Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, Dama di Gran Croce OMRI (Inglis: /səˈfiːə ləˈɹɛn/, Italian: [soˈfiːa ˈlɔːren]; born Sofia Villani Scicolone on 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.
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Born | Sofia Villani Scicolone 20 September 1934 Roum, Lazio, Italy |
Residence | Geneva, Swisserland an Naples, Italy |
Naitionality | Italian |
Ither names | Sofia Lazzaro Sofia Scicolone |
Thrift | Actress |
Years active | 1950–present |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Carlo Ponti (m. 1957–62, annulled; 1966–2007, his daith) |
Bairns | Carlo Ponti, Jr., Edoardo Ponti |
Kin | Alessandra Mussolini (niece) |
Loren is widely recognisit as the maist awairdit Italian actress. She wis the first actress o the talkie era tae win an Academy Award for a nan-Inglis-speakin performance, for her portrayal o Cesira in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women. Her ither awairds include ane Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award an a Laurel Award. In 1995 she receivit the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements, ane o mony sic awairds.
Her films include: Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian-Style (1964), and A Special Day (1977). In later years she haes appeared in American blockbusters sic as Grumpier Old Men (1995), an Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination the same year. She haes achievit creetical an commercial success in TV movies sic as Courage (1986) an aw.
References
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- Sophia Loren on IMDb
- Sophia Loren at the TCM Movie Database
- Sophia Loren Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine TV.COM
- Sophia Loren Short Bio
- Sophia Loren NNDB