Biography
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.
Movies & TV Shows
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La Dolce Vita (1960) — Sylvia
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War and Peace (1956) — Helene Kuragina
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Boccaccio '70 (1962) — Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
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Artists and Models (1955) — Anita
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The Clowns (1970) — Anita Ekberg
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Intervista (1987) — Anita Ekberg
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Killer Nun (1979) — Sister Gertrude
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Hollywood or Bust (1956) — Actress Anita
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Bambola (1996) — Mamma Greta
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4 for Texas (1963) — Elya Carlson
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Woman Times Seven (1967) — Claudie
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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) — Venusian Guard
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Blood Alley (1955) — Wei Ling
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The Alphabet Murders (1965) — Amanda Beatrice Cross
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) — Performer
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Fangs of the Living Dead (1969) — Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
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Screaming Mimi (1958) — Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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Back from Eternity (1956) — Rena
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The French Sex Murders (1972) — Madame Colette
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Il Conte Max (1991) — Marika
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The Golden Blade (1953) — Handmaid
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Interpol (1957) — Gina Broger
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Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966) — Olga, la baronessa
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Way... Way Out (1966) — Anna Soblova
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Becoming Marilyn (2022) — (archive footage)
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Valerie (1957) — Valerie Horvat
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Sign of the Gladiator (1959) — Zenobia, Queen of Palmira
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Man in the Vault (1956) — Flo Randall
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The Seduction of Angela (1986) — Signora Rocchi
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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Paris Holiday (1958) — Zara
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The Red Dwarf (1998) — Paola Bendoni
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Death Knocks Twice (1969) — Sophia Ferretti
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The Man Inside (1958) — Trudie Hall
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Call Me Bwana (1963) — Luba
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The Mongols (1961) — Hulina
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Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) — Self (archive footage)
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1960 (2010) — Self (archive footage)