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    SOPHIA LOREN


    Date of Birth
    20 September 1934, Rome, Lazio, Italy


    Birth Name
    Sofia Villani Scicolone


    Height
    5' 8½" (1.74 m)


    Spouse
    Carlo Ponti (9 April 1966 - 10 January 2007) (his death) 2 children
    Carlo Ponti (17 September 1957 - 1962) (annulled)


    Trivia
    As a child, she also had the nickname, "Toothpick".


    Filed a lawsuit against 76 websites for using "fraudulent photographs" of her on adult sites (17 September 1999).


    Mother of Carlo Ponti Jr. (b. 1969) and Edoardo Ponti (b. 1973). Father is Carlo Ponti.


    She may have been the voluptuous sex goddess as an adult, but until the age of 14, she was a skinny child and considered an ugly duckling, nicknamed 'The Stick'.


    Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1991).


    She had her marriage annulled to save Carlo Ponti from bigamy charges in Italy.


    She served 18 days in prison in Italy in 1982 for tax evasion.


    Born at 2:10pm-CET


    Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#25) (1995).


    Derives great pleasure from rolling her bare feet over a wooden rolling pin while watching TV.


    She didn't get along with Marlon Brando during the shooting of A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), especially after the day they were doing a love scene and he commented, "Did you know you have hairs up your nostrils?".


    She performed two duets with Peter Sellers which were major hits in the UK pop chart. 'Goodness Gracious Me' was released in 1960 and reached four and 'Bangers and Mash' made it to the top 20 in 1961.


    Carlo Ponti obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife and married Sophia by proxy, while she was in Hollywood, filming Houseboat (1958) - and dating co-star Cary Grant (17 September 1957).


    While filming Boy on a Dolphin (1957), Sophia was required to walk in a trench in order to give audiences the impression that her diminutive co-star, Alan Ladd, was taller than she.


    Her sister Maria Scicolone (born Anna Maria Scicolone) was married to dictator Benito Mussolini's son, Romano Mussolini.


    Suffered from stage fright and, therefore, never appeared in a theatrical production.


    Measurements: 38C-24-38 (self-described - 1955, and from Edith Head- 1957), 36D-24-37 3/4 (at age 50 - 1985) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)


    Had two miscarriages prior to her first-born son Carlo Ponti Jr. Because of these complications, she had to have complete bed rest throughout her first and second successful pregnancies.


    Her mother won an all-Italy Greta Garbo lookalike contest run by MGM in 1932; but, being only 17 years old, her mother wouldn't allow her to pursue her Hollywood dream. Soon after, she became pregnant with Sofia.


    Her adopted surname is a slight variation of "Toren" after the Swedish actress Märta Torén.


    Her mother named her after her paternal grandmother, so when Sofia's father abandoned her, her maternal grandmother began calling her 'Lella'.


    Won a Grammy award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for her work in "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus" along with former US President Bill Clinton and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev.


    Was named #21 Actress, The American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Screen Legends


    Often called the "Italian Marilyn Monroe".


    At times, male actors have been hesitant to appear with her, due to the fact that she stands nearly 5' 9" and wears towering heels and tall hair that can make her look over 6 feet tall.


    Portrays herself and her mother in Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV)


    Her "Best Actress" Academy Award was the first Oscar ever given for a performance in a "foreign-language" film.


    Received an honorary citizenship in her hometown of Pozzuoli, Italy, on June 22, 2005 (she gave up her Italian citizenship and became a French citizen years ago because of legal and tax problems she and her husband incurred in Italy).


    President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966.


    Is portrayed by Sonia Aquino in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)


    One of eight women, also among them Susan Sarandon and author Isabel Allende, carrying the Olympic flag at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games' opening ceremony in Turin (10 February 2006).


    She and Marcello Mastroianni made 13 movies together: La bella mugnaia (1955), Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici (1978), La fortuna di essere donna (1956), Una giornata particolare (1977), I girasoli (1970), Ieri, oggi, domani (1963), Matrimonio all'italiana (1964), La moglie del prete (1971), Peccato che sia una canaglia (1954), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), La pupa del gangster (1975), Questi fantasmi (1967) and Tempi nostri (1954).


