What is even more horrifying to learn is the fact that Greta avoided Vincent in any way she could. The Broken Trail actress and her former husband, Mr. D'Onofrio, also the father of her daughter, were a one-time thing. Whatsoever, Greta still mentioned Carlo as her husband, even at the times when the two weren't legally married. Back in Australia in 2008, she was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Best Actress Award for playing Queen Elizabeth in Schiller's Mary Stuart in Sydney. [20][21] Scacchi is an Italian citizen by birth. [26], In October 2013, for her services to the arts she was awarded Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). Carlo would be always there to help Greta out and support her emotionally, whilst she recovered. In 1975, her mother and second husband moved to Australia, where, after she left school, Greta worked as an Italian interpreter on a ranch. Speaking more of the singer, Finn, is today, married to wife, Marie Azcona, and shares two children with her including Harper Finn and Elliot Finn. As a matter of fact, she kept sneaking the place and run down the staircase when the spotlights would come near her. In 2001 she returned to Sydney for Harold Pinter's Old Times, directed by Aarne Neeme, playing Kate. In 2004 she toured Italy with an Italian production Vecchi Tempi of the same play, but this time playing Anne. And, it happened not just once, but twice. To always display TV and movie credits separately, edit your site preferences. For her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), she won a Primetime Emmy Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She did, eventually. [22] She is a dual citizen of Italy and Australia. In an old interview, Greta even gushed by regarding Vincent as the Adam to her Eve. But, when The Odyssey actress became pregnant with her cousin, the time was ticking like a bomb to explode. One time, when Greta attended the Baftas ceremony, she was too scared to face the cameras and crowds. Their love story sold stories and constantly made headlines. And, as we already mentioned, things were definitely not sunshine and rainbows for Greta, especially in those years after enduring what seemed like a never resolving heartache. George, an Australian-American actor of ‘Mortal Engines’ fame, is the daughter of actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actor Greta Scacchi, and both she and Penn are big on philanthropy and activism understand the way of things very well. Recently seen in Palm Beach (2019), Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi is actually still together with her first cousin, Carlo Mantegazza, with whom she also shares a grown-up son, now in his early twenties, as of 2020. [8], In 1996, she won an Emmy Award for her work as Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and numerous other awards. Life as a single mother with a traumatic relationship memory haunted Scacchi for the next several years until she finally lifted herself to get on the right track. And, before that moment, more than just friends and cousins, Carlo was also the salesperson who worked for her family's import and export textile business. 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Once fed up, Greta decided it was the last straw and left him. The two later became friends when the actress turned 21 and left to study acting and maker her way in Hollywood. They have a son born in 1998. She has supported Greenpeace and Christian Aid's climate change campaign. In her conscious mind, Greta knew it was wrong and tried to avoid those feelings, but hey, love won. Greta and Carlo's affair almost ruined the family. In Uncle Vanya at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, in 1987, she played opposite Michael Gambon and Jonathan Pryce. But, things have changed today. It brought Greta a big feeling of embarrassment and hurt. Greta did not answer calls from unknown numbers for a whopping of four years in worries that it would be him. Family, friends, the churches and the media, everyone harshly gossiped and criticized. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. But, Vincent wasn't ready to let go and kept crying and begging so she could come back. The role was later offered to Sharon Stone. Leila who as well as followed the footsteps of her parents and marked her acting career in films such as Mortal Engines, The Kid, and Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? [16] In 2015 she joined the Headlong theatre company to star on a UK tour in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie as Amanda. She went on to give versatile performances in films such as The Ebony Tower (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1992) and Country Life (1994). Scacchi was born on 18 February 1960 in Milan, Italy, the daughter of Luca Scacchi, an Italian art dealer and painter, and Pamela Risbey, an English dancer and antiques dealer. Scacchi, the graduate of Brighton College with scholarship doesn't mind being naked for acting again. She returned to Sydney in 1996 to play Cecilia in Sam Shepard's Simpatico In 1999 she took the lead in Easy Virtue in Chichester, directed by actress Maria Aitken.