Biography
Greta Scacchi is an Italian-Australian actress. Born in Milan, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after spending time in England and Australia.
Her first leading film role was in Heat and Dust (1983), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. She is also known for White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992), Emma (1996) and Looking for Alibrandi (2000).
In 1996 she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance as Empress Alexandra in the television film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny and received a Golden Globe nomination for the same role. She earned a further Emmy nomination for Broken Trail (2006).
