Enigmatic, dark-haired foreign import Alida Valli was dubbed "The Next Garbo" but didn't live up to postwar expectations despite her cool, patrician beauty, remote allure and significant talent. Born in Pola, Italy .
Her mother, Silvia Obrekar, was born in Pola, Italy (now Croatia).
Involved in an infamous drug, sex and murder scandal in 1954.
Mother of actor Carlo De Mejo and of Lorenzo De Mejo.
Her name Alida means "flies like a bird."
Gregory Peck , who worked with Alida in The Paradine Case , said of her, "Not only are her shapes and features perfect: from her eyes radiates an irresistible flashing of love."
Voiced the character of "Dr. Constance Petersen" in a 1940s radio broadcast of Alfred Hitchcock s classic, Spellbound .
Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards .
Grandmother of actor-director Pierpaolo De Mejo.
She is buried in the Cimitero Monumentale del Verano in Rome.
Was engaged to Piero Piccioni in the fifties.
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