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Valli (other)
Valli is the Goddess consort of the Hindu God Murugan. Valli may also refer to: People * Alida Valli (1921-2006), sometimes known simply as Valli, Italian actress * Celso Valli (born 1940), Italian composer, arranger and record producer * Éric Valli (born 1952), French photographer and film director * Eusebio Valli (1755-1816), Italian physician and electrical researcher * Frankie Valli (born 1934), Italian-American musician * Geoff Valli (born 1954), New Zealand rugby union player * Romolo Valli (1925-1980), Italian actor * Valli Valli (1882-1927), English actress * Viola Valli (born 1972), Italian swimmer * Virginia Valli (1898-1968), American actress * Valli O'Reilly, makeup artist (also known as Aunt Valli and Valle O'Reilly) Places * Valli, Estonia * Valli, Iran Arts and entertainment * Valli (film), 1993 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth * Valli (album), 1976 album by Frankie Valli See also *Vall (surname) *Vali (other) Vali or Wali can refer to: Places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli
Vaḷḷi ( ta, வள்ளி) ("Creeper, Sweet potato plant") is a Hindu goddess, and the second consort of the deity Murugan. An incarnation of the goddess Sundaravalli, daughter of Vishnu, Valli is born on earth as the daughter of a chieftain, leading a life of a huntress. Murugan, the god of war, eventually woos and weds her, according to Tamil folklore. Both of their legends originate from the mountain region also known as Kurunji in Tamilakam. Her sister, Amritavalli (Devasena), also succeeds in marrying Murugan as the adopted daughter of Indra, making them sister-wives. Nomenclature ''Vaḷḷi'' is used to refer to many local or Village gods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India and by the Rodiya and Vedda peoples of Sri Lanka. Vaḷḷi is also known as ''Pongi'' at Vallimalai in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and the pond from which she drew water to quench the thirst of Murugan is still there. This pond, though in an open ground, does not receive the rays of the sun. Vedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Valli
Viola Valli (born 15 May 1972) is a former female open water swimmer from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... She is the former world champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distance. International medals She won 12 medals (8 individual) at the World Open Water Swimming Championships. See also * World Open Water Championships - Multiple medalists References External links Viola Valliprofile at Les-sports Viola Valli official website BBC News Article on Viola {{DEFAULTSORT:Valli, Viola 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Varese Italian female swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Italian female long-distance swimmers Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli (album)
''Valli'' is the sixth solo LP album by Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons, released by Private Stock under catalog number PS-2017 as a stereo recording in 1976. It was reissued on compact disc in 2008, paired with his first solo effort from Private Stock, ''Closeup'', by Collector's Choice. The LP yielded one hit single, "We're All Alone "We're All Alone" is a song written by Boz Scaggs, which became a hit for Frankie Valli in 1976. The next year it was a top-ten hit for Rita Coolidge in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album ''Silk Degrees'', and included ...." It reached #78 U.S. ''Billboard'', #74 ''Cash Box'' and #73 in Canada. Despite the single’s moderate success, the album failed to make the charts. Track listing Four Seasons personnel on this album * Frankie Valli - vocals * Bob Gaudio - producer, keyboards, piano * Don Ciccone - bass guitar * Gerry Polci - drums * Lee Shapiro - keyboards * John Paiva - lead guitar References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli (film)
''Valli'' is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Natraj, written and produced by Rajinikanth, who also stars in extended guest lead role. It stars Hariraj and Priya Raman as the main leads, with Vadivelu playing the comedian and newcomer Sanjay as the main antagonist. The film's music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. Rajinikanth scripted the film, wrote the dialogues and appeared in an extended guest role. The movie was a box office disaster. Plot Valli (Priya Raman) returns to her village after studying for 15 years in Madras. Her cousin (Hariraj) celebrates her arrival back to the village. He was in love with Valli since childhood days, but she has changed after she went to study in the city. She is no more in love with him. She falls in love with a city guy called Shekar (Sanjay), who comes to the village with his friends for hunting. Shekar has slept with Valli promising to marry her, but cheats her and he escapes to the city. It is then found out that he is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli, Iran
Valilu ( fa, وليلو, also Romanized as Valīlū; also known as Vali and Valli) is a village in Bedevostan-e Gharbi Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 399, in 96 families. References Populated places in Heris County {{Heris-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli, Estonia
