Sophia Loren profile
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Sophia Loren

20th September 1934 Rome, Lazio, Italy Acting

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 inducted into its Italian American Hall of Fame. In 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as "Italy's Most Awarded Actress". In 1991, the Republic of France awarded her a Distinction of la Légion d'honneur (the Legion of Honor) with the grade of Chevalier (Knight). In 1997, Loren was invested Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). In 2010, she was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Imperial Family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Sophia Loren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

147 Movies 26 TV Shows 178 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sophia! poster
Sophia! 20th September 2022 as Sé stessa
1960 poster
1960 5th September 2010 as Self (archive footage)
Nine poster
Nine 3rd December 2009 as Mamma
Soleil poster
Soleil 11th June 1997 as Madame Levy
Courage poster
Courage 24th September 1986 as Marianna Miraldo
Aurora poster
Aurora 1st February 1984 as Aurora
Angela poster
Angela 10th November 1977 as Angela
Monument poster
Monument 17th April 1967 as Self (archive footage)
Judith poster
Judith 20th January 1966 as Judith Auerbach
Lady L poster
Lady L 17th December 1965 as Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L
La Rabbia poster
La Rabbia 13th April 1963 as Self (archive footage)
Madame poster
Madame 21st December 1961 as Catherine Hubscher
El Cid poster
El Cid 24th October 1961 as Jimena
Attila poster
Attila 27th December 1954 as Honoria
Aida poster
Aida 23rd October 1953 as Aida
Anna poster
Anna 20th December 1951 as Vittorio's assistant (uncredited)
Quo Vadis poster
Quo Vadis 8th November 1951 as Lygia's Slave (uncredited)
Tototarzan poster
Tototarzan 31st October 1950 as Una tarzanide (uncredited)
The Promise poster
The Promise 17th October 1950 as Un popolana alla festa di Piedigrotta
Bambi poster
Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self (archive footage)
Bambi poster
Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self