Sofia Loren

Sophia Loren Loren, Sophia (sōfē'u lôren') [ key ], 1934–, Italian film actress, b. as Sophia Scicoloni. She grew up in the slums of Naples. With the help of Italian producer Carlo Ponti (later her husband) she gained international fame as a beautiful and accomplished film actress in both tragic dramas and boisterous comedies. She won the first Academy Award for a foreign-language performance for her role in Two Women (1961), and she received a special Academy Award in 1991 for her body of work. Her movies include The Gold of Naples (1954), The Pride and the Passion (1957), Houseboat (1958), Yesterday, Today and ... Read Full Story

The legendary Sophia Loren turns three quarters of a century today. After decades working in film she has become one of Italy's greatest actresses and might very well be the person who invented sex appeal. ago-eat your heart out Helen Mirren's sixpack!-featured in the famous Pirelli calendar, which that year featured Naomi Watts and Penélope Cruz (who Loren is an obvious inspiration to). Sophia once said "Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got." With her it's 100% both ways. Read Full Story

Paris and Nicole. Lindsay and Hilary. Keisha and Amelle. We all love a bit of a celeb scrap, but it seems no one knows better how to get their claws out than the old movie stars. As she turns 75 today, blonde bombshell Brigitte Bardot has taken another swipe at her old rival, Sophia Loren, about wearing animal fur. BB told AFP (a French press agency) that Sophia giving up... Read Full Story

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Sophia Loren as photographed by Richard Avedon. Read Full Story