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 w…
Movies & TV Shows
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A Special Day (1977) — Antonietta Taberi
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Nine (2009) — Mamma
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Two Women (1960) — Cesira
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The Life Ahead (2020) — Madame Rosa
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Marriage Italian Style (1964) — Filumena Marturano
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) — Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara
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Quo Vadis (1951) — Lygia's Slave (uncredited)
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Grumpier Old Men (1995) — Maria Sophia Coletta Ragetti
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El Cid (1961) — Jimena
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Poverty and Nobility (1954) — Gemma
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The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain
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Prêt-à-Porter (1994) — Isabella de la Fontaine
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — Lucilla
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Houseboat (1958) — Cinzia Zaccardi
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A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) — Natascha
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Arabesque (1966) — Yasmin Azir
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Scandal in Sorrento (1955) — Donna Sofia
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Sunflower (1970) — Giovanna
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Boccaccio '70 (1962) — Zoe (segment "La riffa")
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The Gold of Naples (1954) — Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
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Operation Crossbow (1965) — Nora Van Ostamgen
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The View (1997) — Self
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The Sign of Venus (1955) — Agnese
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I Am Divine (2014) — Self (archive)
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Untouchable (2019) — Self (archive footage)
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It Started in Naples (1960) — Lucia Curcio
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Man of La Mancha (1972) — Dulcinea / Aldonza
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Legend of the Lost (1957) — Dita
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Too Bad She's Bad (1954) — Lina Stroppiani
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Along the Coast (1958) — Self (archive footage)
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Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) — Self (archive)
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A Day in Court (1954) — Anna
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The Pride and the Passion (1957) — Juana
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The Miller's Beautiful Wife (1955) — Carmela
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More Than a Miracle (1967) — Isabella Candeloro
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The Millionairess (1960) — Epifania Parerga
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Brass Target (1978) — Mara
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023) — Self (archive footage)
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Boy on a Dolphin (1957) — Phaedra