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Anita Ekberg

Actress / Film Actress | * 09/29/1931 († 83, 01/11/2015) | Malmö, Skåne län (Sweden)
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Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation: [aˈnîːta ˈêːkbærj] ; 29 September 1931 – 11 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and curvy figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families. ...

War and Peace

PG

1956 | 3.4/5 | 3h 28min
Drama, War, Romance / Love, History
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Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the wh ...

La Dolce Vita

NR

1960 | 4.1/5 | 2h 56min
Comedy, Drama
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Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio. ...

Sign of the Gladiator

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1959 | 2.3/5 | 1h 38min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" into transporting the whole village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer. ...

Blood Alley

NR

1955 | 3.0/5 | 1h 50min
Adventure, Action, Thriller, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Anita Ekberg

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
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Movies with Anita Ekberg as Actress(65)

as Se stessa2021 Dov'era lei a quell'ora
as herself2021 The Girl in the Fountain
as herself2021 Ciao Anita
2014 Becoming Anita Ekberg
as Herself (archive footage)2010 1960
as herself2002 The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)2000 Federico Fellini's Autobiography
as Paola Bendoni1998 The Red Dwarf
1997 La villa dei misteri
as Mamma Greta1996 Bámbola
as Clarice1992 Ambrogio
1992 Bad Girls
as Marika1991 Il conte Max
as herself1987 Intervista
as Signora Rocchi1986 The Seduction of Angela
as herself1983 Fellini nel cestino
as baronessa Judith von Kemp1982 Cicciabomba
as Dr. Else Biebling1980 S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Queen Na-Eela1979 Gold of the Amazon Women
as Sister Gertrude1979 Killer Nun
as Jane1972 Deadly Trackers
as Madame Colette1972 The French Sex Murders
as Katherine1972 Northeast of Seoul
as herself1970 The Clowns
as Flavia1970 Il Divorzio
as Ines1970 The Conjugal Debt
as Sophia Ferretti1969 Death Knocks Twice
as Performer1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Malenka / Sylvia Morel1969 Fangs of the Living Dead
as Jacqueline Monnard1969 A Candidate for a Killing
as Bessie1968 Night of Hate
as Claudie1967 Woman Times Seven
as Lou1967 The Cobra
as Paulette1967 The Glass Sphinx
as Anna Soblova1966 Way... Way Out
as Margaret Joyce1966 How I Learned to Love Women
as Olga, la baronessa1966 Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as (archive footage)1965 The Love Goddesses
as Amanda Beatrice Cross1965 The Alphabet Murders
as Lolita Young1965 Das Liebeskarussell
1964 Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa
as Elya Carlson1963 4 for Texas
as Luba1963 Call Me Bwana
as Anita ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")1962 Boccaccio '70
as Hulina1961 The Mongols
as Olga Duvovich1961 A porte chiuse
1960 Little Girls and High Finance
as Dorothy Simmons1960 Last Train to Shanghai
as Georgina1960 Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
as Sylvia1960 La Dolce Vita
as Zenobia, Queen of Palmira1959 Sign of the Gladiator
as Trudie Hall1958 The Man Inside
as Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange1958 Screaming Mimi
as Zara1958 Paris Holiday
as Gina Broger1957 Interpol
as Valerie Horvat1957 Valerie
as Actress Anita1956 Hollywood or Bust
as Flo Randall1956 Man in the Vault
as Rena1956 Back from Eternity
as Salma1956 Zarak
as Helene Kuragina1956 War and Peace
as Wei Ling1955 Blood Alley
as Anita1955 Artists and Models
as Handmaid1953 The Golden Blade
as Venusian Guard1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

TV Shows/Series with Anita Ekberg as Actress(8)

as herself1982 Champs-Elysées
as herself1964 Der goldene Schuß
as Self - Guest1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Snow White1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Katrina Jorgenson1955 Casablanca
as herself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?

Full Name: Anita Ekberg
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Tuesday, 09/29 1931 (September) in Malmö, Skåne län (Sweden)
Died: Sunday, 01/11 2015 (January) in Rocca di Papa (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Swedish (SV)
Educated at: Malmö Borgarskola
Spouses (current/former): Anthony Steel, Rik Van Nutter
Father: Gustav Fredrik Ekberg
Other names for Anita Ekberg (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg"
"Anita Kersten"
"Ms. Anita Ekberg"
"Anita Edberg"
"Anita Eckberg"
"Анита Экберг"
"Anita Marianne Ekberg"
Anita Ekberg frequently works together with these people:
Federico Fellini (16x, Crew)
Jerry Lewis (7x, Actor)
Kirk Douglas (7x, Actor)
Tom Poston (7x, Actor)
Jayne Meadows (7x, Actress)
Alberto Sordi (6x, Actor)
Mickey Rooney (6x, Actor)
Marcello Mastroianni (6x, Actor)
Peter Lawford (6x, Actor)
Abbe Lane (6x, Actress)
Piero Umiliani (5x, Crew)
Nino Rota (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2934, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/16/2024