Sophia Loren
Acting
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 Award and a Laurel Award. Her other films include: Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian Style (1964), A Special Day (1977). She has received critical and commercial success in movies for home box-office such as Courage (1986) and in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 1995. The same year she received the Cecil B. de Mille award for lifetime achievements.
Known For
The View
The Oscars
Sunflower
Quo Vadis
El Cid
Untouchable
Nine
Grumpier Old Men
Prêt-à-Porter
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Two Women
Boccaccio '70
Houseboat
A Countess from Hong Kong
The Life Ahead
Marriage Italian Style
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Cassandra Crossing
Man of La Mancha
Operation Crossbow
Arabesque
Tab Hunter Confidential
A Special Day
Legend of the Lost
It Started in Naples
Too Bad She's Bad
Poverty and Nobility
The Gold of Naples
The Sign of Venus
A Day in Court
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