Greta Scacchi

Born: 1960-02-18

Birthplace: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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Known For

Run Rabbit Run
Presumed Innocent
Waiting for the Barbarians
Operation Finale
Flightplan
The Player
Brideshead Revisited
Head Full of Honey
Emma
Shattered

Top Movie Credits

Run Rabbit Run Joan
Presumed Innocent Carolyn Polhemus
Waiting for the Barbarians Mai
Operation Finale Vera Eichmann
Flightplan Therapist
The Player June Gudmundsdottir
Brideshead Revisited Cara
Head Full of Honey Abbess
Emma Mrs. Weston
Shattered Judith Merrick