agnes MacDonnell
 
1999 Cotton Mary
Lily MacIntosh
 
1999 Tom's Midnight Garden
Aunt Gwen Kitson
 
1999 The Manor
Mrs. Ravenscroft
 
1998 The Red Violin
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
 
1998 Macbeth (TV movie)
Lady Macbeth
 
1997 The Odyssey (TV series)
Penelope
 
1997 The Serpent's Kiss
Juliana
 
1996 Emma
Mrs. Weston
 
1996 Cosi
Mental Patient (uncredited)
 
1996 Rasputin (TV movie)
Tsarina Alexandra
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris
Maria Cosway
 
1994 Country Life
Deborah Voysey
 
1994 The Browning Version
Laura Crocker-Harris
 
1992 Desire
George
 
1992 The Player
June Gudmundsdottir
 
1992 Turtle Beach
Judith
 
1991 Fires Within
Isabel
 
1991 Shattered
Judith Merrick
 
1990 Presumed Innocent
Carolyn Polhemus
 
1989 La donna della luna
Angela
 
1988 Paura e amore
Maria
 
1987 Good Morning, Babylon
Edna Bonnano
 
1987 A Man in Love
Jane Steiner
 
1987 White Mischief
Diana Lady Broughton
 
1986 Defense of the Realm
Nina Beckman
 
1985 Burke & Wills
Julia Matthews
 
1985 Dr. Fischer of Geneva (TV movie)
Anna-Luise Fischer
 
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
Terri
 
1984 Camille (TV movie)
Marguerite Gautier
 
1984 The Ebony Tower (TV movie)
Diana, 'The Mouse'
 
1984 Waterfront (TV mini-series)
Anna Cheri
 
1983 Dead on Time (short)
Pretty Girl (as Greta Scaachi)
 
1983 Heat and Dust
Olivia, his wife (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
 
1982 Das zweite Gesicht
Anna
 
1981 Bergerac (TV series)
Annie
– The Hood and the Harlequin (1981) … Annie
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2008-2012 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #16.151 (2012) … Herself
– Episode #15.157 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #12.186 (2008) … Herself
 
2002-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 12 May 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 25 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2011 A Look at the Other World (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2011 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2011 Late Review (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 4 March 2011 (2011) … Herself - Panelist
 
2009 The Real Thing: The Making of the Coca Cola Kid
Herself
 
2009 Heston's Feasts (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Heston's Roman Feast (2009) … Herself
 
2008 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 6 June 2008 (2008) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.33 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Saturday Kitchen (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 May 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.22 (2008) … Herself
 
2006 Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Nigella (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2001 Lo + plus (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2000 Live Talk (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Así se hizo: Punto de mira (video documentary short)
Herself/Gale Sondergaard
 
2000 Christmas Glory 2000 (TV special documentary)
Reader
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1996 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 November 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1996 TFI Friday (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 September 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 July 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1995 The Frost Programme (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 June 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1993 Beauty and the Beasts (documentary)
Herself - Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen (TV movie)
Tsarina Alexandra (uncredited)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV documentary)
Victoria
 
1984 The Wandering Company (TV documentary)
Actress of 'Heat and Dust' (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

Emma -- CT #1 The Trojan Horse: : -- Open-ended Trailer from Allumination Emma -- In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.
See all 22 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

(1988) Stage: Appeared in Michael Frayn's translation of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England, with Michael Gambon, Jonathan Price, Imelda Staunton and Rachel Kempson in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Greta Scaachi

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on having her ears pierced for the first time especially to play Cuban refugee Isabel in Fires Within] It felt very strange to have pierced ears and to feel those big earrings tugging at my earlobes and banging against my neck every time I moved. But when I was doing my initial research into the role after I decided to take it... See more »

Trivia:

Turned down the Sharon Stone role in Basic Instinct See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius