Personal Info
Birth date
1915-03-14 (110 Years)
Day of death
2010-09-14
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rome - Lazio - Italy
Also known as
Caterino Boratto
Катерина Боратто
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.
Filmography
First Love
5.5
Overview:
Ugo is an old actor who feels too young to be in an "old actor's house". He just can't stand the rules of the other old people so he escapes with a young girl.The House of Doves
4.5
Overview:
The widow Alexandra and her schoolgirl daughter Sandra live together in a luxurious villa in Spain. When Fernando, an old love of Alexandra's, appears in town the two rekindle their love affair until Alexandra finds that he is being paid to be the companion of a rich older womanOnce Upon a Crime
5.663
Overview:
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.Don't Sting the Mosquito
3.5
Overview:
Rita, a vivacious co-ed flees her boarding school with her music teacher, who is also engaged to her. She wants to take part in a singing contest but her father who is dead against it has her kidnapped. He finally gives in when his wife threatens to sing in the contest herself.8½
8.122
Overview:
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.The Lady of Monza
4.6
Overview:
A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
6.354
Overview:
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.Juliet of the Spirits
7.22
Overview:
Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.Symphony of Love
7
Overview:
Al Bano and Romina bring to the big screen the unhappy love between the composer Franz Schubert and the Hungarian Countess Anna Rostkov. Al Bano sings the immortal 'Ave Maria'.Hanno rapito un uomo
5
Overview:
A Russian grand duchess, in order to avoid a marriage imposed on her by her family, pretends to have fallen in love with a movie actor and tells her relatives that she has married him. When they arrive, they are able to meet the grand duchess's supposed husband, as she has forced the actor to play the thankless role. But from the pretense and the often awkward incidents it causes, a lively and genuine affection develops between the two protagonists. And the grotesque episode ends with a real wedding.The Beautiful Summer
NYR
Overview:
A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?The Night of Varennes
6.8
Overview:
During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.Hector the Mighty
5
Overview:
A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen, triggering a small gang war.Story of a Cloistered Nun
5
Overview:
Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elizabeth and the stern Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.My Friends Act III
6.413
Overview:
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.Pardon, Are You for or Against?
6
Overview:
A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers.Phantom of Death
5.629
Overview:
Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...Una storia d'amore
2.667
Overview:
A married woman falls in love with a playboy dedicated to blackmail, to avoid that reveal his unedifying past, abandons her.The Tiger and the Pussycat
6.79
Overview:
A middle-aged businessman finds himself in thirst for romance adventure, and it seems that a proper partner is not far away.Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici
6.03
Overview:
A Milanese industrialist goes to Rome to bribe a politician but he loses money. A thief helps him recover them. Milan and Rome in comparison in the duets of the couple Pozzetto-Milian.This Is the Night
NYR
Overview:
Based on a book by Juan Carlo Onetti, the film tells the story of Ossario, a hunted revolutionary leader who sees his comrades die one after another.Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
6.7
Overview:
Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During this film viewers go with him to the Colisseum at night, on a subway ride past Roman ruins, to the Appian Way, to a slaughterhouse, and on a visit to Marcello Mastroianni's house. Fellini also is seen in his own office interviewing a series of unusual characters seeking work or his help.Tonight I'll Throw Me
4.9
Overview:
Summer Late sixties, Want to sing, Of Sun. Of golden skin from tanning. Of endless beaches. And relaxing baths. For everyone: young and old. Singles and couples. In the endless consumption of flirtation and new knowledge, the musical background goes crazy with the famous screamer. Famous personalities like Lola Falana emerge from famous people. They get confused. They are inserted between these alleged stars. But above all, they have fun like crazy ...The Last Emotion
2
Overview:
Giorgio, a pianist arrived in South Tyrol to hold a concert, get to know Chiara, a beautiful girl.Footprints on the Moon
6.222
Overview:
Alice, a young translator, finds the real world slowly merging with her recurring nightmares as she tries to solve the puzzle of her recent memory loss. A postcard leads her to the island of Garma where the locals seems to know her. Is she who she thinks she is? And what significance does her dream of an astronaut abandoned on the moon have?The Off-Road Girl
6
Overview:
A successful advertising journalist, embarks on a journey to Egypt where he encounters Maryam, a striking Eritrean woman whose beauty is matched only by her enigmatic presence. What begins as a chance meeting gradually evolves into a layered emotional connection that challenges Giorgio’s worldview and highlights cultural and racial divides.Acting
2025120 Days of Sodom Literally as Madame Castelli
2006Fellini dice... as Self
1992Once Upon a Crime as Madame de Senneville
1990Villa Arzilla (1 Episode) as Vittoria Gransasso
1989The Sleazy Uncle as passante
1989The Last Emotion as Unknown
1988Phantom of Death as Robert's Mother
198832nd of December as Carlotta
1987Professione vacanze (1 Episode) as Madre di Giangi
1985Un caso d'incoscienza as Unknown
1985My Friends Act III as Amalia Pecci Bonetti
1985Cinecittà Cinecittà (1 Episode) as Mansion Owner
1984Claretta as Giuseppina Petacci
1984The Far Pavilions (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Chiverton
1983Fellini nel cestino as Self
1982Ehrengard as contessa von Gassner
1982The Night of Varennes as Madame Faustine
1981Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici as signora Colombo
1979Bel Ami (4 Episodes) as Mrs. Walter
1979Morte a passo di valzer (3 Episodes) as Lady Mary Cork
1979The House by the Edge of the Lake as Kira - The Witch
1978First Love as Lucy
1977This Is the Night as Unknown
1976Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom as Signora Castelli
1975Footprints on the Moon as Boutique Owner
1974The Beautiful Summer as The Princess
1974Anna Karenina (4 Episodes) as Principessa Scerbatzkaja
1973Story of a Cloistered Nun as Mother of Carmela
1973The Off-Road Girl as Silvia Marino
1972Lady Caroline Lamb as Unknown
1972The House of Doves as Virginia
1972Hector the Mighty as Ecuba
1970Symphony of Love as Principessa Vorokin
1970Una storia d'amore as Marco's Mother
1969Castle Keep as Red Queen
1969Fellini: A Director’s Notebook as Self
1969The Lady of Monza as Sister Francesca Imbersaga
1968Danger: Diabolik as Lady Clark
1967Tonight I'll Throw Me as Unknown
1967Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te as Aunt Amelia
1967The Tiger and the Pussycat as Della
1967Don't Sting the Mosquito as Marchioness Filangeri
1966Pardon, Are You for or Against? as Agnese Frustalupi
1966Me, Me, Me... and the Others as Luigia, Peppino's Sister-in-law
1965Juliet of the Spirits as Giulietta's mother
19638½ as Mysterious Lady
1951Double Cross as Clara Vanzetti
1943The Peddler and the Lady as Elsa Bianchini
1942Il romanzo di un giovane povero as Margherita Laroque
1939I figli del marchese Lucera as Giannina
1938Hanno rapito un uomo as La granduchessa Sonia
1938Chi è più felice di me! as Rina
1937Marcella as Marcella
1936Vivere! as Paola