Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, artist and politician.
34 Facts About Gina Lollobrigida
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Gina Lollobrigida was among the last surviving high-profile international actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
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Gina Lollobrigida continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation.
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Gina Lollobrigida won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards.
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In 1945 at age 18, Gina Lollobrigida played a part in the comedy Santarellina by Eduardo Scarpetta at the Teatro della Concordia of Monte Castello di Vibio, the smallest theatre all'italiana in the world.
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Gina Lollobrigida refused the final terms of the contract, preferring to remain in Europe, and Hughes suspended her.
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Gina Lollobrigida appeared in The Wayward Wife and in Woman of Rome.
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Gina Lollobrigida then took part in the Italian-American production Crossed Swords, co-starring with Errol Flynn.
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Gina Lollobrigida appeared in the French movie The Law, alongside Yves Montand and Marcello Mastroianni; then, she co-starred with Frank Sinatra in Never So Few and with Yul Brynner in Solomon and Sheba.
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Gina Lollobrigida appeared, in 1961, with Ernest Borgnine and Anthony Franciosa in the drama Go Naked in the World.
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Gina Lollobrigida attended the 1961 Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope, delivering the Academy Award for Best Director to Billy Wilder for the film The Apartment.
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Gina Lollobrigida co-starred with Stephen Boyd and received Nastro d'Argento and David di Donatello awards.
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Gina Lollobrigida co-starred with Sean Connery in the thriller Woman of Straw, with Rock Hudson again in Strange Bedfellows, and appeared with Alec Guinness in Hotel Paradiso.
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Gina Lollobrigida starred in Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell with Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford, and Telly Savalas.
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Gina Lollobrigida co-starred with Bob Hope in the comedy The Private Navy of Sgt.
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Gina Lollobrigida later revealed regret for having refused a supporting role in La Dolce Vita.
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Gina Lollobrigida appeared in King, Queen, Knave, co-starring with David Niven, and in a few other poorly received productions in the early part of the decade.
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Gina Lollobrigida had a supporting role in the 1985 television miniseries Deceptions, co-starring with Stefanie Powers.
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Gina Lollobrigida said the majority decision was "prefabricated", and opposed it.
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Gina Lollobrigida photographed, among others, Paul Newman, Salvador Dali, Henry Kissinger, David Cassidy, Audrey Hepburn, Ella Fitzgerald, and the Germany national football team.
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In 1999, Gina Lollobrigida unsuccessfully ran for election to the European Parliament as a candidate for The Democrats, a party led by Romano Prodi.
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Gina Lollobrigida claimed to have been close to Indira Gandhi.
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In 1960, Gina Lollobrigida moved from her native Italy to Toronto, with Skofic and their son.
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Gina Lollobrigida said he intended to lay claim to her estate after her death.
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Gina Lollobrigida accused Rigau of fraud, saying that he had earlier obtained the legal right to act on her behalf with a power of attorney, and carried out the plot to get extra power.
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Gina Lollobrigida had a habit of referring to herself in the third person.
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Gina Lollobrigida donated nearly $5 million to benefit stem-cell therapy.
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In 2021, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, at the request of her son, ruled that Gina Lollobrigida should have a legal guardian appointed to manage her affairs and prevent predation.
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Gina Lollobrigida died at a clinic in Rome on 16 January 2023, at the age of 95.
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The lawyer and politician, and current Minister of Agriculture of Italy, Francesco Gina Lollobrigida, is her great-nephew.
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In 2022, sports media noted that Olympic speed skating silver medalist Francesca Gina Lollobrigida is her great-niece, though the two had never met.
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Gina Lollobrigida won three David di Donatello, two Nastro d'Argento, and six Bambi awards.
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On 16 October 1999, Gina Lollobrigida was nominated as a Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
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On 1 February 2018, Gina Lollobrigida received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.