Gina Lollobrigida: 5 Things To Know About The Italian Actress Dead At 95

Italian histrion Gina Lollobrigida died astatine the property of 95, BBC News and Reuters confirmed connected Monday, January 16. Italian civilization curate Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed Gina’s decease connected Twitter, writing, “Farewell to a large surface diva, protagonist of implicit fractional a period of Italian cinema history. Her charm volition stay eternal.”

Gina, nicknamed Lo Lollo, was a beloved post-World War II histrion successful Europe. She started acting successful her younker and yet landed a large movie declaration with shaper Howard Hughe that changed her beingness forever. Here’s everything you request to cognize astir Gina Lollobrigida.

Gina Lollobrigida was an iconic Italian histrion (Photo: Baril Pascal/ABACA/Shutterstock)

Gina was an iconic Italian actress.

After starring successful dozens of Italian films, Gina’s archetypal large English-language movie was 1953’s Beat the Devil, wherever she played Humphrey Bogart‘s on-screen wife. She followed that up with much American films including Trapeze, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Come September, and Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell. She worked with Frank Sinatra, Sean Connery, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson and much well-known actors successful movies. On television, Gina notably starred successful the ’80s sitcom Falcon Crest, which earned her 1 of 3 Golden Globe nominations successful her career.

Gina Lollobrigida successful a much caller photograph earlier her decease (Photo: Piovanotto Marco/ABACA/Shutterstock)

She was besides a photojournalist.

Gina’s acting vocation slowed during the ’70s and ’80s truthful she became a photojournalist. Her archetypal photography book, Italia Mia, was published successful 1973. She took photos of large stars similar Aubrey Hepburn and Paul Newman arsenic a photojournalist. She adjacent successfully got an exclusive interrogation with Fidel Castro.

She was considered an planetary enactment symbol.

Gina was known arsenic “the astir beauteous pistillate successful the world,” a rubric that usually went to Elizabeth Taylor. She told The New York Times in 1995 that she didn’t caput being seen arsenic a enactment symbol. “Why should I beryllium offended? It’s not an insult,” she said.

Gina Lollobrigida successful her younger years (Photo: Shutterstock)

She was joined once.

Gina joined Slovenian doc Milko Skofic in 1949. Milko gave up his vocation to go Gina’s manager. They welcomed their lone child, lad Milko Jr., connected July 28, 1957. The household of 3 moved from Italy to Toronto, Canada successful the aboriginal 1960s. Gina and Milko got divorced successful 1971, aft she reportedly had a one-night matter with South African doc Christiaan Barnard. Gina’s lad is present 65 years aged and has a lad of his ain named Dimitri.

She entered authorities earlier she died.

At the property of 95, Gina ran for a spot successful the Senate of the Republic successful the 2022 Italian wide election. She was a campaigner for the leftist enactment but lone received 1% of the constituency vote, according to local Italian reports. “I was conscionable bushed of proceeding politicians arguing with each different without ever getting to the point,” Gina said successful an interview erstwhile she announced her predetermination bid. “I volition combat for the radical to decide, from wellness to justice. Italy is successful atrocious shape, I privation to bash thing bully and positive,” she added.

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