Valentina
Valli
A life in cinema, style and mystery.
The official archive of Valentina Valli — actress, model and one of the most distinctive European screen presences of her generation.
Enter the ArchiveI never wanted to be famous. I wanted to be unforgettable.
Screen Test No. 1
A rare screen test capturing Valentina Valli in close-up — poised, elusive and entirely at ease before the camera.
Presence needs no introduction.
A rare surviving fragment believed to be Valentina Valli’s first screen test — a few fleeting seconds in which the poised young actress breaks character and suddenly laughs.
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Introducing Valentina Valli as Princess Ariane
Last King
of Atlantis
The role that introduces Valentina Valli to the screen. As Princess Ariane, heir to Atlantis, she brings poise, defiance and quiet authority to a young woman whose act of mercy sets her against the kingdom she was born to inherit.
Explore the FilmThe Publicity Archive
Portraits, fashion studies and studio photographs from across Valentina Valli’s career.
About Valentina
Valentina Valli emerged from the world of European fashion and cinema with a presence that was at once modern, enigmatic and unmistakably her own.
Equally at home in the photographer’s studio and before the motion-picture camera, she became known for her striking gaze, sculptural elegance and quiet command of the frame.
This official archive brings together selected photographs, screen material and rediscovered moments from her career — preserving the image of a woman who never chased attention, but held it effortlessly.