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Gina Lollobrigida

Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927-2023) · Italy · Actors · Died at 95

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She was the face that defined mid-century European glamour on screen, then walked away from it to shoot Fidel Castro with a camera instead of a script.

A life in dates

2023Died16 January 20232018Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAwardThe Green FogFilm, 20182017“I wasn't passionate about cinema. I did it to help my family. We were displaced in Rome and needed to eat. Those were the years when actors were picked up off the street.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

“(About acting) I think a little training is good, but I also believe that instinct is what wins out.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

“There is less emotion in cinema today. There are stories that unfold in a setting of absolute futurism, and when I see them, I change the channel.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

“A beautiful woman, even at seventy, is a beautiful woman, damn it, and if she has talent, you have to admit it, not despise the beautiful woman.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

“What makes me angry is that they have always tried to take something away from women, and this continues today.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

“(About Marilyn Monroe) When we met, the first thing she told me was that they called her the American Gina Lollobrigida. She was surprisingly modest, and I immediately liked her.”In their words30 January 2017From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017

1998Vivement dimancheSeries1995One Hundred and One NightsFilm, Professor Bébel's Medium Wife1992Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1987Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAwardSacrée soiréeSeries, 19871985Officer of Arts and LettersAward1981Falcon CrestSeries, Francesca Gioberti1976Domenica InSeries1972The Adventures of PinocchioSeries, Fata dai capelli turchiniKing, Queen, KnaveFilm, 1972Martha Dreyer1971Bad Man's RiverFilm, Alicia1970The Don Knotts ShowSeries1968Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellFilm, Carla Campbell1965Strange BedfellowsFilm, Toni Vincente1962Imperial VenusFilm, Paulette Bonaparte1961Golden Globe AwardsAwardThe Mike Douglas ShowSeries, 1961Come SeptemberFilm, 1961Lisa Helena Fellini1958Fast and SexyFilm, Anna1956CinépanoramaSeries1955Beautiful But DangerousFilm, Lina Cavalieri1953Grolla d'oro for Best Leading ActressAwardThe OscarsSeries, 1953Beat the DevilFilm, 1953Maria Dannreuther1952Beauties of the NightFilm, Leila1950A Dog's LifeFilm, Margherita 'Rita Buton'1948BambiSeries1946Aquila NeraFilm, Una ragazza alla festa1927Born4 July 1927

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  1. I wasn't passionate about cinema. I did it to help my family. We were displaced in Rome and needed to eat. Those were the years when actors were picked up off the street.

    Jan 30, 2017, From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017, Own words

  2. (About acting) I think a little training is good, but I also believe that instinct is what wins out.

    Jan 30, 2017, From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017, Own words

  3. There is less emotion in cinema today. There are stories that unfold in a setting of absolute futurism, and when I see them, I change the channel.

    Jan 30, 2017, From an interview by Gianfranco Gramola, intervisteromane.net, 30 January 2017, Own words

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Filmography 40

TFThe Green Fog2018
BFBox Office 3D: The Filmest of FilmsGina Lollobrigida2011 · ★ 2.9
ONOne Hundred and One NightsProfessor Bébel's Medium Wife1995 · ★ 6.1
DEDeceptionsPrincess Alessandra1985
TPThe Adventures of PinocchioFata1972 · ★ 7.5
KKKing, Queen, KnaveMartha Dreyer1972
BRBad Man's RiverAlicia1971
TNThat Splendid NovemberCettina1969
DEDeath Laid an EggAnna1968 · ★ 5.7
BCBuona Sera, Mrs. CampbellCarla Campbell1968
MOMe, Me, Me... and the OthersTitta1966
HPHotel ParadisoMarcelle Cotte1966
SBStrange BedfellowsToni Vincente1965
TDThe DollsBeatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido")1965
WSWoman of StrawMaria Marcello1964 · ★ 6.2
IVImperial VenusPaulette Bonaparte1962
CSCome SeptemberLisa Helena Fellini1961 · ★ 6.8
GWGo Naked in the WorldGuilietta Cameron1961
NFNever So FewCarla Vesari1959 · ★ 5.5
SSSolomon and ShebaSheba1959 · ★ 6.5
TLThe LawMarietta1959
FSFast and SexyAnna1958
TDThe Hunchback of Notre DameEsmeralda1956 · ★ 6.7
TRTrapezeLola1956 · ★ 6.3
BDBeautiful But DangerousLina Cavalieri1955
FRFriskyBersagliera1954 · ★ 7.2
WRWoman of RomeAdriana1954
BDBeat the DevilMaria Dannreuther1953 · ★ 6.1
BDBread, Love and DreamsLa Bersagliera1953 · ★ 7.0
TWThe Wayward WifeGemma Foresi1953
TUThe UnfaithfulsLulla Possenti1953
FTFan-Fan the TulipAdeline1952 · ★ 6.7
BNBeauties of the NightLeila1952
TBTimes Gone ByMariantonia Desiderio (segment "Il processo di Frine")1952
WNWife for a NightOttavia1952
ABAttention! Bandits!Anna1951
TIThe City Defends ItselfDaniela1951
ALA Dog’s LifeMargherita 'Rita Buton'1950
FSFlesh Will SurrenderBallerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)1947
ANAquila NeraUna ragazza alla festa1946

120 credits on file

Television 24

VDVivement dimanche1998
BBBoulevard Bio1991
SSSacrée soirée1987
WDWedden, dat..?1986
FCFalcon CrestFrancesca Gioberti1981
WDWetten, dass..?1981
TBThe Love BoatCarla Lucci1977
DIDomenica In1976
LDLes Rendez-vous du dimanche1975
TPThe Adventures of PinocchioFata dai capelli turchini1972
VSV.I.P. Schaukel1971
TSThe Flip Wilson Show1970
TSThe Don Knotts Show1970
TSThe Dick Cavett Show1968
RIRowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968
TSThe Mike Douglas Show1961
DIDiscorama1959
SMStars in der Manege1959
CICinépanorama1956
RCReflets de Cannes1954
TOThe Oscars1953
WLWhat's My Line?1950
BABambi1948
TSThe Ed Sullivan Show1948

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2018
Knight of the Legion of Honour1992
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1987
Officer of Arts and Letters1985
Golden Globe Awards1961
Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress1953
David di Donatello for Best Actress
Flaiano Prize
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Rome Film Festival
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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Spouse: Milko Škofič

About this person

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida became one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, an international sex symbol dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world." She won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards during a film career that made her a fixture of Hollywood's Golden Age. As acting roles thinned, she pivoted to photojournalism and scored an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro in the 1970s. Later she became an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, receiving the National Italian American Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. In 2013 she sold her jewellery collection and donated nearly $5 million to stem-cell therapy research. She died in January 2023, among the last surviving high-profile international stars of her era.

Country
Italy
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2023 · aged 95

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