Gina Lollobrigida, an Italian actress who was one of the biggest stars in European cinema throughout the 1950s and 1960s, passed away at the age of 95.
Her roles in Beat the Devil, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Crossed Swords earned her the moniker “the most beautiful lady in the world.”
She appeared in films with actors such as Errol Flynn, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson, and Humphrey Bogart.
After her career began to wane in the 1960s, she transitioned towards politics and photography.
She was one of the few remaining film legends known as Lo Lollo, and Bogart once stated that she “made Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple.”
Howard Hughes, the producer of the movie, flooded her with marriage proposals. She maintained a rivalry with fellow Italian actress Sophia Loren off-camera.
On Twitter, the minister of culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, wrote: “A diva of the silver screen who starred in more than 50 years of Italian film history is said to be leaving us. Her allure will endure forever.”
Her former attorney Giulia Citani told the Reuters news agency that she passed away in a Rome clinic.
Gina Lollobrigida’s family hasn’t issued any statement about her funeral at the moment. You’ll be updated as we continue to follow this development.
