Biography
Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone, known professionally as Sophia Loren, is an Italian actress. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, she has received an Academy Award, seven David di Donatello Awards, five special Golden Globe Awards, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, a BAFTA Award, a Laurel Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an Academy Honorary Award. Loren was also named one of the greatest legends of American cinema by the American Film Institute and appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1991 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1996. At the age of 92 as of 2026, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and remains active in both Italy and the United States.
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Awards & recognition
- European Cultural Award · 2019
- Order of Saint Agatha · 2012
- Praemium Imperiale · 2010
- Telegatto · 2001
- Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement · 1998
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- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1996
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1995
- Academy Honorary Award · 1991
- César Award · 1991
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1962
- Academy Awards · 1962
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1961
- David di Donatello — Best Actress · 1961
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- Globo d'oro — Livetime Achievement
- Golden Bear
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Actress
- Nastro d'Argento Lifetime Achievement Award
- Silver Shell — Best Actress
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Targa d'Oro
- Volpi Cup — Best Actress
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1962 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
A Special Day
Miseria e nobiltà
Two Women
Marriage Italian Style
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Sunflower
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Tab Hunter Confidential
I Am Divine
Along the Coast
The Gold of Naples
Human Voice
Quo Vadis
Africa Under The Sea
What's My Line?
Girlfriend in a Coma
Boccaccio '70
Too Bad She's Bad
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Courage
El Cid
Desire Under the Elms
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Life Ahead
Operation Crossbow
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Blood Feud
Man of La Mancha
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
Untouchable
Grumpier Old Men
The Fall of the Roman Empire
It Started in Naples
The Black Orchid
Houseboat
Behind the White Glasses
Arabesque
A Day in Court
The Cassandra Crossing
The Key
Legend of the Lost
A Countess from Hong Kong
The Pride and the Passion
Heller in Pink Tights
Boy on a Dolphin
Mademoiselle C
Lives of the Saints
A Breath of Scandal
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!