Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model. She is best known for her acting work in Italy, where she twice won the David di Donatello for Best Actress, for The Anonymous Venetian (1970) and Dear Parents (1973).
Florinda Bolkan

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- Name
- Florinda Bolkan
- Birth Name
- Florinda Soares Bulcão
- Born
- 15 February 1941
- Birthplace
- Uruburetama, Ceará, Brazil
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Florinda Soares Bulcão.
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Honours
- David di Donatello for Best Actress and Grolla d'oro for Best New Actress.
- Languages
- Brazilian Portuguese, French and Italian.
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Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model. She is best known for her acting work in Italy, where she twice won the David di Donatello for Best Actress, for The Anonymous Venetian (1970) and Dear Parents (1973).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Florinda Bolkan • Birth Name — Florinda Soares Bulcão • Born — 15 February 1941 • Birthplace — Uruburetama, Ceará, Brazil • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1968–2020 • Height — 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) • Relatives — Willy Bogner Jr. (brother-in-law) • Website — https: florindabolkan.com/
Early life
Early life
Bolkan was born Florinda Soares Bulcão in Uruburetama. Her father José Pedro Soares Bulcão, commonly known as Soares Bulcão, was a renowned journalist and politician. She lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to the United States. A former flight inspector for Brazilian international carrier Varig, she became fluent in English, Italian and French.
Career
Career
• Illustration — Bolkan and Anita Strindberg in A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) During the 1960s, Bolkan worked as a model in the United States. After being introduced to Italian Countess Marina Cicogna, who would become her long-time partner, she moved to Italy in 1968, where she made her film debut with a small part in the all-star sex comedy Candy (1968). Cicogna later introduced her to director Luchino Visconti, who cast her in The Damned. She worked in more than forty films, mainly in Italy. She was directed by Vittorio de Sica in A Brief Vacation. Under Elio Petri's direction, she made Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, which won both the 1970 Palme d'Or and the 1971 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Enrico Maria Salerno directed her in The Anonymous Venetian, which earned her first David di Donatello Award. She worked with Jean-Louis Trintignant, John Cassavetes, and Annie Girardot. She acted in two giallo films directed by Lucio Fulci, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Don't Torture a Duckling. Bolkan acted alongside Kirk Douglas in the 1972 Italian film, The Master Touch. Bolkan has won the David di Donatello award three times. She won the David di Donatello for the 1973 film Dear Parents. She appeared in 19 episodes of the Italian crime drama television series La piovra. 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.
Personal life
Personal life
Bolkan is bisexual. For 20 years, Bolkan was the life partner of film producer Countess Marina Cicogna. She was an alleged lover of John F. Kennedy. Helmut Berger writes in his autobiography Ich that he and Bolkan had an affair. At various times, she was also romantically-linked to Ryan O'Neal, Richard Burton, Porfirio Rubirosa, and Samuel Wainer. Model Sônia Ribeiro, Bolkan's sister, married Willy Bogner Jr. in 1972.
Filmography
Filmography
• Illustration — Bolkan in Dear Parents (1973)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • The Word — Angela Monti — Miniseries • La piovra — Olga Camastra — 19 episodes • 1986 — Affari di famiglia — Lina Benetti — Television film • A Rainha da Vida — Antônia Fidalgo / Jurema Matos • La trappola • Mademoiselle Ardel — Bianca di Falco • Missione d'amore — Helena • 1993 — Cherchez la femme — Giovanna Bellocchi • La voyageuse du soir — La baronne • L'ombra abitata — Mme Labronsky • Alice auf der Flucht — Elisabetta Mancini — Miniseries • Shadows (1999 film) — Kalantan — Television film • Un bacio nel buio — Aldina • Incantesimo — Corinne Grasso • La notte breve — Magistrato — Television film
Identity
Identity
Florinda Bolkan is recorded as having received David di Donatello for Best Actress and Grolla d'oro for Best New Actress. Recorded at birth as Florinda Soares Bulcão.