    Cited as one of Drew Barrymore's early role models. Loren was a close friend of Drew's godmother, Anna Strasberg (wife of famed acting coach Lee Strasberg.) Anna would bring young Drew - from age 8 until she was 12-to Sophia's ranch outside Los Angeles where Drew would spend summers with Loren's two sons. (Jane magazine interview March 2007).


    Being a fan of soccer club S.S.C. Napoli, she told the daily "Gazzetta dello Sport", when the team was just third in Serie B, that she would do a striptease if they achieved promotion to Serie A for the next season. When they managed to achieve promotion, she explained that she had made just a joke (June 2007).


    Appeared in the 2007 edition of the famous Pirelli Calendar at the age of 72, making her the oldest model in its history.


    Owns an apartment in the Trump World Tower in New York.


    Mentioned in Bob Dylan's song "I Shall Be Free".


    Hating beauty salons, she does her hair and nails herself.


    Being one of the contestants at the 1950 Miss Italia competition, she earned the 2nd place and was awarded "Miss Eleganza".


    The Best Actress Oscar she won for La ciociara (1960) (Two Women) was stolen by thieves from her Italian villa. AMPAS later replaced it for a small fee.


    Is one of five performers to win an Oscar playing a character that spoke mostly in a foreign language. The other are Marion Cotillard, Robert De Niro, Roberto Benigni and Benicio Del Toro.


    Sister of Maria Scicolone.


    Godmother of Drew Barrymore.


    Was amongst those considered for the role of Lara Antipova in Doctor Zhivago (1965), but the part ultimately went to Julie Christie.


    Personal Quotes
    Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got.


    Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.


    The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.


    Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.


    [on adultery] It's a game I never play.


    [explaining why she stopped doing nude scenes] When Sophia Loren is naked, that is a lot of nakedness.


    Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets -- "piccoli segreti" -- that are simmering on the burners.


    A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.


    A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.


    Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.


    [on Tyrone Power] Tyrone Power was my ideal man.


    [on Marcello Mastroianni] Marcello is a man who thinks like a man, talks like a man -- is a man! He has so much magnetism, he brings out the very soul in a woman.


    [on Gregory Peck] One of the most charming men I've ever met.


    [on Cary Grant] I learned many things working with Cary Grant. He has such tremendous concentration. Many actors do not have the courage to stand still. Cary Grant knows how to concentrate, how to look directly at you, but always with great relaxation.


    [on Gina Lollobrigida] Gina's personality is limited. She is good playing a peasant but is incapable of playing a lady. That said, I don't think she's positively mad about me. Because I'm bigger than she? It's possible. Who knows?


    Salary
    Man of La Mancha (1972) $750,000
    The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) $1,000,000
    El Cid (1961) $750,000
    The Pride and the Passion (1957) $200,000


    Mini Biography
    She is the illegitimate child of Romilda Villani and Riccardo Scicolone. Sophia grew up in the slums of Pozzuoli, just outside Naples. After insignificant parts in Luci del varietà (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951), she met movie-director Carlo Ponti, some 22 years her senior, whom she later married. Perhaps he was the father figure she never experienced as a child. In 1961, she received an Academy Award for La ciociara (1960) ("Two Women"). This beautiful lady became one of the major sex symbol of the sixties, competing with Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and Jane Fonda. She was a very close friend of Cary Grant.


    She gained wider respect with her later movies like The Cassandra Crossing (1976), Una giornata particolare (1977) and Prêt-à-Porter (1994). A lot of her movies were produced by her husband. In many of her movies, she played together with Marcello Mastroianni.
    IMDb Mini Biography


