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Gina Lollobrigida(1927-2023)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Gina Lollobrigida
Carla Campbell receives maintenance payment from three former soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.
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Buona sera, Signorina (1968)
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Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", Gina possibly had St. Brigid as part of her surname. She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and grew up in the pictorial mountain village. The young Gina did some modeling and, from there, went on to participate successfully in several beauty contests. In 1947, she entered a beauty competition for Miss Italy, but came in third. The winner was Lucia Bosè (born 1931), who would go on to appear in over 50 movies, and the first runner-up was Gianna Maria Canale (born 1927), who would appear in almost 50 films. After appearing in a half-dozen films in Italy, it was rumored that, in 1947, film tycoon Howard Hughes had her flown to Hollywood; however, this did not result in her staying in America, and she returned to Italy (her Hollywood breakout movie would not come until six years later in the John Huston film Afrikan aarre (1953)).

Back in Italy, in 1949, Gina married Milko Skofic, a Slovenian (at the time, "Yugoslavian") doctor, by whom she had a son, Milko Skofic Jr. They would be married for 22 years, until their divorce in 1971. As her film roles and national popularity increased, Gina was tagged "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", after her signature movie Maailman kaunein nainen (1955). Gina was nicknamed "La Lollo", as she embodied the prototype of Italian beauty. Her earthy looks and short "tossed salad" hairdo were especially influential and, in fact, there's a type of curly lettuce named "Lollo" in honor of her cute hairdo. Her film Tule, syyskuu (1961), co-starring Rock Hudson, won the Golden Globe Award as the World's Film Favorite. In the 1970s, Gina was seen in only a few films, as she took a break from acting and concentrated on another career: photography. Among her subjects were Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí and the German national soccer team.

A skilled photographer, Gina had a collection of her work "Italia Mia", published in 1973. Immersed in her other passions (sculpting and photography), it would be 1984 before Gina would grace American television on Viinitila Falcon Crest (1981). Although Gina was always active, she only appeared in a few films in the 1990s. She retired from acting in 1997 after 50 years in the motion picture industry. In June 1999, she turned to politics and ran, unsuccessfully, for one of Italy's 87 European Parliament seats, from her hometown of Subiaco. Gina was also a corporate executive for fashion and cosmetics companies. As she told Parade magazine in April 2000: "I studied painting and sculpting at school and became an actress by mistake". (We're glad she made that mistake). Gina went on to say: "I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admirers."
BornJuly 4, 1927
DiedJanuary 16, 2023(95)
BornJuly 4, 1927
DiedJanuary 16, 2023(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 34 wins & 7 nominations total

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Gina Lollobrigida in The Oscars (2023)
Sandra Dee and Gina Lollobrigida in Tule, syyskuu (1961)
Frank Sinatra and Gina Lollobrigida in Liekkejä yössä (1959)
Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Humphrey Bogart, Bernard Lee, and Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Humphrey Bogart and Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Ivor Barnard, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, and Marco Tulli in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Gina Lollobrigida and Edward Underdown in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Peter Lorre, Ivor Barnard, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Marco Tulli, and Edward Underdown in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Peter Lorre and Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Jennifer Jones and Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)
Jennifer Jones and Gina Lollobrigida in Afrikan aarre (1953)

Known for:

Notre Damen kellonsoittaja (1956)
Notre Damen kellonsoittaja
6.6
  • Esmeralda
  • 1956
Salomo ja Saban kuningatar (1959)
Salomo ja Saban kuningatar
6.1
  • Sheba
  • 1959
Sandra Dee, Rock Hudson, Bobby Darin, and Gina Lollobrigida in Tule, syyskuu (1961)
Tule, syyskuu
6.9
  • Lisa Helena Fellini
  • 1961
Buona sera, Signorina (1968)
Buona sera, Signorina
6.8
  • Carla Campbell
  • 1968

Credits

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Actress

  • Box Office 3D: Il film dei film (2011)
    Box Office 3D: Il film dei film
    2.0
    • Gina Lollobrigida
    • 2011
  • Mercurzio: Fatto di te (2001)
    Mercurzio: Fatto di te
    Video
    • The Witch
    • 2001
  • XXL (1997)
    XXL
    4.1
    • Gaby Berrebi
    • 1997
  • Una donna in fuga
    TV Movie
    • Eleonora Riboldi
    • 1996
  • Michel Piccoli in Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995)
    Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma
    6.5
    • L'épouse médium du professeur Bébel
    • 1995
  • Francesca Dellera in La romana (1988)
    La romana
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Margherita
    • 1988
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in Lemmenlaiva (1977)
    Lemmenlaiva
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Carla Lucci
    • 1986
  • Barry Bostwick and Stefanie Powers in Kaksoispetos (1985)
    Kaksoispetos
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Princess Alessandra
    • 1985
  • Viinitila Falcon Crest (1981)
    Viinitila Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Francesca Gioberti
    • 1984
  • Susan Hampshire, Gina Lollobrigida, and Renaud Verley in No encontré rosas para mi madre (1973)
    No encontré rosas para mi madre
    4.3
    • Naty
    • Tani
    • the photographer
    • 1973
  • Pinocchio (1972)
    Pinocchio
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Fata
    • 1972
  • David Niven, Gina Lollobrigida, and John Moulder-Brown in King, Queen, Knave (1972)
    King, Queen, Knave
    5.4
    • Martha Dreyer
    • 1972
  • Tappotuulella (1971)
    Tappotuulella
    4.6
    • Alicia
    • 1971
  • Un bellissimo novembre (1969)
    Un bellissimo novembre
    6.1
    • Cettina
    • 1969
  • Laugh-In (1967)
    Laugh-In
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Guest Performer (uncredited)
    • 1969

Director

  • Ritratto di Fidel
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Le Filippine
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972

Writer

  • Ritratto di Fidel
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Le Filippine
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1972

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The Law (La Loi)
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The Law (La Loi)
Beat the Devil
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Miss Gina Lollobrigida
  • Height
    • 1.58 m
  • Born
    • July 4, 1927
    • Subiaco, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • January 16, 2023
    • Rome, Italy(renal failure and pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Javier Rigau y RafolsNovember 2010 - January 2019 (annulled)
  • Children
    • Milko Skofic Jr.
  • Parents
      Giovanni Lollobrigida
  • Relatives
      Guiliana Lollobrigida(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Dubbed herself in the Italian post-synchronized version of Jean Delannoy's Notre Damen kellonsoittaja (1956).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 13 Articles
    • 21 Pictorials
    • 450 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    In October 2006, at age 79, she announced to Spain's ¡Hola! magazine her engagement to a 45-year-old Spanish businessman, Javier Rigau y Rafols. They had met at a party in Monte Carlo in 1984 and had since become companions. The engagement was called off on 6 December 2006, reportedly because of the strain of intense media interest. In January 2013, she started legal action against Javier Rigau y Rafols, claiming that her ex-boyfriend had staged a secret ceremony in which he "married" an imposter pretending to be her at a registry office in Barcelona. She said he intended to lay claim to her estate after her death. Lollobrigida accused Rigau of fraud, saying that he had earlier obtained the legal right to act on her behalf with a power of attorney, and carried out the plot to get extra power.
  • Quotes
    Popularity has a bright side, it unlocks many doors. But the truth is that I don't like it very much because it changes the private life into a very small thing.
  • Trademarks
      Natural brunette hair
  • Nicknames
    • The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
    • The Mona Lisa of the 20th Century
    • La Lollo
  • Salary
    • Trapetsi
      (1956)
      $160 .000

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