Sophia Loren

Also known as Sofia Loren, Sofia Scicolone, Sofia Villani Scicolone, Sophia Villani Scicolone, Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolon

Italian actress (born 1934)

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Sophia Loren is an Italian actress born in 1934 who became one of the most celebrated performers in cinema history. She is widely regarded as a cultural icon whose career and talent helped establish Italy's prominence in international filmmaking.

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Acting · Rome, Lazio, Italy

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…

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Quelli che il cinema — Self2025
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo — Self (archive footage)2024
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World — Herself (archive footage)2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
Sophia! — Sé stessa2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)2021
What Would Sophia Loren Do? — Self2021

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Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone ( Italian: [soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne]; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren (/ləˈrɛn/ lə-REN, Italian: [ˈlɔːren]), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Encouraged to enroll in acting lessons after entering a beauty pageant, Loren began her film career at age 16 in 1950. She appeared in several bit parts and minor roles in the early part of the decade, until her five-picture contract with Paramount in 1956 launched her international career. Her film appearances around this time include The Pride and the Passion, Houseboat, and It Started in Naples. During the 1950s, she starred in films as a sexually emancipated persona and was one of the best known sex symbols of the time.