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Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 20, 1934 (90)
Birthplace Rome, Lazio, Italy
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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. In 1999, Loren was listed by the American Film Institute on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars as #21 of 25 American female screen legends of all time. In 2002, she was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its annual Anniversary Gala and was inducted into its Italian American Hall of Fame. In 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as "Italy's Most Awarded Actress". In 1991, the Republic of France awarded her a Distinction of la Légion d'honneur (the Legion of Honor) with the grade of Chevalier (Knight). In 1997, Loren was invested Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). In 2010, she was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Imperial Family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Sophia Loren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Girlfriend in a Coma

Girlfriend in a Coma

2012

as Mara (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nine

Nine

2009

as Mamma

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006

as Maria (as Sofia Loren)

Between Strangers

Between Strangers

2002

as Olivia

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995

as Maria Sophia Coletta Ragetti

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

as Isabella de la Fontaine

Courage

Courage

1986

as Marianna Miraldo

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980

as Sophia Loren / Romilda Villani

Firepower

Firepower

1979

as Adele Tasca

Brass Target

Brass Target

1978

as Mara

Angela

Angela

1977

as Angela

A Special Day

A Special Day

1977

as Antonietta Taberi

The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

as Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1974

as Anna Jesson

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972

as Dulcinea / Aldonza

Hollywood Blue

Hollywood Blue

1970

as (archive footage)

More Than a Miracle

More Than a Miracle

1967

as Isabella Candeloro

A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967

as Natascha

Judith

Judith

1966

as Judith Auerbach

Arabesque

Arabesque

1966

as Yasmin Azir

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

as Nora Van Ostamgen

Lady L

Lady L

1965

as Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight

1962

as Lisa Macklin

El Cid

El Cid

1961

as Jimena

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960

as Angela Rossini

A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal

1960

as Princess Olympia

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1960

as Epifania Parerga

It Started in Naples

It Started in Naples

1960

as Lucia Curcio

That Kind of Woman

That Kind of Woman

1959

as Kay

The Black Orchid

The Black Orchid

1959

as Rose Bianco

Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms

1958

as Anna Cabot

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

as Cinzia Zaccardi

The Key

The Key

1958

as Stella

Legend of the Lost

Legend of the Lost

1957

as Dita

Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin

1957

as Phaedra

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

as Lygia's Slave (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Actress El Cid Won
Golden Globes Best Actress A Special Day Nominated
Television Credits

Lives of the Saints

as Teresa Innocente

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2004

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as Lucia

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 03, 1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Anna Jesson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 25, 1954

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 04, 1982

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Bambi Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Numéro un

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1975

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 2023

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2013

Beckmann

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1999

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Musik & Gäste

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1976

Was bin ich?

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1955

Kulturzeit

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1995

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