Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida was an Italian actress. She was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She mostly acted in Italian movies. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Italian American Foundation in 2008.[1]
In the mid-1980s, she starred in the television series Falcon Crest. The role was first offered to Sophia Loren, who turned it down.[2][3] A rivalry with Loren was often reported in the press. Lollobrigida said in a 2015 interview that "Loren and her press agent started this 'rivalry'" and that Lollobrigida was bored of it.[4]
In 2013, Lollobrigida sold her jewelry collection through Sotheby's. She donated the nearly $5 million to benefit stem cell therapy.[5]
Lollobrigida died in Rome on January 16, 2023 at the age of 95.[6]
Awards and nominations
Lollobrigida won three David di Donatello, two Nastro d'Argento and six Bambi Awards. She was nominated three times for the Golden Globe and won one in 1961 as World Film Favourite – Female. She was nominated once for a BAFTA.
In 1985, she was nominated as an officier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Jack Lang because of her achievements in photography and sculpture.
She was awarded the Légion d'honneur by then French president François Mitterrand.[7]
On 16 October 1999, Gina Lollobrigida was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).[8]
Gina Lollobrigida Media
Lollobrigida as The Fairy with Turquoise Hair in the TV series The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
Vladimir Putin with Lollobrigida
Lollobrigida and her son Andrea Milko in Rome in 1962 at the Piazza Navona Christmas market
Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie AnefoReportage / Serie : [ onbekend ]*Beschrijving : Gina Lolobrigida in Amsterdam, wereldpremiere*Datum : 21 oktober 1955*Locatie : Amsterdam, Noord-Holland*Persoonsnaam : Gina Lolobrigida*Fotograaf : Bilsen, Joop van / Anefo*Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief *Materiaalsoort : Glasnegatief*Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.09*Bestanddeelnummer : 907-3997
References
- ↑ Donadia, Rachel. Lifetime Honors Arrive as Life Goes On (24 October 2008). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ Questions for WILLIAM SCHMIDT (1 March 2006)falconcrest.org. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ Pukas, Anna. Loren and Bardot at 80: A look at the two most beautiful women of their era (20 September 2014). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ Reginato, James. Gina Lollobrigida Breaks The Silence on Her Outrageous Tabloid Scandals (26 January 2015)Vanity Fair. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ Demarco, Anthony. Gina Lollobrigida's jewels sell for nearly 5m; includes auction record for natural pearl ear pendants (15 May 2013)Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ È morta Gina Lollobrigida (in Italian). Ansa (16 January 2023). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, Lee. Cinema Sex Sirens (29 November 2011)Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-725-9.
- ↑ Gina LollobrigidaFood and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 3 November 2013.