[1] She received two BAFTA Award nominations throughout her career, the first for Shadows and the second for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).

[citation needed] A decade later, after moving back to New York and meeting John Cassavetes in an acting workshop, Goldoni attracted considerable attention and critical acclaim for her performance in his groundbreaking film Shadows (1959).

[2] The New York Times wrote that she "brings a freshness and a touching sort of natural gaucherie to the role of the girl.

"[5] Goldoni later co-starred in the episodes "Fair Exchange" and "Two Birds with One Bullet" of the British television series Danger Man (1964) with Patrick MacGoohan.

[2][7] Goldoni attracted further acclaim and a second BAFTA Award nomination for portraying the best friend of Ellen Burstyn's character in Martin Scorsese's feature film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).