    Filmography
    Actor
    1. La mia casa è piena di specchi (2010) (TV) .... Romilda Villani
    2. Nine (2009) .... Mamma
    3. Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004) .... Maria
    ... aka "Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers" - USA
    4. Lives of the Saints (2004) (TV) .... Teresa Innocente
    5. Between Strangers (2002) .... Olivia
    6. Francesca e Nunziata (2001) (TV) .... Francesca Montorsi
    ... aka "Francesca and Nunziata" - International (English title)
    7. Soleil (1997) .... Maman Lévy
    8. Grumpier Old Men (1995) .... Maria Sophia Coletta Ragetti
    9. Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Isabella de la Fontaine
    ... aka "Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear" - Canada (English title)
    10. Sabato, domenica e lunedì (1990) .... Rosa Priore
    11. "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) TV mini-series .... Lucia
    ... aka "Mario Puzo's 'The Fortunate Pilgrim'" - USA (complete title)
    12. La ciociara (1988) (TV) .... Cesira
    ... aka "Running Away" - USA
    13. Courage (1986) (TV) .... Marianna Miraldo
    14. Qualcosa di biondo (1984) .... Aurora
    ... aka "Aurora" - UK (TV title), USA (TV title)
    ... aka "Encounter" - Europe (English title)
    15. Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV) .... Sophia/Romilda Villan
    16. Firepower (1979) .... Adele Tasca
    17. Brass Target (1978) .... Mara
    18. Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici (1978) .... Titina Paterno
    ... aka "Blood Feud" - Australia, USA
    ... aka "Revenge" - USA (recut version)
    19. Angela (1978) .... Angela Kincaid
    20. Una giornata particolare (1977) .... Antonietta
    ... aka "A Special Day" - International (English title), USA (dubbed version)
    21. The Cassandra Crossing (1976) .... Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain
    22. La pupa del gangster (1975) .... Pupa
    ... aka "Gun Moll" - Philippines (English title)
    ... aka "Poopsie & Co." - USA (reissue title)
    ... aka "Sex Pot" - USA (reissue title)
    23. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Anna Jesson (1 episode, 1974)
    - Brief Encounter (1974) TV episode .... Anna Jesson
    24. Brief Encounter (1974) (TV) .... Anna Jesson
    25. Verdict (1974) .... Teresa Leoni
    26. Il viaggio (1974) .... Adriana de Mauro
    ... aka "The Voyage" - USA
    27. Man of La Mancha (1972) .... Dulcinea / Aldonza
    28. Bianco, rosso e... (1972) .... Hermana Germana
    29. La moglie del prete (1971) .... Valeria Billi
    30. La mortadella (1971) .... Maddalena Ciarrapico
    ... aka "Lady Liberty" - USA
    31. I girasoli (1970) .... Giovanna
    ... aka "Sunflower" - USA
    32. Questi fantasmi (1967) .... Maria Lojacono
    ... aka "Ghosts - Italian Style" - USA
    33. C'era una volta... (1967) .... Isabella Candeloro
    ... aka "More Than a Miracle" - USA
    34. A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) .... Natascha
    35. Arabesque (1966) .... Yasmin Azir
    ... aka "Stanley Donen's Arabesque" - USA (complete title)
    36. Judith (1966) .... Judith
    ... aka "Conflict" - USA (video title)
    37. Lady L (1965) .... Lady Louise Lendale/Lady L
    38. Operation Crossbow (1965) .... Nora
    ... aka "The Great Spy Mission" - UK (alternative title), USA (reissue title)
    39. Matrimonio all'italiana (1964) .... Filumena Marturano
    ... aka "Marriage Italian-Style" - USA
    40. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Lucilla
    41. Ieri, oggi, domani (1963) .... Adelina Sbaratti/Anna Molteni/Mara
    ... aka "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" - USA
    42. Le couteau dans la plaie (1962) .... Lisa Macklin
    ... aka "Five Miles to Midnight" - USA
    43. I sequestrati di Altona (1962) .... Johanna
    ... aka "The Condemned of Altona" - USA
    44. Madame Sans-Gêne (1962) .... Catherine Hubscher, dite "Madame Sans-Gêne"
