Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
	Loren in 1986
Born	Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934 (age 90); Roum, Lazio, Italy
Residence	Geneva, Swisserland an Naples, Italy
Naitionality	Italian
Ither names	Sofia Lazzaro; Sofia Scicolone
Thrift	Actress
Years active	1950–present
Hauf-marrae(s)	Carlo Ponti; (m. 1957–62, annulled; 1966–2007, his daith)
Bairns	Carlo Ponti, Jr., Edoardo Ponti
Kin	Alessandra Mussolini (niece)

Sophia Loren, Dama di Gran Croce OMRI (Inglis: /səˈfiːə ləˈɹɛn/, Italian: [soˈfiːa ˈlɔːren]; born Sofia Villani Scicolone on 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.

Loren is widely recognisit as the maist awairdit Italian actress. She wis the first actress o the talkie era tae win an Academy Award for a nan-Inglis-speakin performance, for her portrayal o Cesira in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women. Her ither awairds include ane Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award an a Laurel Award. In 1995 she receivit the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements, ane o mony sic awairds.

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 haes appeared in American blockbusters sic as Grumpier Old Men (1995), an Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination the same year. She haes achievit creetical an commercial success in TV movies sic as Courage (1986) an aw.

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Sophia Loren on IMDb
Sophia Loren at the TCM Movie Database
Sophia Loren Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine TV.COM
Sophia Loren Short Bio
Sophia Loren NNDB