Sophia Loren, Dama
di Gran Croce OMRI (English: /sə'fiə lə'ɹɛn/, Italian: [so'fi:a lo'rɛn]; born
Sofia Villani Scicolone on 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.
Loren is widely
recognized as the most awarded Italian actress. She was the first actress of
the talkie era to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance,
for her portrayal of Cesira in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women. Her other awards
include one Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Laurel
Award. In 1995 she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime
achievements, one of many such awards.
Her films include:
Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage
Italian-Style (1964), and A Special Day (1977). In later years she has appeared
in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). In
1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter, which earned her a Golden
Globe nomination the same year. She has also achieved critical and commercial
success in TV movies such as Courage (1986).
