Born 1927 in Subiaco, Lazio, Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor Gina Lollobrigida was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol. She starred in numerous films, including Bread, Love and Dreams (1953), Beat the Devil (1953), Beautiful But Dangerous (1955), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), and Solomon and Sheba (1959).
Known for her stunning beauty and talent, as her film career slowed, Lollobrigida established a second career as a photojournalist. In the 1970s she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.
Lollobrigida continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008 she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation’s Anniversary Gala. In 2013, she sold her jewelry collection and donated the nearly US$5 million from the sale to benefit stem-cell therapy research. She won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards.
Dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world”, at the time of her death in 2023, Lollobrigida was among the last surviving high-profile international actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portraits of a young Gina Lollobrigida in the 1950s.
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