| General info : | | Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927, Subiaco, Italy) is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptor.
She was one of the highest profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol.
As her film career slowed, she established second careers as a photojournalist and sculptor.
In the 1970s, she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.
She has continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF).
In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.
In 2013, she sold her jewelry collection, and donated the nearly $5 million from the sale to benefit stem cell therapy research. | |
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| Video | | 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival - Carpet Chat with Gina Lollobrigida | |
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| Video | | Interview Gina Lollobrigida (1ère partie) - Archive INA | |
| Video | | Interview with Gina Lollobrigida | |
| Video | | Gina Lollobrigida - Interview (1958) | |
| Video | | Gina Lollobrigida interview for BCTV (Global TV) - circa 1987 | |
| Video | | Gina Lollobrigida with Bill Wyman and Mandy Smith on Wogan | |
| Video | | Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95 | |
| Video | | Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida dead at 95 | |
| Video | | A look back at the life and films of Gina Lollobrigida | |
| General info : | Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927, Subiaco, Italy) is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptor.
She was one of the highest profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol.
As her film career slowed, she established second careers as a photojournalist and sculptor.
In the 1970s, she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.
She has continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF).
In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.
In 2013, she sold her jewelry collection, and donated the nearly $5 million from the sale to benefit stem cell therapy research. | Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927, Subiaco, Italy died 16 January 2023, Rome, Italy (aged 95)) was an Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician.
She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol. At the time of her death, she was among the last high-profile international actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
As her film career slowed, Lollobrigida established a second career as a photojournalist. In the 1970s she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.
Lollobrigida continued as an active supporter of Italian and Italian-American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008 she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.[6][7] In 2013, she sold her jewellery collection and donated the nearly US$5 million from the sale to benefit stem-cell therapy research. She won the Henrietta Award at the 18th Golden Globe Awards. | |