Una scena del film Metti, una sera a cena
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actress Florinda Bolkan poses for the magazine
Italian magazine Radiocorriere
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • Candy — Lolita • The Damned — Olga • A Complicated Girl — Greta — Special David di Donatello Award • Metti, una sera a cena — Nina • Machine Gun McCain — Joni Amado • Le voleur de crimes — Florinda • Detective Belli — Vera Fontana • 1970 — Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion — Augusta Terzi • Mafia Connection — Rossana Sciortino • The Anonymous Venetian — Valeria — David di Donatello Award for Best Actress • Una stagione all'inferno — Gennet • 1971 — The Last Valley — Erica • A Lizard in a Woman's Skin — Carol Hammond • Incontro — Claudia Ridolfi • 1972 — Le droit d'aimer — Helena • Don't Torture a Duckling — Maciara • The Master Touch — Anna • 1973 — Dear Parents — Giulia Bonanni — David di Donatello Award for Best Actress • A Brief Vacation — Clara Mataro — Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2nd Place) • 1974 — Love at the Top — Flora Danieli • Flavia the Heretic — Flavia Gaetani • 1975 — Footprints on the Moon — Alice Cespi • Royal Flash — Lola Montez • The Day That Shook the World — Sophie Chotek • A Common Sense of Modesty — Loredana Davoli • 1978 — The Devil's Bed — Walpurga • The Last House on the Beach — Sister Cristina • Manaos — Manuela Aranda • Habibi, amor mío • 1983 — Acqua e sapone — Wilma Walsh • Legati da tenera amicizia — Adelaide • The Trap — Hélène • 1988 — Some Girls — Mrs. D'Arc • Prisoner of Rio — Stella • Portaritratto per signora • Millions — Margherita • Delitto passionale — Julia Yancheva • L'ombre du pharaon • Bela Donna — Mãe Ana • Eu Não Conhecia Tururu — Eleonora — Also writer, producer & director Nominated – Golden Kikito Award for Best Film • Cattive inclinazioni — Mirta Valenti • Magari — Olga
Awards and nominations
• Year — Institution — Award / Category — Work — Result • 1969 — David di Donatello Awards — Golden Plate — Metti, una sera a cena • Una ragazza piuttosto complicata • 1971 — David di Donatello Award for Best Actress — Anonimo veneziano • 1973 — Cari genitori • 1975 — New York Film Critics Circle Awards — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress — Una breve vacanza • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards — Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress • 2000 — Gramado Film Festival — Golden Kikito Award for Best Film — Eu Não Conhecia Tururu • 2002 — Roseto First Work Festival — Career Rose
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- 1.The High Life. W Magazine. 2009-04-01.
- 2.Sayre, Nora. Una Breve Vacanza (1973). The New York Times. February 10, 1975.
- 3.Jones, Rupert. Raw dogs. The Guardian. 1 September 2003.
- 4.Bloody Disgusting. Don't Torture a Duckling. 22 October 2004.
- 5.Bush, John. The Master Touch. The New York Times. 2015.
- 6.Lancia, Enrico. I premi del cinema, 1927-1997. Gremese. 1998. 88-7742-221-1.
- 7.Araújo, Luís Edmundo. Florinda filma o Ceará. Isto É Gente.
- 8.Obituary for Countess Marina Cicogna; 31 October 2013; accessed 11 June 2014.
- 9.Williams, Alex. Marina Cicogna, Italy's First Major Female Film Producer, Dies at 89. The New York Times. 10 November 2023.
- 10.Hoberman, J. A Cop Gets Away With Murder, Italian Style. The New York Times. 2020-05-14. 0362-4331.
- 11.Last Drive-In Season 7: Don't Torture a Duckling and Don't Go in the Woods - JOE BOB BRIGGS. joebobbriggs.com. 2026-02-06.
- 12.hey!. Ich. Die Autobiographie: Unter Mitarbeit von Holde Heuer. 9 January 2013.
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