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Anita Ekberg

Acting Born Sep 29, 1931 Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • 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
  • Bambola (1996) as Mamma Greta
  • La Dolce Vita (1960) as Sylvia
  • Boccaccio '70 (1962) as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
  • War and Peace (1956) as Helene Kuragina
  • How I Learned to Love Women (1966) as Margaret Joyce
  • Der goldene Schuß (1964) as Self
  • Casablanca (1955) as Katrina Jorgenson
  • Artists and Models (1955) as Anita
  • Blood Alley (1955) as Wei Ling
  • 4 for Texas (1963) as Elya Carlson
  • Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Interpol (1957) as Gina Broger
  • The Alphabet Murders (1965) as Amanda Beatrice Cross
  • Sign of the Gladiator (1959) as Zenobia, Queen of Palmira
  • Woman Times Seven (1967) as Claudie
  • Killer Nun (1979) as Sister Gertrude
  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) as Performer