Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Born Luigina Lollobrigida
4 July 1927 (1927-07-04) (age 84)
Subiaco, Italy
Occupation Actress, photojournalist, sculptress
Years active 1946–1997
Spouse Mirko Skofic (1949–1971) (divorced) 1 child

Gina Lollobrigida (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːna lɔlloˈbriːdʒida]; born 4 July 1927) is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress. She was one of the most popular European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was also an iconic sex symbol of the 1950s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.

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Youth

Born Luigina Lollobrigida in Subiaco, Italy, she was one of four daughters of a furniture manufacturer (her sisters are Giuliana, Maria and Fernanda). She spent her youth in a picturesque mountain village. In her youth, Gina did some modelling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began appearing in Italian language films. In 1945, she played a part in the comedy Santarellina by Eduardo Scarpetta at the Teatro della Concordia of Monte Castello di Vibio.[1] In 1947, Gina entered the Miss Italia pageant and came in 3rd place. The contest was won by Lucia Bosé and second place was Gianna Maria Canale – they would both go on to be actresses, though neither would come near Lollobrigida's success.

Career

Films

In 1950 Howard Hughes invited Lollobrigida to make Hollywood films, but she refused, preferring to work in Europe. Despite this, her appearance in Italian films like Bread, Love and Dreams (for which she received a BAFTA nomination and won a Nastro d'Argento award) and Woman of Rome, and in French films like Fanfan la Tulipe and Beauties of the Night, brought her to the attention of Hollywood. She made her first American film, Beat the Devil, in 1953 with Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones, directed by John Huston.

In 1955 Lollobrigida appeared in The World's Most Beautiful Woman, for which she received the first David di Donatello for Best Actress award. She appeared in the circus drama Trapeze directed by Carol Reed with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis in 1956 and starred in The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Jean Delannoy with Anthony Quinn the same year. In 1959 she co-starred with Frank Sinatra in Never So Few and with Yul Brynner in Solomon and Sheba. The latter was notable for having Brynner replace Tyrone Power, who died during filming; for being the last film directed by King Vidor; and for an orgy scene unusual in Hollywood motion pictures of that era.

Gina Lollobrigida in Solomon and Sheba

In 1961 she appeared in the romantic comedy Come September, with Rock Hudson, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, for which she won a Golden Globe award. The same year she appeared alongside Ernest Borgnine and Anthony Franciosa in the drama Go Naked in the World. In 1962 she was directed again by Jean Delannoy in Venere Imperiale and received a Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello award. In 1964 she co-starred with Sean Connery in the thriller Woman of Straw. She co-starred with Rock Hudson again in 1965's Strange Bedfellows and appeared alongside Alec Guinness in 1966's Hotel Paradiso. In 1968 she starred in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell with Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, and Telly Savalas, the plot of which is the basis for the stage musical Mamma Mia! For this role she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a third David di Donatello award. Lollobrigida co-starred with Bob Hope in the comedy The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell and also accompanied Hope on his visits to military troops overseas.

Gina Lollobrigida in 1991 at Cannes Film Festival

By the 1970s her film career had slowed down. She appeared in only a few poorly received productions in the early part of the decade. In the mid 1980s, she starred in the television series Falcon Crest as Francesca Gioberti, a role originally written for Sophia Loren, who turned it down. For that role she received a third Golden Globe nomination. She also had a supporting role in the 1985 TV mini series Deceptions, co-starring with Stephanie Powers. In 1986, she was the head of the jury at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, which awarded the Golden Bear to Reinhard Hauff's film Stammheim, although she distanced herself publicly from the decision, claiming the decision had been made for political reasons.[2]

In the 1990s she made a few minor French film appearances and continued to visit international film festivals.

Photojournalism

By the end of the 1970s she had embarked on what turned out to be a successful career as a photographic journalist. She photographed, among others, Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí, Henry Kissinger, David Cassidy, Audrey Hepburn, Ella Fitzgerald and the German national football team and scooped the world's press by obtaining an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro. In 1973 a collection of her work was published, Italia Mia.

Other interests

She has focused on other interests such as sculpting and it was 1984 before she returned to American television screens with a part in Falcon Crest. She showed her sculptures in Italy, France, Spain, Russia, United States, Qatar. She was also a corporate executive for fashion and cosmetics companies.

Political activism

In 1999 she ran unsuccessfully for one of Italy's 87 seats in the elections for European Parliament with the center-left party The Democrats.

