Born Feb. 18, 1960, in Milan, Italy, but raised in England and Australia, Greta Scacchi studied acting at the venerated Bristol Old Vic Theatre and made her silver-screen debut in the 1982 German drama The Second Face.Scacchi's best-known roles include ingenues and femmes fatale in movies such as Heat and Dust (1983) and the thriller Presumed Innocent (1990). Her refined looks have also played well in period fare such as Country Life (1994), Emma (1996), The Red Violin (1998) and the telefilm Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), for which she received an Emmy award and a Golden Globe nod. In 2007, the actress earned a second Emmy nomination for her portrayal of a Wild West prostitute in the miniseries "Broken Trail" opposite Robert Duvall.
Other notable films for Scacchi include The Player (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995) and Beyond the Sea (2004).
The PlayerDirector Robert Altman's wickedly funny masterpiece about a slick Hollywood studio executive named Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) -- a hotshot whose life is falling apart -- is packed with irreverence and myriad star cameos (including appearances from Steve Allen, Cher, John Cusack, Peter Falk and Jeff... Read More
Country LifeSam Neill and Greta Scacchi star in this adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack and his niece work hard running the family farm to support Jack's brother-in-law, Alexander, a literary critic living in London. The trouble begins when Alexander returns to the... Read More
Love and RageSet on a remote Irish island, this disconcerting drama stars Greta Scacchi as self-possessed Agnes MacDonnell, a high-born English divorcée who begins a passionate affair with her charismatic new estate manager, James Lynchehaun (Daniel Craig). But their liaison has horrifying repercussions for... Read More
Heat and DustThis Merchant-Ivory film stars Greta Scacchi as Olivia, an Englishwoman embroiled in a secret romance with a local (Shashi Kapoor) in 1920s India. Decades later, Olivia's great-niece, Ann (Julie Christie), returns to the country and learns of the affair and the ensuing pregnancy, which left Olivia... Read More
Book of RevelationDaniel (Tom Long), a dancer at the top of his form, disappears for 12 days, held hostage by a trio of women who use him for their sadistic pleasure. When he emerges from his ordeal, Daniel abandons his dreams and seeks a life of disconnected anonymity. But what happened during his abduction will... Read More
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Brideshead Revisited (2008) | PG-13 | |
The Trojan Horse (2008) | R | |
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Shoot on Sight (2007) | R | |
Broken Trail (2006) | NR | |
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Book of Revelation (2006) | NR | |
Beyond the Sea (2004) | PG-13 | |
Baltic Storm (2003) | NR | |
Daniel Deronda (2002) | TV-PG | |
Festival in Cannes (2001) | PG-13 | |
Cotton Mary (1999) | R | |
The Manor (1999) | NR | |
Ladies Room (1999) | NR | |
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MacBeth (1998) | NR | |
The Odyssey (1997) | PG-13 | |
The Serpent's Kiss (1997) | R | |
Emma (1996) | PG | |
Jefferson in Paris (1995) | PG-13 | |
Country Life (1994) | PG-13 | |
The Browning Version (1994) | R | |
The Player (1992) | R | |
Fires Within (1991) | R | |
Shattered (1991) | R | |
Presumed Innocent (1990) | R | |
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Defense of the Realm (1986) | PG | |
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) | R | |
Burke & Wills (1985) | NR | |
Heat and Dust (1983) | R | |
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) | NR | |
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