Claudia Cardinale
Acting
Born: Apr 15, 1938 — Died: Sep 23, 2025
From: Tunis, Tunisia
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are regarded as significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema. Born and raised in La Goulette, a municipality in Tunisia near Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia la mystérieuse | Self | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret | Self (archive footage) | 2019 | 7.0 |
| Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne | Self | 2019 | — |
| The Last Sequence | Self | 2003 | 6.333 |
| The Magic of Fellini | Self (archive footage) | 2002 | 3.5 |
| Luchino Visconti | Self | 2002 | 7.0 |
| Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone | Self | 2000 | 6.111 |
| My Best Fiend | Self | 1999 | 7.334 |
| Son of the Pink Panther | Maria Gambrelli | 1993 | 4.629 |
| The French Revolution | Duchesse de Polignac | 1989 | 7.508 |
| Famous T & A | (archive footage) | 1982 | 5.4 |
| Fitzcarraldo | Molly | 1982 | 7.616 |
| Burden of Dreams | Self - Actress | 1982 | 7.556 |
| Bankers Also Have Souls | Antonella Dufour | 1982 | 4.522 |
| Escape to Athena | Eleana | 1979 | 5.716 |
| Blood Brothers | Lucia Esposito | 1974 | 6.194 |
| A Girl in Australia | Carmela | 1971 | 6.643 |
| The Legend of Frenchie King | Marie Sarrazin | 1971 | 5.579 |
| The Red Tent | Valeria | 1969 | 6.069 |
| Don't Make Waves | Laura | 1967 | 5.176 |
| The Professionals | Maria | 1966 | 7.104 |
| Circus World | Toni Alfredo | 1964 | 6.256 |
| 8½ | Claudia | 1963 | 8.1 |
| The Pink Panther | The Princess Dala | 1963 | 6.843 |
| The Leopard | Angelica Sedara / Bastiana | 1963 | 7.721 |
| Cartouche | Vénus | 1962 | 6.328 |
| Girl with a Suitcase | Aida Zepponi | 1961 | 7.079 |
| Rocco and His Brothers | Ginetta | 1960 | 8.005 |
| The Facts of Murder | La servetta, Assuntina | 1959 | 7.144 |
| Big Deal on Madonna Street | Carmelina | 1958 | 8.085 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1938 |
| From | Tunis, Tunisia |