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 Pink Panther (1963)
as The Princess Dala
8½ (1963)
as Claudia
Careless (1962)
as Angiolina Zarri
The Professionals (1966)
as Maria
The Leopard (1963)
as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
Mother (1991)
as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
My Best Fiend (1999)
as Self
Goha (1959)
as Amina
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
as Ginetta
Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011)
as Self
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
as Molly
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Maria Gambrelli
Fellinopolis (2021)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
A View of Love (2010)
as La mère de Marc
Time of Indifference (1964)
as Carla
The French Revolution (1989)
as Duchesse de Polignac
Austerlitz (1960)
as Pauline Bonaparte
Rogue City (2020)
as Catarina Bastiani
All Roads Lead to Rome (2016)
as Carmen
A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
as Claudia Cardinale
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Actor
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
as Carmelina
Auguste (1961)
as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Escape to Athena (1979)
as Eleana
The Day of the Owl (1968)
as Rosa Nicolosi
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
as Aida Zepponi
Conversation Piece (1974)
as Professor's Wife (uncredited)
Claretta (1984)
as Miriam Petacci
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
as Pauline Bonaparte
Father (2011)
as Elvira
The Skin (1981)
as Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo
Popsy Pop (1971)
as Popsy Pop
Lost Command (1966)
as Aisha
A Girl in Australia (1971)
as Carmela
The Red Tent (1969)
as Valeria
The Gun (1978)
as Marta Compagna
Circus World (1964)
as Toni Alfredo
Il bell'Antonio (1960)
as Barbara Puglisi
588 rue Paradis (1992)
as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Belmondo by Belmondo (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Effie Gray (2014)
as Viscountess
Sandra (1965)
as Sandra Dawson
Rumore (—)
Actor
Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2007)
as Elisabeth
The Artist and the Model (2012)
as Léa
Last Stop (2014)
as Rosa
One Russian Summer (1973)
as Anya
I Am the Law (1977)
as Anna
The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
as Marie Sarrazin
Next Summer (1985)
as Jeanne
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989)
as Hélène Larmier
Don't Make Waves (1967)
as Laura
The Bardot mystery (2012)
Actor
The Salamander (1981)
as Elena Leporello
Alberto il grande (2013)
as Self
Bebo's Girl (1964)
as Mara
The Hell with Heroes (1968)
as Elena
A Man in Love (1987)
as Julia Steiner
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
as Doroteia
The Pariah (1972)
as Georgia Saratov
The Conspirators (1969)
as Giuditta Di Castro
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook (2008)
as Cécile Deschamps
Fiasco in Milan (1959)
as Carmelina Nicosia
Stupor Mundi (1997)
as Costanza d'Altavilla / d'Aragona
Blindfold (1966)
as Vicky Vicenti
Midnight Pleasures (1975)
as Gabriella Sansoni
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
as Maria Grazia
Cartouche (1962)
as Vénus
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
as Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
The String (2009)
as Sara
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Bankers Also Have Souls (1982)
as Antonella Dufour
The Queens (1966)
as Armenia ("Fata Armenia")
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
as Madame Falconetti
Les Anneaux d'Or (1956)
as A young woman
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' (2004)
as Self
Cinéma Jacques Perrin (2014)
as Self
The Lovemakers (1961)
as Bianca
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)
as Self
The Silent Mountain (2014)
as Nuria Calzolari
The Facts of Murder (1959)
as La servetta, Assuntina
A Common Sense of Modesty (1976)
as Armida Ballarin
Piccolina bella (—)
Actor
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
as Teresa, Countess of Morales
Goodbye & Amen (1977)
as Aliki
Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
as Francesca Modigliani
3 Strangers in Rome (1958)
as Marisa
Blood Brothers (1974)
as Lucia Esposito
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover (2015)
as Self
Si salvi chi vuole (1980)
as Luisa
La Traversée du désir (2009)
as Self
Burden of Dreams (1982)
as Self - Actress
Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Twice Upon a Time in the West (2015)
as Claudia
A Fine Pair (1968)
as Esmeralda Marini
Nonnas on the Run (2017)
as Angela
Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
as Marta Chiaretti
Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
as Self
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
Actor
Blonde in Black Leather (1975)
as Claudia
Riches, belles, etc. (1998)
as Baroness Mitsy
Joy de V. (2013)
as Signora Morosini
A Rose for Everyone (1967)
as Rosa
The Blind and the Cardinal (2016)
as 'La Cardinale'
Drums of Fire (1990)
as Roxelane
Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)
as Aya 1996
The Ruffian (1983)
as La « Baronne »
Dios de monoambiente (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia la mystérieuse (2022)
as Self
The Dolphins (1960)
as Fedora Santini
Libera, My Love (1975)
as Libera Valente
Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica (2011)
as Signora Enrica
Woman of Wonders (1985)
as Maura
The Magistrate (1959)
as Maria
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
as Maria
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Famous T & A (1982)
as (archive footage)
Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)
as Donna Assunta
La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils (2017)
as Irène Delamarche
The Wages of Sin (2003)
as Self - Actress
An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale (2017)
as Self
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Demon Stirs (2005)
as Claudia Cardinale
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
as Angelica
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad (2009)
as Self
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
as Albertine Ferran
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Actor
Corleone (1978)
as Rosa Accordino
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
An Opera of Violence (2003)
as Self - Actress
Act of Sorrow (1990)
as Elena
The Audience (1972)
as Aiche
Desert of Fire (1997)
as Leila
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti (2002)
as Self
Por un puñado de sueños (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
Una gita a Roma (2017)
as Marguerite
The Island of Forgiveness (2022)
as Agostina
Il giorno della Shoah (2010)
as Ester
South Wind (1959)
as Grazia Macri
Something to Do with Death (2003)
as Self - Actress
Henry IV (1984)
as Matilda
Elles ne pensent qu'à ça... (1994)
as Margaux
Fire's Share (1978)
as Catherine Hansen
Second to Nun (—)
as Self - Festival Actress
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things (2006)
as Self
Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne (2019)
as Self
The Years of Lost Images (2012)
as Self
Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria (1994)
as Self
Alex et Marie (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth (1997)
as Self
The Last Sequence (2003)
as Self
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Visconti: La verdad del melodrama (2001)
as Self
La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo (2017)
as Self
Algeria in Flames (1958)
as Self - Arab woman (uncredited)
Rudy Valentino (2018)
as Zia Rosa
Nobili bugie (2017)
as Duchess