Sophia Loren
from the trailer for Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Born	Sofia Villani Scicolone September 20, 1934 (1934-09-20) (age 73) Rome, Italy
Other name(s)	Sofia Lazzaro Sofia Scicolone
Spouse(s)	Carlo Ponti (1957-1962, 1966-2007)
Official website

Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress. Five Miles to Midnight (French Le Couteau dans la plaie) is a 1962 French - Italian - American Drama film Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Carlo Ponti ( 11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian Film producer with over 140 production credits Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She is widely considered to be the most popular Italian actress of her time and is also famous for being a major international sex symbol. A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star

Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage 3 Career 3.1 International fame 3.2 Musical career 3.3 Later career 3.4 Current activities 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome on September 20, 1934 to Riccardo Scicolone and Romilda Villani. Riccardo refused to marry Romilda, leaving her, a piano teacher and aspiring actress, without support. Romilda, Sofia and sister Maria returned to Pozzuoli, near Naples, to live with Loren's grandmother in order to survive. She would eventually change her name to Sophia Loren.

During WWII, the harbor and munitions plant in Pozzuoli were a frequent bombing target. During one raid, as Loren ran to the shelter, she was struck by shrapnel and wounded in the chin. Subsequently the family moved to Naples and begged distant relatives to take them in.

After the war, Loren and her family returned to Pozzuoli. Grandmother Luisa opened their living room as a pub, selling homemade cherry liquor. Romilda played the piano, Maria sang and the shy Loren waited tables and washed dishes. The place was very popular with the American GIs stationed nearby.

When she was 14 years old, Loren entered a beauty contest in Naples and, while not winning, was selected as one of the finalists. Later she enrolled in acting class and was selected as an extra in the Mervyn LeRoy film, Quo Vadis, thus launching her career as a motion picture actress. Mervyn LeRoy ( October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Quo Vadis is an epic 1951 film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a Screenplay by

Marriage

Loren first met Carlo Ponti in 1950 during a beauty contest in which he was a judge. Carlo Ponti ( 11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian Film producer with over 140 production credits Having helped launch Gina Lollobrigida's career, he had Loren do many small parts. Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Later, while in Hollywood in 1957, he had lawyers obtain a Mexican divorce from his wife Giuliana and a marriage by proxy to Loren. Italy did not recognize divorce at the time, and the Catholic Church denounced their marriage. In 1962 the marriage was annulled. After this he arranged with Giuliana that the three of them move to France which at that time allowed divorce and they became French citizens. In 1965 Giuliana Ponti divorced her husband, allowing Ponti to marry Loren in 1966 in a civil wedding in Sèvres. Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

By the late 1950s, Loren's star had begun to rise in Hollywood, with films such as 1957's Boy on a Dolphin and The Pride and the Passion in which she co-starred with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. Boy on a Dolphin was a 1957 20th Century Fox romantic film set in Greece and made in CinemaScope. The Pride and the Passion ( 1957) is a Historical film drama made by Stanley Kramer productions filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Grant, reportedly, fell so deeply in love with Loren that he ardently proposed marriage, despite her obvious loyalty to Carlo Ponti and Grant's own union with actress and writer Betsy Drake. Betsy Drake (born September 11, 1923) is an American Actress and Writer, best remembered as the third wife of actor Cary Grant It is possible that Loren had an affair with Grant but how serious their relationship was is now known only to her. Stargazers and celebrity biographers consider the putative Loren-Grant romance to be one of the more mysterious and elusive romantic involvements in Hollywood history.

International fame

Loren became an international film star with a five-picture contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Among her films at this time: Desire Under the Elms with Anthony Perkins, based upon the Eugene O'Neill play; Houseboat, a romantic comedy co-starring Cary Grant; and George Cukor's Heller in Pink Tights in which she appeared with blonde hair (a wig) for the first time. Desire Under the Elms is a play by Eugene O'Neill, published in 1924 and is now considered an American classic Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Houseboat is a 1958 Romantic George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 western Film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel Heller with a Gun. Loren demonstrated considerable dramatic skills and attracted respect as a dramatic and comedic actress, especially in Italian projects where she could express herself more freely, although she acquired great proficiency in English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

In 1960, Loren's acclaimed performance in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women earned many awards, including the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals' best performance prizes. Vittorio De Sica ( 7 July 1901 or 1902&ndash 13 November 1974) was a critically acclaimed Italian neorealist director Two Women (Original title La Ciociara, literally translated as "The Woman from Ciociaria " is a 1960 The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Her performance was also awarded an Academy Award for Best Actress, the first major Academy Award for a non-English-language performance. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Initially, the stark, gritty story of a mother and daughter surviving in war-torn Italy was to cast Anna Magnani as Sophia's mother. Anna Magnani ( 7 March 1908 &ndash 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award -winning Italian Stage and Film Negotiations, perhaps due to billing, broke down and the screenplay was rewritten to make Loren the mother; Eleonora Brown portrayed the daughter. Eleonora Brown (born August 22, 1948) was an actress in Italian films in the 1960s

Belying the typical portrayal of the beautiful actress as vacuous and emptyheaded, Loren was known for her sharp wit and insight. One of her most frequently-quoted sayings is her quip about her famously-voluptuous figure: "Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti. "

