Caterina Boratto
Biography
Caterina Boratto (15 March 1915 – 14 September 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1993. Born in Turin, Boratto studied at the Musical Lyceum in her hometown with the purpose of becoming a singer; noted by Guido Brignone, she made her debut in To Live, alongside Tito Schipa. Thanks to the film's success, she immediately became a star in the Telefoni Bianchi genre, and also got a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which eventually dissolved because of World War II. In 1943, Boratto lost two brothers, the partisan Renato and the soldier Filiberto, killed in the massacre of the Acqui Division. In 1944, she married a doctor, Armando Ceratto, with whom she had two children. Except for a film in 1951, she basically retired from show business for twenty years before accepting to play two key roles in 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits by Federico Fellini, who had known her in the set of The Peddler and the Lady, where he had served as screenwriter. Starting from the second half of the 1960s, Boratto resumed appearing in films with some regularity, and from the late 1970s, she also became very active on television, being cast in dozens of TV series.
Known For
First Love
1978
8½
1963
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
Juliet of the Spirits
1965
Once Upon a Crime
1992
Professione vacanze
1987
The Far Pavilions
1984
0Cinecittà Cinecittà
1985
Danger: Diabolik
1968
Castle Keep
1969
That Night of Varennes
1982
Footprints on the Moon
1975
Filmography
First Love
as Lucy · 1978
8½
as Mysterious Lady · 1963
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as Signora Castelli · 1976
Juliet of the Spirits
as Giulietta's mother · 1965
Once Upon a Crime
as Madame de Senneville · 1992
Professione vacanze
as Madre di Giangi · 1987
The Far Pavilions
as Mrs. Chiverton · 1984
Cinecittà Cinecittà
as Mansion Owner · 1985
Danger: Diabolik
as Lady Clark · 1968
Castle Keep
as Red Queen · 1969
That Night of Varennes
as Madame Faustine · 1982
Footprints on the Moon
as Boutique Owner · 1975
Story of a Cloistered Nun
as Mother of Carmela · 1973
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
as Luigia, Peppino's Sister-in-law · 1966
My Friends Act III
as Amalia Pecci Bonetti · 1985
Anna Karenina
as Principessa Scerbatzkaja · 1974
Morte a passo di valzer
as Lady Mary Cork · 1979
The House of Doves
as Virginia · 1972
The Tiger and the Pussycat
as Della · 1967
Hector the Mighty
as Ecuba · 1972
Lady Caroline Lamb
· 1972
Phantom of Death
as Robert's Mother · 1988
Villa Arzilla
as Vittoria Gransasso · 1990
Don't Sting the Mosquito
as Marchioness Filangeri · 1967
Double Cross
as Clara Vanzetti · 1951
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Agnese Frustalupi · 1966
The Lady of Monza
as Sister Francesca Imbersaga · 1969
32nd of December
as Carlotta · 1988
Fellini dice...
as Self · 2006
Un caso d'incoscienza
· 1985
Bel Ami
as Mrs. Walter · 1979
Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
as Self · 1969
The Off-Road Girl
as Silvia Marino · 1973
Claretta
as Giuseppina Petacci · 1984
Tonight I'll Throw Me
· 1967
The Beautiful Summer
as The Princess · 1974
Jet Set Swingers
as Marco's Mother · 1970
Symphony of Love
as Principessa Vorokin · 1970
Hello... There's a Certain Giuliana for You
as Aunt Amelia · 1967
Il romanzo di un giovane povero
as Margherita Laroque · 1942
The House by the Edge of the Lake
as Kira - The Witch · 1979
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici
as signora Colombo · 1981
Marcella
as Marcella · 1937
The Peddler and the Lady
as Elsa Bianchini · 1943
The Sleazy Uncle
as passante · 1989
The Last Emotion
· 1989
Hanno rapito un uomo
as La granduchessa Sonia · 1938
I figli del marchese Lucera
as Giannina · 1939
Who Is Happier Than I?
as Rina · 1938
This Is the Night
· 1977
Dente per dente
as Isabella · 1943
Fellini nel cestino
as Self · 1983
Vivere!
as Paola · 1936
Ehrengard
as contessa von Gassner · 1982