Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — New Star of the Year – Actress · 1956
Filmography23 titles
La Dolce Vita
What's My Line?
Boccaccio '70
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Intervista
Back from Eternity
Artists and Models
War and Peace
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Hollywood or Bust
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Way... Way Out
Blood Alley
Call Me Bwana
Man in the Vault
A Candidate for a Killing
The Mongols
4 for Texas
The French Sex Murders
The Killer Nun
Sign of the Gladiator
Valerie
Fangs of the Living Dead