    ... aka "Madame" - USA
    45. Boccaccio '70 (1962) .... Zoe (segment "La riffa")
    46. El Cid (1961) .... Jimena
    47. La ciociara (1960) .... Cesira
    ... aka "Two Women" - UK, USA
    ... aka "The Woman from Ciociara" - International (English title) (literal title)
    48. The Millionairess (1960) .... Epifania Parerga
    49. It Started in Naples (1960) .... Lucia Curcio
    50. A Breath of Scandal (1960) .... Princess Olympia
    51. Heller in Pink Tights (1960) .... Angela Rossini
    52. That Kind of Woman (1959) .... Katherine aka Kay
    53. Houseboat (1958) .... Cinzia Zaccardi
    54. The Black Orchid (1958) .... Rose Bianco
    55. The Key (1958) .... Stella
    56. Desire Under the Elms (1958) .... Anna Cabot
    57. Legend of the Lost (1957) .... Dita
    58. The Pride and the Passion (1957) .... Juana
    59. Boy on a Dolphin (1957) .... Phaedra
    60. La fortuna di essere donna (1956) .... Antonietta Fallari
    ... aka "Lucky to Be a Woman" - USA
    ... aka "What a Woman!" - USA
    61. Pane, amore e... (1955) .... Donna Sofia, a Smargiassa
    ... aka "Scandal in Sorrento" - UK, USA
    62. La bella mugnaia (1955) .... Carmela
    ... aka "The Miller's Beautiful Wife" - USA
    63. Il segno di Venere (1955) .... Agnese Tirabassi
    64. La donna del fiume (1954) .... Nives Mongolini
    ... aka "The River Girl" - USA
    65. Peccato che sia una canaglia (1954) .... Lina Stroppiani
    ... aka "Too Bad She's Bad" - USA
    66. Attila (1954) .... Honoria
    67. L'oro di Napoli (1954) .... Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
    ... aka "The Gold of Naples" - USA
    68. Carosello napoletano (1954) .... Sisina
    ... aka "Neapolitan Carousel" - USA
    69. Miseria e nobiltà (1954) .... Gemma
    ... aka "Poverty and Nobility" - International (English title)
    70. Tempi nostri (1954) .... The girl
    ... aka "The Anatomy of Love" - USA
    71. Il paese dei campanelli (1954) .... Bonbon
    ... aka "The Country of the Campanelli" - International (English title)
    72. Un giorno in pretura (1954) .... Anna
    73. Aida (1953) .... Aida
    74. Africa sotto i mari (1953) .... Barbara Lama
    75. Due notti con Cleopatra (1953) .... Cleopatra / Nisca
    ... aka "Two Nights with Cleopatra" - USA
    76. Ci troviamo in galleria (1953) .... Marisa
    77. La domenica della buona gente (1953) .... Ines
    78. Pellegrini d'amore (1953)
    ... aka "Pilgrim of Love" - USA
    79. La tratta delle bianche (1952) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Elvira
    ... aka "Girls Marked Danger" - USA
    ... aka "Ship of Condemned Women" - USA
    80. Il sogno di Zorro (1952) (as Sofia Scicolone) .... Conchita
    81. È arrivato l'accordatore (1952) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Amica di Giulietta
    ... aka "The Piano Tuner Has Arrived" - International (English title)
    82. La favorita (1952) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Leonora
    83. Anna (1951) (uncredited) .... Night club assistant
    84. Era lui... sì! sì! (1951) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Odalisca
    ... aka "It's Him!... Yes! Yes!" - USA (literal English title)
    85. Quo Vadis (1951) (uncredited) .... Lygia's slave
    86. Io sono il capataz (1951) (as Sofia Scicolone) .... Segretaria del Dittatore
    87. Lebbra bianca (1951) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... A girl in the boardinghouse
    88. Il padrone del vapore (1951) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Una ballerinetta
    89. Il mago per forza (1951) (as Sofia Scicolone) .... La Sposa
    90. Milano miliardaria (1951) (as Sofia Scicolone) .... Extra
    91. Cuori sul mare (1950) (uncredited) .... Extra
    92. Totò Tarzan (1950) .... Una tarzanide
    93. Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950) (as Sofia Lazzaro) .... Ragazza rapita
    94. Il voto (1950) (as Sofia Scicolone) .... Un popolana alla festa di Piedigrotta


