Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. 

 Publication history 
Created by writer-artist Jim Steranko, she first appeared in the "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." feature in Strange Tales #159 (August 1967).

 Fictional character biography 
She is often associated with espionage and covert operations within the Marvel Universe. Valentina is portrayed as a skilled intelligence operative and has been involved with various Marvel characters, including Nick Fury and the Avengers.

 In other media 
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Valentina is portrayed by actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She first appeared in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye, later appeared in the movies Black Widow and Thunderbolts*. In the MCU, she is depicted as a government agent with a mysterious agenda, often working behind the scenes to influence events and recruit key characters for her own purposes.

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