Gina Lollobrigida was an Italian photojournalist, politician, and actress.
Lollobrigida was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer and his wife and was born Luigia Lollobrigida in Subiaco. Giuliana , Maria , and Fernanda are her three sisters. Lollobrigida worked as a model and competed successfully in a number of beauty pageants when she was younger. Lollobrigida started making cameo appearances in Italian movies about this period.
Lollobrigida started a second profession as a photojournalist as her film career began to wane. Lollobrigida scored a scoop in the 1970s when she was granted access to Fidel Castro for a personal interview.
Lollobrigida played Francesca Gioberti in the television series Falcon Crest in the middle of the 1980s; Sophia Loren had been offered the part, but she had declined it. Lollobrigida was nominated for a third Golden Globe for the role. Alongside Stefanie Powers, she costarred in the 1985 television miniseries Deceptions in a supporting role. Lollobrigida made a guest appearance in the TV show The Love Boat the following year.
Where will Gina Lollobrigida be buried?
Information on Gina Lollobrigida’s final burial has not yet been revealed.