    Soundtrac
    1. Nine (2009) (performer: "Guarda La Luna")
    2. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (performer: "Goodness Gracious Me")
    3. Man of La Mancha (1972) (performer: "It's All The Same", "The Dubbing" (Knight of the Woeful Countenance), "Aldonza", "Dulcinea" (reprise), "Man of La Mancha" (second reprise), "Finale: The Impossible Dream") ("The Impossible Dream" (second reprise))
    4. It Started in Naples (1960) (performer: "Tu vuò fà l'Americano", "Carina")
    5. Houseboat (1958) (performer: "Bing! Bang! Bong!" (uncredited))
    6. Boy on a Dolphin (1957) ("Boy on a Dolphin")


    Thanks
    1. Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) (acknowledgment)
    2. S1m0ne (2002) (Simone wishes to thank the following for their contribution to the making of Simone)


    Self
    1. "Wetten, dass..?" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1999-2010)
    - Wetten, dass..? aus Erfurt (2010) TV episode .... Herself
    - Wetten, dass..? aus Berlin (2004) TV episode .... Herself
    - Wetten, dass..? aus Mallorca (1999) TV episode .... Herself
    2. 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010) (TV) .... Herself
    3. "Cinema 3" .... Herself (1 episode, 2010)
    - Episode dated 23 January 2010 (2010) TV episode .... Herself
    4. Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (2010) (TV) .... Herself
    5. The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    6. "Larry King Live" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2009)
    - The Cast of Nine! (2009) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode dated 2 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
    7. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka "E.T." - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "This Week in Entertainment" - USA (weekend title)
    - Episode dated 11 December 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
    8. "TMZ on TV" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
    - Episode dated 25 September 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
    9. 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
    10. Bambi Verleihung 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
    11. "Caiga quien caiga" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
    - Episode dated 7 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
    12. Sophia: Ieri, oggi, domani (2007) .... Herself
    13. "Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games" (2006) TV mini-series .... Herself
    14. Europa riconosciuta (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself/Guest audience
    15. Bambi Verleihung 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    16. Cercando Sophia (2004) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka "Looking for Sophia" - International (English title)
    17. Charlie Chaplin - Les années suisses (2003) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka "Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years" - International (English title)
    18. "V Graham Norton" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
    - Episode #1.4 (2002) TV episode .... Herself
    19. "So Graham Norton" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
    - Episode #4.15 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
    20. "Beckmann" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
    - Episode dated 11 October 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
    21. The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film & 'La vita è bella' Film Clip
    22. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
    23. "Corazón de..." .... Herself (1 episode)
    - Episode dated 24 January 2006 (????) TV episode .... Herself
    24. "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
    - Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style (1997) TV episode .... Herself
    25. "¿Qué apostamos?" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
    - Episode dated 13 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
    26. "Sorpresa, ¡Sorpresa!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
    - Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
    27. "Gran premio galà della TV" .... Herself - Winner (1 episode, 1995)
    - Episode dated 9 May 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Herself - Winner
    28. "Días de cine" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
    - Episode dated 5 March 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
    29. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Honorary Award to Federico Fellini
    30. All-Star Salute to Our Troops (1991) (TV) .... Herself
    31. The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) .... Herself - Winner - Academy Honorary Award for her contributions to world cinema
    32. "La nuit des Césars" .... Herself - La Présidente Des Césars - César D'honneur (1 episode, 1991)
    - 16ème nuit des Césars (1991) TV episode .... Herself - La Présidente Des Césars - César D'honneur
    33. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) .... Herself
    34. 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    35. Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) (V) .... Herself
    36. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 1983)
    - Episode dated 6 October 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Herself
    37. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "Hollywood Greats" - USA (new title)
    - Charles Chaplin (1979) TV episode .... Herself
    38. "Film Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
    - Episode dated 14 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
    39. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
    - Episode #3.4 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
    40. Mera Naam Joker (1970) (uncredited) .... Herself : picture on cover of Life Magazine
    ... aka "My Name Is Joker" - USA (informal literal title)
    41. Sophia: A Self-Portrait (1968) (TV) .... Herself
    42. With Love, Sophia (1967) (TV) .... Herself - Hostess
    43. The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Herself - recalling her award (pre-recorded)
    44. Sophia Loren in Rome (1964) (TV) .... Herself
    45. Visitando a las estrellas (1964) .... Herself
    46. Showman (1963) .... Herself
    47. Lykke og krone (1962) .... Herself
    48. "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)
    - Episode #1.10 (1961) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
    49. "Toast of the Town" .... Actress / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" - USA (new title)
    - Episode #14.33 (1961) TV episode .... Actress
    - Episode #11.38 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
    50. "What's My Line?" .... Herself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
    - Episode dated 28 May 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
    - Episode dated 29 June 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
    51. "Cinépanorama" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
    - Episode dated 17 December 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode dated 8 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode dated 6 April 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
    52. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
    53. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Director


