Gina Lollobrigida
Italian actress (1927–2023)
Biography
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world". Nicknamed "la Bersagliera" in her country after her famed role in Bread, Love and Dreams as well as her combative character, at the time of her death she was among the last surviving high-profile international actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
As her film career slowed, Lollobrigida established a second career as a photojournalist. In the 1970s she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.
Lollobrigida continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008 she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala. In 2013, she sold her jewellery collection and donated the nearly US$5 million from the sale to benefit stem-cell therapy research. She won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Milko Škofič
Awards & honours (13)
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globes
- David di Donatello for Best Actress
- Flaiano Prize
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Rome Film Festival
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Quick answers about Gina Lollobrigida
- How old was Gina Lollobrigida?
- Gina Lollobrigida died on January 16, 2023 at the age of 95.
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- Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927.
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- Gina Lollobrigida was born in Subiaco.
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- Gina Lollobrigida's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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- Gina Lollobrigida is 1.65 m (5′5″) tall.
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- Gina Lollobrigida is a citizen of Italy.
- What does Gina Lollobrigida do?
- Gina Lollobrigida is known as actor, photographer, sculptor, journalist.
- Who has Gina Lollobrigida been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Gina Lollobrigida's spouse is or was Milko Škofič.
