Anita Ekberg
Acting Born Sep 29, 1931 Died Jan 11, 2015 Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden 91 credits
Biography
Anita Ekberg was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She began her career as a fashion model before transitioning to films in the mid-1950s. Ekberg is known for her voluptuous figure and for her role in the 1960 film La Dolce Vita. The film features an iconic scene where her character, Sylvia, appears in a fountain. Ekberg passed away on 11 January 2015.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Being Bo Widerberg
Rat PackBecoming Marilyn
Dov'era lei a quell'oraThe Girl in the FountainCiao Anita
Beautiful Like a Poem
Becoming Anita Ekberg
The Sweet Algorithm
1960
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Anita of Sweden
Fellini dice...
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Heart of the FestivalThe Magic of Fellini
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
The Red Dwarf
La villa dei misteri
Bambola
In morte di Federico Fellini
Bad GirlsAmbrogio
Il Conte Max
Intervista
The Seduction of Angela
Fellini nel cestino
Champs-ElyséesFatty Girl Goes to New York
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Killer NunGold of the Amazon Women
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Northeast of Seoul
Teatro 11The French Sex MurdersDeadly Trackers
The ClownsThe Conjugal DebtThe Divorce
Full filmography
- Being Bo Widerberg (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Marilyn (2022) as (archive footage)
- Dov'era lei a quell'ora (2021) as Anita Ekberg
- The Girl in the Fountain (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Ciao Anita (2021) as Self
- Beautiful Like a Poem (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Anita Ekberg (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sweet Algorithm (2011) as Sylvia
- 1960 (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France (2009)
- Anita of Sweden (2007)
- Fellini dice... (2006) as Self
- Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others (2003) as Self
- Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- The Magic of Fellini (2002) as Self
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Red Dwarf (1998) as Paola Bendoni
- La villa dei misteri (1997)
- Bambola (1996) as Mamma Greta
- In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)
- Bad Girls (1992) as Milli
- Ambrogio (1992) as Clarice
- Il Conte Max (1991) as Marika
- Intervista (1987) as Anita Ekberg
- The Seduction of Angela (1986) as Signora Rocchi
- Fellini nel cestino (1983) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Fatty Girl Goes to New York (1982) as baronessa Judith von Kemp
- S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980) as Dr. Else Biebling
- Killer Nun (1979) as Sister Gertrude
- Gold of the Amazon Women (1979) as Queen Na-Eela
- Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977) as Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Northeast of Seoul (1974) as Katherine
- Teatro 11 (1972) as Self
- The French Sex Murders (1972) as Madame Colette
- Deadly Trackers (1972) as Jane
- The Clowns (1970) as Anita Ekberg
- The Conjugal Debt (1970) as Ines
- The Divorce (1970) as Flavia
- Death Knocks Twice (1969) as Sophia Ferretti
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) as Performer
- Fangs of the Living Dead (1969) as Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
- A Candidate for a Killing (1969) as Jacqueline Monnard
- Night of Hate (1968) as Bessie
- Woman Times Seven (1967) as Claudie
- The Glass Sphinx (1967) as Paulette
- The Cobra (1967) as Lou
- How I Learned to Love Women (1966) as Margaret Joyce
- Way... Way Out (1966) as Anna Soblova
- Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966) as Olga, la baronessa
- The Alphabet Murders (1965) as Amanda Beatrice Cross
- Das Liebeskarussell (1965) as Lolita Young
- Der goldene Schuß (1964) as Self
- Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964) as Alberchiaria
- 4 for Texas (1963) as Elya Carlson
- Call Me Bwana (1963) as Luba
- Boccaccio '70 (1962) as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
- Lykke og krone (1962)
- The Temptation of Dr. Antonio (1962) as Anita
- A porte chiuse (1961) as Olga Duvovich
- The Mongols (1961) as Hulina
- La Dolce Vita (1960) as Sylvia
- Little Girls and High Finance (1960) as Jeanne
- The Dam on the Yellow River (1960) as Dorothy Simmons
- Three Etc.'s and the Colonel (1960) as Georgina
- Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959)
- Sign of the Gladiator (1959) as Zenobia, Queen of Palmira
- Screaming Mimi (1958) as Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
- The Man Inside (1958) as Trudie Hall
- Paris Holiday (1958) as Zara
- Valerie (1957) as Valerie Horvat
- Interpol (1957) as Gina Broger
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Snow White
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Singer
- War and Peace (1956) as Helene Kuragina
- Hollywood or Bust (1956) as Actress Anita
- Zarak (1956) as Salma
- Man in the Vault (1956) as Flo Randall
- Back from Eternity (1956) as Rena
- Artists and Models (1955) as Anita
- Blood Alley (1955) as Wei Ling
- Casablanca (1955) as Katrina Jorgenson
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Golden Blade (1953) as Handmaid
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) as Venusian Guard
- Terras fönster 5 (1951)
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self