Personal life

In 1949 she married a Slovenian physician, Mirko Skofic. They had one child, Mirko Skofic, Jr., born in August 1957.[3] They were divorced in 1971. Skofic gave up the practice of medicine to become her manager.[4]

In 1969 she was engaged for a short time to George Kaufman, a New York real estate heir. In the 1960s she also had an affair with heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard.[5]

In October 2006, at age 79, she announced to Spain's ¡Hola! magazine her engagement to a 45-year-old Spanish businessman, Javier Rigau y Rafols, whom she met at a party in Monte Carlo in 1984 and who had been her companion since then.[6] The engagement was called off on 6 December 2006, reportedly as a result of media pressure.[7]

Now virtually retired, Lollobrigida has not made a film since 1997. She told PARADE in April 2000:

I studied painting and sculpting at school and became an actress by mistake .... I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admirers.

She is of the Roman Catholic faith.[8]

Miscellaneous

  • Her full name is used by some music students to correctly render septuplets (seven notes in the duration of four) or to count the 7/8 time signature as it contains 7 evenly-accented syllables. Her last name is used similarly to count quintuplets.
  • In her career she has received about 6.000 cover pages on magazines in all the world.

Awards and nominations

Lollobrigida has won 6 David di Donatello, 2 Nastro d'Argento, and 6 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 sculpture and in photography.

In 1992 she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by François Mitterrand.

On 16 October 1999, Gina Lollobrigida was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).[9]

Books by Gina Lollobrigida

  • Italia mia, 1973, a collection of photographs across Italy.
  • Wonder of Innocence, 1994, a book of photographs.
  • Sculptures, 2003.

Filmography

Cinema

Year Film Role Notes
1946 Lucia di Lammermoor
1946 This Wine of Love
1946 Return of the Black Eagle
1947 When Love Calls
1947 Pagliacci Nedda
1947 Flesh Will Surrender
1947 Vendetta nel sole young girl
1948 Mad About Opera Dora
1949 Campane a martello Agostina
1949 The Bride Can't Wait
1949 The White Line Donata Sebastian
1950 A Dog's Life Rita Buton
1950 Miss Italy Lisetta Minneci
1950 Children of Chance
1950 Alina Alina
1951 A Tale of Five Cities Maria Severini
1951 The Young Caruso
1951 Four Ways Out
1951 Love I Haven't... But... But
1951 Attention! Bandits! Anna
1952 Wife for a Night Ottavia
1952 Times Gone By Mariantonia Desiderio
1952 Fanfan la Tulipe Adeline La Franchise
1952 Beauties of the Night Leila, Cashier
1953 The Wayward Wife Gemma Vagnuzzi
1953 Bread, Love and Dreams Maria De Ritis Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
Nastro d'Argento Best Actress
1953 Le infedeli Lulla Possenti
1953 Beat the Devil Maria Dannreuther
1954 Woman of Rome Adriana
1954 Bread, Love and Jealousy Maria De Ritis
1954 A Day in Court
1954 Crossed Swords
1954 Le Grand Jeu Sylvia Sorrego, Helena Ricci
1955 The World's Most Beautiful Woman Lina Cavalieri David di Donatello for Best Actress
1956 Trapeze Lola
1956 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Esmeralda
1958 Anna of Brooklyn Anna
1959 The Law Marietta
1959 Never So Few Carla Vesari
1959 Solomon and Sheba Queen of Sheba
1961 Go Naked in the World Giulietta Cameron
1961 Come September Lisa Helena Fellini Golden Globe Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite – Female
1962 Lykke og krone (documentary)
1962 La bellezza di Ippolita Ippolita
1963 Venere Imperiale Paulette Bonaparte David di Donatello for Best Actress
Nastro d'Argento Best Actress
1963 Mad Sea Margherita
1964 Woman of Straw Maria Marcello
1965 Me, Me, Me... and the Others Titta
1965 Le Bambole (The Dolls) Beatrice
1965 Strange Bedfellows Toni Vincente
1966 Pleasant Nights Domicilla
1966 The Sultans Liza Bortoli
1966 Hotel Paradiso Marcelle Cotte
1967 Cervantes Giulia Toffolo
1968 Stuntman Evelyne Lake
1968 La morte ha fatto l'uovo Anna
1968 A Curious Way to Love
1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell Maria
1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Carla Campbell Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
David di Donatello for Best Actress
1969 That Splendid November Cettina
1971 Bad Man's River Alicia
1972 King, Queen, Knave Martha Dreyer
1973 No encontre rosas para mi madre
1983 Wandering Stars (documentary)
1995 Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma L'épouse médium du professeur Bébel
1997 XXL Gaby
2011 Box office 3d herself (cameo appearance)

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1972 Le avventure di Pinocchio The Fairy with Turquoise Hair
1984 Falcon Crest Francesca Gioberti Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1985 Deceptions
1988 Woman of Rome Adriana's mother television remake
1996 Una donna in fuga

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