---
name: "Greta Scacchi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/greta-scacchi"
fi1m_id: "greta-scacchi"
imdb_id: "nm0000627"
tmdb_id: 21245
wikidata_id: "Q235351"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 February 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T17:33:37.381472+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Greta Scacchi

## Identity

Greta Scacchi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/greta-scacchi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** greta-scacchi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000627
- **TMDB ID:** 21245
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235351
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Scacchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000627/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21245

Actor. Born 18 February 1960 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 February 1960, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- **Active:** 1984–2019
- **Also known as:** Greta Scaachi, Γκρέτα Σκάκι, Гре́та Ска́кки, Грета Скаккі, گرتا سکی
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (3), 2000s 63 (1), 2010s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Mystery 5, Thriller 4, Crime 2, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $479m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Scacchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000627/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21245

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Player*](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) (85)
- **Tubi:** [*Presumed Innocent*](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md) (82)
- **Peacock:** [*War and Peace*](https://film.one/tv/war-and-peace.md) (65)
- **Apple TV:** [*Shattered*](https://film.one/film/shattered.md) (58)
- **Netflix:** [*Waiting for the Barbarians*](https://film.one/film/waiting-for-the-barbarians.md) (53)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## 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).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Waiting for the Barbarians* (2019), Fi1m 53, as Mai — [page](https://film.one/film/waiting-for-the-barbarians.md)
- *The Terror* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Lady Jane Franklin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *War and Peace* (2016), Fi1m 65, as Natalya Rostova — [page](https://film.one/tv/war-and-peace.md)
- *Flightplan* (2005), Fi1m 63, as Therapist — [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *The Player* (1992), Fi1m 85, as June Gudmundsdottir — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Shattered* (1991), Fi1m 58, as Judith Merrick — [page](https://film.one/film/shattered.md)
- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Carolyn Polhemus — [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Signorinella: Little Miss* (2025), as Narrator
- *He Ain't Heavy* (2024), as Bev
- *Run Rabbit Run* (2024), as Joan
- *I Told You So* (2024), as Frances
- *She Stoops To Conquer* (2024), as Mrs Hardcastle
- *One Trillion Dollars* (2023), series, as Elena Vacchi
- *Bodies* (2023), series, as The Lady
- *The Royal Nanny* (2022), as Ms. Juliet Lansbury
- *Darby and Joan* (2022), series, as Joan Kirkhope
- *Shepherd* (2021), as Glenys Black
- *Resurrection* (2021), as Mother Mary
- *Waiting for the Barbarians* (2020), as Mai — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/waiting-for-the-barbarians.md)
- *Palm Beach* (2019), as Charlotte
- *Time of the Sixth Sun* (2019), as Voice of the Ancient Mother
- *Head Full of Honey* (2018), as Abbess
- *Amanda* (2018), as Alison
- *Operation Finale* (2018), as Vera Eichmann
- *The Terror* (2018), series, as Lady Jane Franklin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *The Girl in the Fog* (2017), as Beatrice Leman
- *Tenderness* (2017), as Aurora
- *Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer* (2016), Actor
- *The White King* (2016), as General Meade
- *War and Peace* (2016), series, as Natalya Rostova — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/war-and-peace.md)
- *North v South* (2015), as Mrs Singer
- *The Falling* (2015), as Miss Edith Mantel
- *A.D. The Bible Continues* (2015), series, as Mother Mary
- *Hindenburg: The Last Flight* (2011), series, as Helen van Zandt
- *Un altro mondo* (2010), as Cristina
- *Ways to Live Forever* (2010), as Mrs. Willis
- *Brideshead Revisited* (2008), as Cara
- *The Trojan Horse* (2008), series, as Helen Madigan
- *Miss Austen Regrets* (2008), as Cassandra Austen
