Acting
Anita Ekberg
Born September 29, 1931 · Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden
Died January 11, 2015 · aged 83
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.
Known For
La Dolce Vita · 1960La Dolce Vita
★ 8.01960
MovieComedyDrama
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
War and Peace · 1956War and Peace
★ 6.61956
MovieWarRomance
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Bambola · 1996Bambola
★ 4.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Blood Alley · 1955Blood Alley
★ 5.91955
MovieAdventureAction
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
Artists and Models · 1955Artists and Models
★ 6.71955
MovieComedy
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium · 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
★ 5.91969
MovieRomanceComedy
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
4 for Texas · 19634 for Texas
★ 5.11963
MovieComedyWestern
In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.
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Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
