Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning actress widely considered to be the most famous Italian actress. At age 16, Loren began her film career with bit parts in mostly minor Italian films. In 1951, Loren and her mother worked as extras in Quo Vadis, which was filmed in Rome and provided Loren with an early brush with Hollywood. She also appeared as Aida in Aida (1953).

By the late 1950s, Loren's star began to rise in Hollywood, with films such as 1957's Boy on a Dolphin and The Pride and the Passion in which she co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. Among her films at this time: Desire Under the Elms with Anthony Perkins, Houseboat, a romantic comedy co-starring Cary Grant; and George Cukor's Heller in Pink Tights. In 1960, her acclaimed performance in Vittorio De Sica's, Two Women.

In 1991, Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world cinema and was declared "one of the world cinema's treasures".

Loren is expected to appear in the 2007 Pirelli Calendar.

Public Name: Sophia Loren
Birth Name: Sophia Loren
Date of Birth: September 20, 1934
Place of Birth: Rome

Filmography

Europa riconosciuta, 2004 (TV)
Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia, 2004
Lives of the Saints, 2004 (TV)
Between Strangers, 2002
Francesca e Nunziata, 2001 (TV)
Soleil, 1997
"¿Qué apostamos?", 1996 TV Episode
Grumpier Old Men, 1995
Prêt-à-Porter, 1994
Sabato, domenica e lunedì, 1990 (TV)
"The Fortunate Pilgrim", 1988 (mini) TV Series
Ciociara, La, 1988 (TV)
Courage, 1986 (TV)
Qualcosa di biondo, 1984
Firepower, 1979
Brass Target, 1978
Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici, 1978
Angela, 1978
Giornata particolare, Una, 1977
The Cassandra Crossing, 1976
Pupa del gangster, La, 1975
Brief Encounter, 1974 (TV)
Verdict, 1974
Viaggio, Il, 1974
Man of La Mancha, 1972
Bianco, rosso e..., 1972
Moglie del prete, La, 1971
Mortadella, La, 1971
Girasoli, I, 1970
Questi fantasmi, 1968
C'era una volta..., 1967
A Countess from Hong Kong, 1967
Arabesque, 1966
Judith, 1966
Lady L, 1965
Operation Crossbow, 1965
Matrimonio all'italiana, 1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire, 1964
Ieri, oggi, domani, 1963
Couteau dans la plaie, Le, 1962
Sequestrati di Altona, I, 1962
Madame Sans-Gêne, 1962
Boccaccio '70, 1962
El Cid, 1961
Ciociara, La, 1960
A Breath of Scandal, 1960
The Millionairess, 1960
It Started in Naples, 1960
Heller in Pink Tights, 1960
That Kind of Woman, 1959
Houseboat, 1958
The Black Orchid, 1958
The Key, 1958
Desire Under the Elms, 1958
Legend of the Lost,1957
The Pride and the Passion,1957
Boy on a Dolphin,1957
Fortuna di essere donna, La,1956
Pane, amore e...,1955
Donna del fiume, La,1955
Bella mugnaia, La,1955
Segno di Venere, Il,1955
Peccato che sia una canaglia,1954
Attila,1954
Oro di Napoli, L',1954
Miseria e nobiltà,1954
Tempi nostri,1954
Giorno in pretura, Un,1954
Carosello napoletano,1954
Africa sotto i mari,1953
Aida,1953
Tratta delle bianche, La,1953
Ci troviamo in galleria,1953
Pellegrini d'amore,1953
Paese dei campanelli, Il,1953
Due notti con Cleopatra,1953
Domenica della buona gente, La,1953
È arrivato l'accordatore,1952
Sogno di Zorro, Il,1952
Favorita, La,1952
Anna,1951
Era lui... sì! sì!,1951
Quo Vadis,1951
Lebbra bianca,1951
Padrone del vapore, Il,1951
Mago per forza, Il,1951
Milano miliardaria,1951
Cuori sul mare,1950
Io sono il capataz,1950
Totò Tarzan,1950
Voto, Il,1950
Sei mogli di Barbablù, Le, 1950