- *Hidden Love* (2007), as D.ssa Dubois
- *Shoot on Sight* (2007), as Susan Ali
- *The Handyman* (2006), as Julia Parchant
- *Icicle Melt* (2006), as Madeleine
- *Two Twisted* (2006), series, as Dr. Adele Partridge
- *The Book of Revelation* (2006), as Isabel
- *Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King* (2006), series, as Dr. Katie Arlen
- *Broken Trail* (2006), series, as Nola Johns
- *Wimbledon 2005 Official Film* (2005), as Narrator
- *Flightplan* (2005), as Therapist — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Tuppence
- *Beyond the Sea* (2004), as Mary Duvan
- *L'ombra cinese* (2004), as Juliette Martin
- *Under a False Name* (2004), as Nicoletta
- *Baltic Storm* (2003), as Julia Reuter
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Diane
- *Il ronzio delle mosche* (2003), as Dottoresa Natalia
- *Jeffrey Archer: The Truth* (2002), as Margaret Thatcher
- *Daniel Deronda* (2002), series, as Lydia Glasher
- *One of the Hollywood Ten* (2002), as Gale Sondergaard
- *Festival in Cannes* (2001), as Alice Palmer
- *The Farm* (2001), series, as Liz Cooper
- *Looking for Alibrandi* (2000), as Christina Alibrandi
- *Love & Rage* (2000), as Agnes MacDonnell
- *Cotton Mary* (1999), as Lily MacIntosh
- *Ladies Room* (1999), as Lucia
- *Tom's Midnight Garden* (1999), as Aunt Gwen Kitson
- *The Manor* (1999), as Mrs. Ravenscroft
- *The Red Violin* (1998), as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
- *Macbeth* (1998), as Lady Macbeth
- *The Odyssey* (1997), series, as Penelope
- *The Serpent's Kiss* (1997), as Juliana
- *Emma* (1996), as Mrs. Weston
- *Rasputin* (1996), as Tsarina Alexandra
- *Cosi* (1996), as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Jefferson in Paris* (1995), as Maria Cosway
- *Country Life* (1994), as Deborah Voysey
- *The Browning Version* (1994), as Laura Crocker-Harris
- *Salt on Our Skin* (1992), as George
- *The Player* (1992), as June Gudmundsdottir — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Turtle Beach* (1992), as Judith
- *Shattered* (1991), as Judith Merrick — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/shattered.md)
- *Fires Within* (1991), as Isabel
- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), as Carolyn Polhemus — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Mrs. Burton-Cox — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Love and Fear* (1988), as Maria
- *Woman in the Moon* (1988), as Angela
- *White Mischief* (1987), as Diana, Lady Broughton
- *Good Morning, Babylon* (1987), as Edna Bonnano
- *A Man in Love* (1987), as Jane Steiner
- *Defence of the Realm* (1986), as Nina Beckman
- *Burke & Wills* (1985), as Julia Matthews
- *The Coca-Cola Kid* (1985), as Terri
- *Camille* (1984), as Marguerite Gautier
- *Dr. Fischer of Geneva* (1984), as Anna-Luise Fischer
- *The Ebony Tower* (1984), as Diana, 'The Mouse'
- *Waterfront* (1984), as Anna Chieri
- *Heat and Dust* (1983), as Olivia Rivers
- *Dead on Time* (1983), Actor
- *Second Sight* (1982), as Anna
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Annie
- *Time & Tide - A Trilogy*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-feb2ca7150b8.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Elena Torre from Viareggio, Italia; cropped by Jaqen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Greta_Scacchi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![She Stoops To Conquer - Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond - Thursday 28th December 2023](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-675bf5fe2acd.jpg) She Stoops To Conquer - Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond - Thursday 28th December 2023 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Greta_Scacchi_in_She_Stoops_To_Conquer.jpg/1280px-Greta_Scacchi_in_She_Stoops_To_Conquer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-24f3b660fe11.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Image via TMDB
- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-ee6432f2bdfb.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Image via TMDB
- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-97dfe36e5775.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Image via TMDB
- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-c97c7b4f453a.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Image via TMDB
- ![Greta Scacchi](https://film.one/media/person/78240/gallery-a95bb6c26f8f.jpg) Greta Scacchi — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1996: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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