    Archive Footage
    1. Becoming Bert Stern (2010) .... Herself
    2. "50 años de"
    - La mujer, cosa de hombres (2009) TV episode .... Herself
    - Tradiciones (2009) TV episode .... Herself
    3. Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) .... Herself
    4. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) .... Herself
    5. La rabbia di Pasolini (2008) .... Herself
    6. Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (2008) (TV) .... Herself
    7. Il falso bugiardo (2008) .... Herself
    8. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
    9. Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) .... Herself
    10. "La mandrágora"
    - Episode dated 10 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Filumena Marturano
    11. "Graffiti 60" (2005) .... Herself
    12. Cleavage (2002) (TV) .... Herself
    13. "Biography"
    - Doris Day: It's Magic (1998) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
    14. Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
    15. 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (1995) (TV) .... Herself
    16. The Best of the Don Lane Show (1994) (TV) .... Herself
    17. Edward R. Murrow: The Best of 'Person to Person' (1993) (V) .... Herself
    18. Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V) .... Herself
    19. Playboy Video Centerfold: Dutch Twins (1989) (V) .... Herself
    20. Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V)
    21. Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) (TV) .... Herself
    22. Sixty Years of Seduction (1981) (TV) .... Herself
    23. Notre Dame de la Croisette (1981) (uncredited) .... Herself
    24. "Clapper Board"
    - Peter Sellers: 2 (1980) TV episode
    25. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited)
    26. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
    27. La rabbia (1963) .... Herself
    28. "Toast of the Town"
    - Episode #15.31 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode #13.45 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode #11.14 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode #10.40 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
    - Episode #10.27 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
    29. Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959) .... Herself


    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • The beautiful Oscar winning Sophia Loren
    made only one film with Duke,


    Legend Of The Lost(1957)



    She played alongside Duke in the part of Dita.
    Here is my part of my post from the movie thread,
    which just about sums it up.



    Sophia whilst making Legend Of The Lost


    The interaction between the co-stars, didn't work, mainly
    because, the difference in accents, tended to stilt the flow of dialogue.
    Duke was OK, but did seem oddly our of place.
    Sophie Loren, who was supposed to add, box office return, sex appeal,

    Quote

    according to Hathaway,
    She was a one-dimensional actress.It's just the beauty.She has no depth.Never did, never will have.


    Well there was very little chemistry, between them and although she liked Duke, he disliked, her, mainly because of his moralistic issue, of her having an affair,
    with a married man, namely her co-star, Rossano Brazzi.

    Quote

    Loren said of Duke,
    Big, authoritative, gruff, but polite, and a pro, through and through.....


    However there is no doubt Sophia was to shine in many films,
    bagging an Oscar on the way.
    The Fall of the Roman Empire
    El Cid
    The Pride and the Passion
    among some of her great movies

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • Thanks Keith to say about Sophia Loren,
    I didn't see the film "Legend Of The Lost" with the Duke yet,
    only "Matrimonio all'italiana" ,"Ieri Oggi e Domani", "Filumena Marturano" and "La Ciociara" .

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  • I remember a joke from years ago. The two best things to come out of Italy and Sophia Loren has both of them. 8o lol.


    I'm glad to see that she is still a bit active.


    Mark

    "I couldn't go to sleep at night if the director didn't call 'cut'. "