Valli is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Raikküla Parish Raikküla Parish ( et, Raikküla vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 1,754 (as of 1 January 2006) and an area of 224.2 km2. Settlements ;Villages: Jalase - Kaigepere - Keo Keo may refer to: * .... References Villages in Rapla County {{Rapla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli O'Reilly
Valli O'Reilly is a make-up artist. She won at the 77th Academy Awards for her work on the film ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' in the category of Best Makeup. She shared her win with Bill Corso. In addition to her Oscar, she won a BAFTA award for the film '' Alice in Wonderland''. Valli also worked on Ant-Man and the Wasp ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is th ... (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) as a makeup artist for Michelle Pfeiffer. Filmography References External links * Living people American make-up artists Best Makeup Academy Award winners Best Makeup BAFTA Award winners Canadian Screen Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s. Early life Born Virginia McSweeney in Chicago, Illinois, she got her acting start in Milwaukee with a stock company. She also did some film work with Essanay Studios in Chicago, starting in 1916. Film career Valli continued to appear in films throughout the 1920s. She was an established star at the Universal studio by the mid-1920s. In 1924 she was the female lead in King Vidor's southern gothic ''Wild Oranges'', a film now recovered from film vault obscurity. She also appeared in the romantic comedy, ''Every Woman's Life'', about "the man she could have married, the man she should have married and the man she DID marry." Most of her films were made between 1924 and 1927, and included Alfred Hitchcock's debut feature, '' The Pleasure Garden'' (1925), '' Paid to Love'' (1927) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli Valli
Valli Valli, born Valli Knust (11 February 1882 – 4 November 1927), was a musical comedy actress and silent film performer born in Berlin, Germany. She was descended from an old English family and lived most of her life in England. Her brother was a captain in the Royal Fusiliers, who fought for the British in France in World War I. Her sisters Lulu (1887–1964) and Ida were both actresses, who used the stage names Lulu Valli and Ida Valli. Her brother-in-law, Philip Curtiss (Ida's husband), wrote ''Mummers in Mufti'' in 1921. She also had a brother named Cyril Knust. Early years and stage work Valli was educated in London and Paris. As a twelve-year-old, she made her first stage appearance in ''Gentle Ivy'' (1894) at Terry's Theatre in London. She demonstrated her theatrical skill in Berlin in 1895 with a successful run in the musical comedy ''Morocco Bound''. She returned to London's Drury Lane Theatre, performing the role of the dancing doll in a pantomime version o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Valli
Alida Maria Laura, '' Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s. She was one of the biggest stars of Italian film during the Fascist era, once being coined "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Benito Mussolini, but managed to find continued international success post-World War II. According to Frédéric Mitterrand, Valli was the only actress in Europe to equal Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo. Valli worked with many significant directors both in Italy and abroad, including Alfred Hitchcock ('' The Paradine Case''; 1947), Carol Reed (''The Third Man''; 1949), Luchino Visconti ('' Senso''; 1954), Michelangelo Antonioni ('' Il Grido''; 1957), Georges Franju ('' Eyes Without a Face''; 1960), Pier Paolo Pasolini ( ''Oedipus Rex''; 1967), Mario Bava ('' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli (7 February 1925 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian actor. Valli was born in Reggio Emilia. He was one of the best known Italian actors from the 1950s to his death. He worked for both the stage and the silver screen. Among the directors he collaborated with were Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim, and Luchino Visconti, who cast Valli in three feature films (''Il Gattopardo'', '' Morte a Venezia'', '' Gruppo di famiglia in un interno'') and the episode ''Il lavoro'' of '' Boccaccio '70''. Valli died in a car accident, less than one week before his 55th birthday. Theatre * Così è (se vi pare) (1974) Filmography *'' Policarpo ufficiale di scrittura'' (1959) - Commendator Egidio Marzi Laurenzi *''The Great War'' (1959) - Tenente Gallina *'' Jovanka e le altre'' (1960) - Mirko *'' Call Girls of Rome'' (1960) - Il commissario *'' Il carro armato dell'8 settembre'' (1960) *'' La ragazza con la valigia'' (1961) - Don Pietro Introna *'' La v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Valli
Geoffrey Thomas Valli (born 3 November 1954) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Valli represented Southland and North Auckland at a provincial level. He played a single game for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against Fiji in 1980, for which the New Zealand Rugby Union did not award full international caps. Valli's brother, Keith, was killed in the Pike River Mine disaster The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 p ... in 2010. References 1954 births Living people People from Nightcaps, New Zealand New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Southland rugby union players Northland rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
