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Sophia Loren

ソフィア・ローレン　/　そふぃあ・ろーれん

Actor from Italy

September 20, 1934 (age 91)　・　Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Province of Rome
actor
model
singer

My Take

Sophia Loren is, for me, the definitive argument that screen presence and serious acting were never opposites. Hollywood tried to package her as exotic glamour; she answered by winning the 1962 Academy Award for a foreign-language performance, a historic first that made the bombshell label hopelessly inadequate. What moves me is her range across seven decades, from the comic brilliance of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow to weighty dramatic work, all carried with an unapologetically Italian identity she never traded away. She outlasted the studio system, her rivals, and every passing trend. The last empress of cinema's golden age, and she still commands the frame.

Overview

Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Italian: [soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne]; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( lə-REN, Italian: [ˈlɔːren]), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sophia Loren
Name (Japanese): ソフィア・ローレン
Reading: そふぃあ・ろーれん
Born: September 20, 1934 (age 91)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / model / singer / autobiographer / beauty pageant contestant

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1962 Academy Award for Best Actress
2010 Praemium Imperiale
1991 Academy Honorary Award
2001 Telegatto
1961 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Golden Bear
Silver Shell for Best Actress
Volpi Cup for Best Actress

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow	—

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.sophialoren.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3

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