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Gina Lollobrigida

Jul 04, 1927 - Jan 16, 2023 (95 years old) in Subiaco, Rome, Italy

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida OMRI (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol. Dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world", at the time of her death she was among the last surviving high-profile international actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

As her film career slowed, Lollobrigida established a second career as a photojournalist. In the 1970s she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.

Lollobrigida continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008 she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala. In 2013, she sold her jewellery collection and donated the nearly US$5 million from the sale to benefit stem-cell therapy research. She won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gina Lollobrigida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Falcon Crest
Francesca Gioberti
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The Love Boat
Carla Lucci
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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The Oscars
Self
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
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The Flip Wilson Show
Self
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Reflets de Cannes
Self
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
Fata dai capelli turchini
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XXL
Gaby Berrebi
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Solomon and Sheba
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