Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

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 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.

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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-09-20

Place of birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Images

Cast

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

6.30

Nine

Nine

2009

5.50

Sunflower

Sunflower

1970

7.53

Jury of One

Jury of One

1974

6.77

Arabesque

Arabesque

1966

6.20

Two Women

Two Women

1960

7.83

Aida

Aida

1953

4.90

1960

1960

2010

5.20

El Cid

El Cid

1961

6.80

Firepower

Firepower

1979

4.79

Untouchable

Untouchable

2019

6.40

Running Away

Running Away

1989

6.90

Lady L

Lady L

1965

5.80

Brass Target

Brass Target

1978

5.60

Blood Feud

Blood Feud

1978

6.50

Attila

Attila

1954

5.30

The Key

The Key

1958

6.00

Gun Moll

Gun Moll

1975

5.30

The Voyage

The Voyage

1974

5.00

Courage

Courage

1986

5.67

Judith

Judith

1966

4.30

Madame

Madame

1961

5.60

Soleil

Soleil

1997

6.60

Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty

1971

5.50

Aurora

Aurora

1984

7.30

Showman

Showman

1963

6.00

Human Voice

Human Voice

2014

7.10

Sophia!

Sophia!

2022

6.00

Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

2009

6.30

White Sister

White Sister

1972

6.30

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

7.10

La Favorita

La Favorita

1952

0.00

Tototarzan

Tototarzan

1950

5.90

Anna

Anna

1951

7.25

Angela

Angela

1977

4.40

The Promise

The Promise

1950

5.67

La Rabbia

La Rabbia

1963

7.15

Monument

Monument

1967

0.00

SuperTotò

SuperTotò

1980

8.00