During the 1960s, Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, and she continued to make films in both the U. S. and Europe, acting with leading male stars. In 1964, her career reached its zenith when she received $1 million to act in The Fall of the Roman Empire. The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and The Rank Organisation, and released by Paramount

Among Loren's best-known films of this period are The Millionairess (1960) with Peter Sellers, It Started in Naples with Clark Gable (1960), Vittorio De Sica’s triptych Ieri, oggi, domani (1963) with Marcello Mastroianni, Peter Ustinov's Lady L (1965) with Paul Newman, the 1966 classic Arabesque with Gregory Peck, and Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) with Marlon Brando. The Millionairess is a 1960 Romantic comedy film set in London, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Peter Sellers Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British It Started in Naples is an American Romantic comedy film made by Paramount Pictures and released in August 1960. Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Yesterday Today and Tomorrow ( Ieri oggi domani) is a Comedy film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica. Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28 1924 &ndash December 19 1996 was an Italian film actor Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Arabesque is a 1966 thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film A Countess from Hong Kong is a 1967 Comedy film and the last film directed by Charles Chaplin. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century

Despite the failure of many of her films to generate sales at the box office, Loren has an impressive roster of credits and work with famous co-stars. Invariably, she has turned in a charming performance and worn some of the most lavish costumes ever created for the movies. Some of her most attractive performances include A Breath of Scandal (1960), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Heller in Pink Tights (1960) and More Than A Miracle (1967). A Breath of Scandal is a 1960 film adapted from Ferenc Molnar 's Stage play Olympia. Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1962 Spanish - Italian - French film co-production distributed by Embassy Pictures. Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 western Film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel Heller with a Gun. More Than a Miracle is a 1967 film also titled Cinderella Italian Style and Happily Ever After.

Musical career

Loren also recorded well over two dozen songs throughout her career, including a best-selling album of comedic songs with Peter Sellers; reportedly, she had to fend off his romantic advances. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British It was partly owing to Sellers' infatuation with Loren that he split with his first wife, Anne Howe. Loren has made it clear to numerous biographers that Sellers' affections were reciprocated only platonically. Amor Platonicus The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino This collaboration was covered in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers where actress Sonia Aquino portrayed Loren. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 film about the life of British comic actor Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis 's book Sonia Aquino (born July 10 1977 in Avellino) is an Italian Actress, who has most notably appeared in the movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers It is said that the song Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt was inspired by Loren. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?" is a 1969 Song by Peter Sarstedt. Peter Sarstedt (born Peter Eardley Sarstedt, 12 December, 1942, Delhi, India) is a Singer-songwriter.

Later career

Once she achieved motherhood, Loren worked less. She moved into her 40's and 50's with roles in films including the last De Sica movie, The Voyage, with Richard Burton and Ettore Scola's A Special Day with Mastroianni. The Voyage is an Opera in three acts (plus a prologue and an epilogue by the American composer Philip Glass (born 1937 Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. Ettore Scola (born May 10, 1931) is an Italian Screenwriter and Film director. A Special Day ( Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian language film which tells the story of a housewife and her neighbor who stay at home

In 1980, Loren portrayed herself, as well as her mother, in a made-for-television biopic adaptation of her autobiography. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Actresses, Ritza Brown and Chiara Ferrari played Loren at younger ages. She made headlines in 1982 when she served an 18-day prison sentence in Italy on tax evasion charges, a fact that didn't damage her career or popularity. Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the Tax regime to one's own advantage in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law

In her 60s, Loren became selective about choosing her films and ventured into various areas of business, including cook books, eyewear, jewelry and perfume. She also made well-received appearances in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear and the 1995 comedy Grumpier Old Men playing a femme fatale opposite Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Prêt-à-Porter (English Ready to Wear) is a 1994 satirical Black comedy written directed and produced by Robert Altman Grumpier Old Men is a 1995 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret A femme fatale (plural femmes fatales) is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire often leading them into Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles

In 1991, Loren received received the Academy Honorary Award for her contributions to world cinema and was declared "one of the world cinema's treasures. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries " In 1995, she received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. The Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in Motion pictures has been given annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Golden

In 1993, Loren presented Federico Fellini with an Academy Honorary Award. Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the In 1998, she presented the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 27 October 1952 is an Academy Award -winning Italian actor writer and director of Life Is Beautiful (Italian La vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian language film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian

Current activities

Loren, at the age of 72, appeared in the 2007 Pirelli Calendar entitled "A Bed and Five Stories" along with Hillary Swank, Penelope Cruz, Naomi Watts, and Lou Doillon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Pirelli Calendar has become an annual publication that belies its origin in 1964 as merely a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company's UK subsidiary Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30 1974 is an American Actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟ born April 28 1974 better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Lou Doillon (born September 4, 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French model and actress ^[4]

Loren is a huge fan of the football club S.S.C. Napoli. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based In May 2007, when the team was third in Serie B, she told the Gazzetta dello Sport that she would do a striptease if they achieved promotion to Serie A for the 2007/08 season. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian Newspaper dedicated to coverage of various Sports It was first published on 3 April 1896 A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located "The fans have a total passion, the city deserves promotion," Loren said. Although they achieved promotion to Serie A on June 10, 2007, Loren did not do a striptease. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located ^[5]

Filmography

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