Anita Ekberg
Milestones
- Birthplace: Malmo, Sweden
- Birthday: September 29, 1931
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1998
Appeared as a flamboyant opera star who is romance by the titular character in "Le Nain rouge/The Red Dwarf" (released in the USA in 1999)
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1996
Played an elderly restaurant owner who is killed in a gas explosion in ""Bambola"
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1991
Acted in "Il Conte Max", a film directed by Christian de Sica (son of Vittorio)
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1987
With Mastroianni, appeared as themselves in Fellini's mock documentary "Intervista"
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1979
US TV-movie debut, portrayed the queen in "Gold of the Amazon Women" (NBC)
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1970
Played herself in Fellini's "I Pagliacci/Clowns"
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1967
Co-starred with Shirley MacLaine in Vittorio de Sica's "Woman Times Seven"
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1962
Reteamed with Fellini for "Le tentazioni del Dottor Antonio", his segment of "Boccacio '70"
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1960
Delivered what is perhaps her best-known performance as the movie star Sylvia in Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita", co-starring Marcello Mastroianni
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1956
Had one of her best Hollywood roles as Helene in King Vidor's "War and Peace"
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1955
Played a character loosely based on herself in "Artists and Models", featuring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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1953
US film debut in "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars" and "The Golden Blade"
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1951
Film acting debut in "Terras foster No. 5"
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1951
Moved to L.A.
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1951
Named Miss Sweden
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1951
Went to America to compete in Miss Universe contest
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Made guest appearance on the ABC TV series "Casablanca" playing Ilsa (the role created in the film by Ingrid Bergman)
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Worked as model
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