Claudia Cardinale
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Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are regarded as significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema. Born and raised in La Goulette, a municipality in Tunisia near Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy, with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963). From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1966), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), The Red Tent (1969), A Fine Pair (1968), The Salamander (1981), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint U.S.–Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda. Jaded with Hollywood and not wanting to become a cliché, Cardinale returned to Italian and French cinema and garnered the David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her roles in The Day of the Owl (1968) and as a prostitute alongside Alberto Sordi in A Girl in Australia (1971).[1] In 1974, Cardinale met director Pasquale Squitieri, who would become her partner. She frequently featured in his films, including Blood Brothers (1974), Father of the Godfathers (1978) and Claretta (1984), the last of which won her the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress. In 1982, she starred in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo as the love interest of Klaus Kinski, who raises the funds to buy a steamship in Peru. In 2010, Cardinale received the Best Actress Award at the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival for her performance as an elderly Italian woman who takes in a young Turkish exchange student in Signora Enrica. Over the years, Cardinale was outspoken about women's rights and became a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women's Rights beginning in March 2000. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history. ... Description above from the Wikipedia article Claudia Cardinale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
as Jill
The Queens (1966)
as Armenia ("Fata Armenia")
The Pink Panther (1963)
as The Princess Dala
8½ (1963)
as Claudia
The Leopard (1963)
as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
The Professionals (1966)
as Maria
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
as Ginetta
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Maria Gambrelli
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
as Molly
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
All Roads Lead to Rome (2016)
as Carmen
Rogue City (2020)
as Catarina Bastiani
A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
as Claudia Cardinale
The French Revolution (1989)
as Duchesse de Polignac
Escape to Athena (1979)
as Eleana
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
as Carmelina
Effie Gray (2014)
as Viscountess
Austerlitz (1960)
as Pauline Bonaparte
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
as Aida Zepponi
The Red Tent (1969)
as Valeria
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2007)
as Elisabeth
Lost Command (1966)
as Aisha
Goha (1959)
as Amina
Il bell'Antonio (1960)
as Barbara Puglisi
The Skin (1981)
as Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo
Time of Indifference (1964)
as Carla
The Salamander (1981)
as Elena Leporello
Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011)
as Self
The Artist and the Model (2012)
as Léa
The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
as Marie Sarrazin
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Actor
Cartouche (1962)
as Vénus
My Best Fiend (1999)
as Self
The Silent Mountain (2014)
as Nuria Calzolari
Popsy Pop (1971)
as Popsy Pop
The Day of the Owl (1968)
as Rosa Nicolosi
Twice Upon a Time in the West (2015)
as Claudia
Mother (1991)
as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Careless (1962)
as Angiolina Zarri
The Hell with Heroes (1968)
as Elena
Father (2011)
as Elvira
Circus World (1964)
as Toni Alfredo
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
as Maria Grazia
Belmondo by Belmondo (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Conversation Piece (1974)
as Professor's Wife (uncredited)
Midnight Pleasures (1975)
as Gabriella Sansoni
Claretta (1984)
as Miriam Petacci
The Pariah (1972)
as Georgia Saratov
Blindfold (1966)
as Vicky Vicenti
The Conspirators (1969)
as Giuditta Di Castro
A Man in Love (1987)
as Julia Steiner
Don't Make Waves (1967)
as Laura
A View of Love (2010)
as La mère de Marc
The Facts of Murder (1959)
as La servetta, Assuntina
I Am the Law (1977)
as Anna
La Traversée du désir (2009)
as Self
Fiasco in Milan (1959)
as Carmelina Nicosia
Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
as Francesca Modigliani
Next Summer (1985)
as Jeanne
Bebo's Girl (1964)
as Mara
Sandra (1965)
as Sandra Dawson
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
as Madame Falconetti
Famous T & A (1982)
as (archive footage)
Bankers Also Have Souls (1982)
as Antonella Dufour
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
as Maria
The Ruffian (1983)
as La « Baronne »
A Girl in Australia (1971)
as Carmela
Fellinopolis (2021)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
588 rue Paradis (1992)
as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
as Marta Chiaretti
A Fine Pair (1968)
as Esmeralda Marini
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
as Teresa, Countess of Morales
Burden of Dreams (1982)
as Self - Actress
The Bardot mystery (2012)
Actor
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)
as Self
Blood Brothers (1974)
as Lucia Esposito
Auguste (1961)
as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Stupor Mundi (1997)
as Costanza d'Altavilla / d'Aragona
Drums of Fire (1990)
as Roxelane
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
Actor
Blonde in Black Leather (1975)
as Claudia
The Dolphins (1960)
as Fedora Santini
Piccolina bella (—)
Actor
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Goodbye & Amen (1977)
as Aliki
The Lovemakers (1961)
as Bianca
Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)
as Donna Assunta
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad (2009)
as Self
The Magistrate (1959)
as Maria
The Audience (1972)
as Aiche
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989)
as Hélène Larmier
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
as Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nonnas on the Run (2017)
as Angela
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
as Pauline Bonaparte
Corleone (1978)
as Rosa Accordino
The Gun (1978)
as Marta Compagna
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
as Doroteia
Desert of Fire (1997)
as Leila
Henry IV (1984)
as Matilda
An Opera of Violence (2003)
as Self - Actress
Cinéma Jacques Perrin (2014)
as Self
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Actor
Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)
as Aya 1996
Fire's Share (1978)
as Catherine Hansen
Libera, My Love (1975)
as Libera Valente
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
as Angelica
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Joy de V. (2013)
as Signora Morosini
Luchino Visconti (2002)
as Self
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook (2008)
as Cécile Deschamps
Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
as Self
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
A Common Sense of Modesty (1976)
as Armida Ballarin
One Russian Summer (1973)
as Anya
The String (2009)
as Sara
Rudy Valentino (2018)
as Zia Rosa
Dios de monoambiente (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Demon Stirs (2005)
as Claudia Cardinale
Rumore (—)
Actor
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth (1997)
as Self
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things (2006)
as Self
Last Stop (2014)
as Rosa
A Rose for Everyone (1967)
as Rosa
The Blind and the Cardinal (2016)
as 'La Cardinale'
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
as Albertine Ferran
3 Strangers in Rome (1958)
as Marisa
Act of Sorrow (1990)
as Elena
Second to Nun (—)
as Self - Festival Actress
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia la mystérieuse (2022)
as Self
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' (2004)
as Self
La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils (2017)
as Irène Delamarche
South Wind (1959)
as Grazia Macri
The Wages of Sin (2003)
as Self - Actress
Woman of Wonders (1985)
as Maura
Una gita a Roma (2017)
as Marguerite
The Island of Forgiveness (2022)
as Agostina
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Les Anneaux d'Or (1956)
as A young woman
Alberto il grande (2013)
as Self
Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica (2011)
as Signora Enrica
The Last Sequence (2003)
as Self
Something to Do with Death (2003)
as Self - Actress
Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne (2019)
as Self
Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover (2015)
as Self
Visconti: La verdad del melodrama (2001)
as Self
Riches, belles, etc. (1998)
as Baroness Mitsy
Alex et Marie (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Nobili bugie (2017)
as Duchess
Por un puñado de sueños (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
The Years of Lost Images (2012)
as Self
La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo (2017)
as Self
Il giorno della Shoah (2010)
as Ester
Si salvi chi vuole (1980)
as Luisa
Algeria in Flames (1958)
as Self - Arab woman (uncredited)
Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria (1994)
as Self
Elles ne pensent qu'à ça... (1994)
as Margaux
An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale (2017)
as Self