Florinda Bolkan

Florinda Bolkan
Bolkan in 1973
Born	Florinda Soares Bulcão (1941-02-15) 15 February 1941 Uruburetama, Ceará, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968–2020

Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model.

Early life

She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector for Brazilian international carrier Varig, she became fluent in English, Italian and French. Bulcão moved to Italy in 1968 after being discovered by the film director Luchino Visconti. She changed her name to Florinda Bolkan because she thought it would be more comfortable for international audiences.

Career

Bolkan acted with the Beatle Ringo Starr in her first film, Candy. She worked in more than forty films, mainly in Italy. She was directed by Vittorio de Sica in Una Breve Vacanza. Under Elio Petri's direction, she made Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion. Enrico Maria Salerno directed her in Anonimo Veneziano. She worked with Jean-Louis Trintignant, John Cassavetes, and Annie Girardot.

Bolkan and Anita Strindberg in A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Like Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale and Monica Vitti, she also won the David di Donatello award three times, the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award in Hollywood. When De Sica cast her in Una Breve Vacanza, the film that introduced her to North America, he said: "I chose you because your eyes have known hunger." She replied: "Those born in Ceará bring within themselves a strong and hard share of the real thing."

Personal life

For 20 years, Bolkan was the life partner of Countess Marina Cicogna, producer of Una Breve Vacanza.[1]. In 2000, Bolkan debuted as director in the Brazilian film Eu Não Conhecia Tururu. Besides directing, she also plays a major character in the film. She continues to act in European films, mostly Italian films. Model Sônia Ribeiro, Bolkan's sister, married Willy Bogner Jr. in 1972.

Filmography

Bolkan in Dear Parents (1973)

Film

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Candy	1968	Lolita
Una ragazza piuttosto complicata	1969	Greta	International title: "A Complicated Girl" David di Donatello Award for Best Performance
Gli intoccabili		Joni Amado	International title: "Machine Gun McCain"
Metti, una sera a cena		Nina	David di Donatello Award for Best Performance
Le voleur de crimes		Florinda	International title: "Crime Thief"
Un detective		Vera Fontana	International title: "Detective Belli"
La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung)		Olga	International title: "The Damned"
Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto	1970	Augusta Terzi	International title: "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion"
Mafia Connection		Rossana Sciortino
Anonimo veneziano		Valeria	International title: "The Anonymous Venetian" David di Donatello Award for Best Actress
Una stagione all'inferno		Gennet
The Last Valley	1971	Erica
Una lucertola con la pelle di donna		Carol Hammond	International title: "A Lizard in a Woman's Skin"
Incontro		Claudia Ridolfi	International title: "Romance"
Le droit d'aimer	1972	Helena
Non si sevizia un paperino		Maciara	International title: "Don't Torture a Duckling"
Un uomo da rispettare		Anna	International title: "The Master Touch"
Cari genitori	1973	Giulia Bonanni	International title: "Dear Parents" David di Donatello Award for Best Actress
Una breve vacanza		Clara Mataro	International title: "A Brief Vacation" Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2nd Place)
Le mouton enragé	1974	Flora Danieli	International title: "Love at the Top"
Flavia, la monaca musulmana		Flavia Gaetani	International title: "Flavia the Heretic"
Le orme	1975	Alice Cespi	International title: "Footprints on the Moon"
Royal Flash		Lola Montez
Sarajevski atentat		Sophie Chotek	International title: "The Day That Shook the World"
A Common Sense of Modesty	1976	Loredana Davoli
Die Wölfin vom Teufelsmoor a.k.a. Tod im November	1978	Walpurga	International title: "The Devil's Bed"
La settima donna		Sister Cristina	International title: "The Last House on the Beach"
Manaos	1979	Manuela Aranda
Habibi, amor mío	1981
Acqua e sapone	1983	Wilma Walsh	International title: "Soap and Water"
Legati da tenera amicizia		Adelaide
La gabbia	1985	Hélène	International title: "The Trap"
Some Girls	1988	Mrs. D'Arc
Prisoner of Rio		Stella
Portaritratto per signora	1989
Millions	1991	Margherita
Delitto passionale	1994	Julia Yancheva
L'ombre du pharaon	1995
Bela Donna	1998	Mãe Ana
Eu Não Conhecia Tururu	2000	Eleonora	International title: "I Didn't Know Tururu" Also writer, producer & director Nominated – Golden Kikito Award for Best Film
Cattive inclinazioni	2003	Mirta Valenti	International title: "Bad Inclination"
Magari	2020	Olga	International title: "If Only"

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
The Word	1978	Angela Monti	Mini-series
La piovra	1984	Olga Camastra	Mini-series; 6 episodes International title: "The Octopus"
Affari di famiglia	1986	Lina Benetti	Television film
La piovra, season 2		Olga Camastra	Mini-series; 6 episodes International title: "The Octopus 2"
A Rainha da Vida	1987	Antônia Fidalgo / Jurema Matos	Television film
La trappola	1989		Television film
Mademoiselle Ardel	1990	Bianca di Falco	Television film
Missione d'amore	1992	Helena	Television film
Cherchez la femme	1993	Giovanna Bellocchi	Television film
La voyageuse du soir		La baronne	Television film
La piovra, season 7	1995	Olga Camastra	Mini-series International title: "The Octopus 7"
L'ombra abitata		Mme Labronsky	Television film International title: "Shadow of a Kiss"
Alice auf der Flucht	1998	Elisabetta Mancini	Mini-series
Shadows	1999	Kalantan	Television film
Un bacio nel buio	2000	Aldina	Television film
Incantesimo 5	2002	Corinne Grasso	Television series
La notte breve	2005	Magistrato	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award / Category	Nominated work	Result
1969	David di Donatello Awards	Golden Plate	Metti, una sera a cena	Won
			Una ragazza piuttosto complicata	Won
1971		David di Donatello Award for Best Actress	Anonimo veneziano	Won
1973			Cari genitori	Won
1975	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Una breve vacanza	Runner-up
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress		Won
2000	Gramado Film Festival	Golden Kikito Award for Best Film	Eu Não Conhecia Tururu	Nominated
2002	Roseto First Work Festival	Career Rose	—	Won

External links

• Official website
• Florinda Bolkan at IMDb
• Florinda Bolkan at Cult Sirens