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Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren | |
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Sophia Loren, | |
| Born | Sofia Villani Scicolone () September 20, (age&#;90) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other&#;names | Sofia Lazzaro Sofia Scicolone |
| Years&#;active | |
| Height | 5' 8½" (&#;m) |
| Spouse(s) | Carlo Ponti (m. , his death) |
| Children | Carlo Ponti Jr. Edoardo Ponti |
| Awards | Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
César Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Grammy Awards
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| Website | Sophia Loren |
Sophia Loren (born 20 September ) is a retired Italian actress, one of the best known and most popular of Italian actresses.
Life and career
[change | change source]Born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome, Italy, out of wedlock.
Write short biography Retrieved 17 November In , the category was merged back into Best Children's Album. Sofia Loren's career began at Italy's national film school, and she appeared in minor roles in films like "Quo Vadis" at the age of The Sign of Venus.She grew up in Puzzuoli, near Naples, raised by her single mother in poverty.
In , she entered a beauty contest and was noticed by film producer Carlo Ponti () who took her under his wing. With his help and guidance, she began appearing in bit parts in film, and got her first major role in director Vittorio De Sica's The Gold of Naples in
Ponti made her learn English and took her to Hollywood.
Her first film there was The Pride and the Passion in , opposite Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. This was followed by Desire under the Elms () with Anthony Perkins, Houseboat () with Cary Grant, Black Orchid () with Anthony Quinn, It Happened in Naples () with Clark Gable, Heller in Pink Tights () with Anthony Quinn, A Breath of Scandal () with John Gavin.
Sophia loren short biography Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote Wikidata item. Zanuck Jean Hersholt Jack L. In their relationship, they had only divorced once, in , and reunited in A Special Day.Back in Italy, she was reunited with Vittorio De Sica in La Ciocara (Two Women) in , which won her the Academy Award and the BAFTA for best actress.
Thereafter, she pursued her career both in Italy and the United States, appearing in films such as El Cid (), The Fall of the Roman Empire (), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (), Marriage Italian Style (), Arabesque (), The Countess from Hong Kong (), The Man from La Mancha (), The Cassandra Crossing (), etc.
Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti were first married on 17 September , but Ponti being Catholic his divorce from his first wife was not recognized in Italy and the marriage was declared invalid. Ponti took French citizenship and after being legally divorced, he and Loren were remarried on 9 April , and had two sons; Carlo (b.
Short biography obama Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Family and childhood [ edit ]. Retrieved 28 April Initially credited as Sofia Lazzaro, her name and image were transformed by Carlo Ponti to become Sophia Loren, leading to her first starring role in "Aida") and Eduardo (b. ). The Italian former model and politicianAlessandra Mussolini is her niece.