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Gina Lollobrigida
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world". Nicknamed "la Bersagliera" in her country after her famed role in Bread, Love and Dreams as well as her combative character…
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entertainment · Italian actress (1927–2023) · actor · photographer · sculptor · journalist · film actor · film director · photojournalist · also Gina Lollobrigida, Luigina Lollobrigida, Luigia Lollobrigida, Lollobrigida
Born 4 July 1927 · Died 16 January 2023 · Q56009
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 2,766 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 794, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 4,319 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.4× the usual 794, with 1 article edits.
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2023· 12 entries
Yahoo: Passage: Remembering Gina Lollobrigida and David Crosby
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NPR: A remembrance of Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida, who died at the age of 95
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NPR: Remembering legendary Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, dead at 95
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Yahoo: Gina Lollobrigida: Italian film star once dubbed ‘most beautiful woman in the world’ dies aged 95
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Entertainment Weekly: Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film icon, dies at 95
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Hollywood Life: Gina Lollobrigida: 5 Things To Know About The Italian Actress Dead At 95
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Variety: Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Bombshell Movie Star, Dies at 95
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The Spokesman-Review: Gina Lollobrigida, film star who conquered Italy, Hollywood and the world, dies at 95
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UPI: Italian actress and renowned beauty Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95
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Died 2023-01-16.
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Lollobrigida died aged 95, at a clinic in Rome on 16 January 2023.
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“Sequels are always made for purely commercial reasons, i.e. to allow producers to make more money. However, they are extremely damaging to an artist's career.”
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2022· 1 entry
Sports media noted that Olympic speed skating gold medalist Francesca Lollobrigida is her great-niece, and the two had met
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2021· 1 entry
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, at the request of her son, ruled that Lollobrigida should have a legal guardian appointed to manage her affairs and prevent predation
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2020· 1 entry
Publicly endorsed Pope Francis' views on LGBT rights
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2019· 1 entry
The Roman Rota, with the consent of Pope Francis, issued a declaration of nullity for Lollobrigida's marriage to Rigau after a two-year review
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2018).
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2013· 3 entries
Sold her jewellery collection and donated the nearly US$5 million from the sale to benefit stem-cell therapy research
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Lollobrigida sold her jewelry collection through Sotheby's
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In 2013, Lollobrigida sold her jewelry collection through Sotheby's.
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2009· 1 entry
Aged 21 had begun working for Lollobrigida as a factotum, was convicted of embezzling Lollobrigida's millions
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2008· 1 entry
Received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala
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2006· 2 entries
In 2006, Lollobrigida and Rigau signed a prenuptial agreement and married in Spain.
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Lollobrigida and Rigau signed a prenuptial agreement and married in Spain
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1999· 1 entry
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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1997· 2 entries
Was in the jury at Film Fest Gent and similarly distanced herself from the Grand Prix winner The Witman Boys, which she deemed 'immoral'
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Lollobrigida retired from filming in 1997.
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1992).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1987).
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Was appointed a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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1986· 1 entry
Was invited to head the jury at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, which awarded the Golden Bear to Reinhard Hauff's film Stammheim
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (1985).
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Was nominated as an officer of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Jack Lang, for her achievements in photography and sculpture
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1984· 1 entry
“I have always had a weakness for younger men because they are generous and have no complexes.”
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1974· 1 entry
Obtained an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro
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1973· 1 entry
Was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
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1961· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Awards (1961).
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With Ernest Borgnine and Anthony Franciosa in the drama Go Naked in the World
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1960· 2 entries
In 1960, Lollobrigida moved from her native Italy to Toronto, with Škofič and their son.
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Lollobrigida moved from her native Italy to Toronto, with Škofič and their son
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1955· 1 entry
Hughes retained Lollobrigida's contract
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1953· 1 entry
Awarded Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress for The Wayward Wife (1953).
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1950· 1 entry
Howard Hughes signed Lollobrigida on a preliminary seven-year contract to make three pictures a year
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1949· 2 entries
Lollobrigida married a Slovenian physician, Milko Škofič
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In 1949, Lollobrigida married a Slovenian physician, Milko Škofič.
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1946· 1 entry
Began appearing in Italian films in minor roles
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1945· 2 entries
The family moved to Rome, where Lollobrigida took singing lessons, did some modelling, and participated in several beauty contests, placing third in the 1947 Miss Italy contest
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At age 18, Lollobrigida played a part in the comedy Na Santarella 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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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-07-04.
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