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