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Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Acting
Born: Sep 20, 1934
From: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress. In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance. Loren has won 50 international awards, including an Oscar, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Laurel Award. Her other films include: Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian Style (1964), A Special Day (1977). She has received critical and commercial success in movies for home box-office such as Courage (1986) and in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 1995. The same year she received the Cecil B. de Mille award for lifetime achievements. In 1999, Loren was listed by the American Film Institute on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars as #21 of 25 American female screen legends of all time. In 2002, she was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its annual Anniversary Gala and was …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Sophia Loren, a special destiny Self (archive footage) 2019 6.9
1960 Self (archive footage) 2010 5.2
Nine Mamma 2009 5.529
Grumpier Old Men Maria Sophia Coletta Ragetti 1995 6.48
Prêt-à-Porter Isabella de la Fontaine 1994 5.226
Saturday, Sunday and Monday Rosa Priore 1990 7.426
A Special Day Antonietta Taberi 1977 8.05
The Cassandra Crossing Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain 1976 6.241
Jury of One Teresa Leoni 1974 6.467
Man of La Mancha Dulcinea / Aldonza 1972 6.564
Sunflower Giovanna 1970 7.511
A Countess from Hong Kong Natascha 1967 6.013
More Than a Miracle Isabella Candeloro 1967 5.884
Ghosts, Italian Style Maria Gennari 1967 6.235
Arabesque Yasmin Azir 1966 6.296
Operation Crossbow Nora Van Ostamgen 1965 6.724
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni … 1963 7.435
Five Miles to Midnight Lisa Macklin 1962 5.82
Boccaccio '70 Zoe (segment "La riffa") 1962 6.917
The Millionairess Epifania Parerga 1960 5.359
Two Women Cesira 1960 7.82
Heller in Pink Tights Angela Rossini 1960 5.79
It Started in Naples Lucia Curcio 1960 6.363
Houseboat Cinzia Zaccardi 1958 6.419
The Pride and the Passion Juana 1957 6.07
Legend of the Lost Dita 1957 6.1
Boy on a Dolphin Phaedra 1957 5.708
Too Bad She's Bad Lina Stroppiani 1954 6.871
I'll See You on the Balcony Marisa 1953 6.143
Aida Aida 1953 5.222
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1934
FromRome, Lazio, Italy