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Sophia Loren turns 84 on September 20. We congratulate the most beautiful woman in Italy on her birthday and remember that... youth and up to today Sophia Loren amazed with her beauty. Having first won a beauty contest in Naples as a 14-year-old teenager, she was awarded the honorary title of first beauty many times.
In 2006, at the age of 71, Sophia Loren was recognized as the most beautiful woman planets. In 2007, she was not afraid to pose nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. But it was the cinema that brought Sophia Loren worldwide fame. Having starred in more than 100 films, Sophia Loren is the winner of honorary awards at major film festivals.
2. Sofia's mother was Romilda Villani, a piano teacher and aspiring actress. In 1932, she auditioned to be Greta Garbo's body double, but her film career was hampered by pregnancy.
3. Romilda Villani gave birth to a daughter with engineer Riccardo Scicolone in the hope that he would marry her. But he did not want to enter into a legal marriage with her, and the mother had to return to her hometown of Pozzuoli near Naples. Subsequently, Sophia Loren said in an interview: “I’m not Italian, I’m Neapolitan!”
4. Sofia’s mother’s hope that her daughter’s father would marry her did not fade, and she gave birth to his second daughter, Anna Maria, but Romilda Villani remained a single mother with two daughters.
5. Sofia and her sister grew up in poverty. Future star I slept with my little sister on the same mattress on the floor. The girls had no toys, and they made themselves dolls from bread crumbs.
6. As a child, the beautiful Sophia Loren was a real ugly duckling. Thin and long-legged, she was not popular among her peers. The offensive nickname “Pole” stuck to her, and she herself considered herself ugly.
7. However, her mother was able to discern the merits of the future movie star - former actress. Driven by the desire to realize in his daughter all his unfulfilled dreams of a brilliant acting career, she began sending her photographs to beauty pageants.
8. So, at the age of 15, Sofia Scicolone received the first recognition in her life - second place in a beauty contest in Naples and the first fee in her life: several rolls of wallpaper, a kitchen tablecloth with napkins, 23 thousand lire (about 35 dollars) and free ticket to Rome. In a word, by the provincial standards of that time - a start in life.
9. In 1950, she participated in the Miss Italy competition, where she received the Miss Elegance prize, established by the jury especially for her. At this competition, the girl was noticed by the famous film producer Carlo Ponti, who was 37 years old at that time, and offered Sofia a 7-year contract.
10. The relationship of the couple with an age difference of 22 years outgrew simple cooperation, but they could not officially get married in Italy: Ponti was married, and in Catholic Italy at that time it was almost impossible to get a divorce.
11. Finally, on September 17, 1957, Ponti and Sophia Loren (Sofia took the pseudonym "Lauren" in 1953 at Ponti's insistence) secretly married in Mexico. Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren had their marriage annulled in 1962 to avoid Ponti being accused of bigamy.
12. Carlo Ponti managed to divorce his first wife in 1965, but not in Italy, but in France. Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren officially married on April 9, 1966.
13. Few people know that the actress at first could not get pregnant, then she had two miscarriages. For several years, Sophie was treated for infertility. Lauren's treatment bore fruit; she gave birth to a son, Carlo Ponti Jr., and four years later, her second son, Eduardo Ponti, was born.
14. The actress speaks fluent English, French and Italian.
15. It was Carlo Ponti who turned the provincial girl Sofia into a world-class actress. At first, Ponti was not against Sophie acting nude, but in the early 1960s he bought all the films of young Loren, where she was naked, so as not to spoil the reputation of Sophia Loren, already famous by that time.
17. Lauren first attracted the attention of serious film critics in Vittorio de Sica’s film “The Gold of Naples” (1954), in which she found herself in her native element, playing an energetic Neapolitan shopkeeper. Roles ordinary women of the people whom she knew well in childhood and one of which she could have become, she succeeded best and evoked the most favorable reviews from critics.
18. It was de Sica in to the fullest discovered the acting talent of Sophia Loren. Almost all of the most significant roles were played by her in the films of this director.
19. “I adored him,” admitted Sophia Loren. “I loved him, our love story lasted 20 years, and the result was 14 films.” The most significant works for the actress were “The Gold of Naples”, “Ciochara”, “The Hermits of Altona”, “Marriage Italian Style”.
20. Sophie opened up to the director with different sides. Her heroines surprised with their authenticity and vitality.
21. Top acting Sophia Loren played the role of the mother in “Ciociara,” a neorealist film based on the novel by Alberto Moravia. In one of the climactic scenes, the heroine Lauren becomes a victim of brutal violence. Lauren's acting expressiveness and organic nature made such an impression on overseas film critics that she was awarded an Oscar for this role. This is the first time that the award in this category has been awarded to a film made in a language other than English.
22. The archbishop once joked that although the Vatican does not approve of human cloning, it could make an exception for Sophia Loren.
23. For fifteen years, Sophia Loren has worked with the most popular actors and Hollywood sex symbols: Anthony Perkins, Anthony Quinn, Clark Gable, Peter Sellers, Charlton Heston, Alec Guinness, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton and Jean Gabin.
24. Sophia Loren is distinguished by her wit, and some of her phrases have become catchphrases in Italy, one of them: “I owe everything I have to spaghetti.”
30. In the second half of the 70s, Sophia Loren appeared in films less and less, and since 1984, her roles became completely isolated.
31. In the 90s, the actress starred with Marcello Mastroianni, with whom they formed one of the most famous duets in the history of cinema, in Robert Altman’s film “ High fashion».
32. Later, the film “The Old Grumps Raged” was released.
33. Last job, where the actress appeared before the viewer, was her son’s film “Only Between Us” in 2002.
39. “If I were offered to star in the best, most important film in the world, which, however, could cause at least some harm to my personal life - my husband or mother, I would answer: no, thank you. Because cinema is cinema, and life is my life,” Lauren shared in one of her long-standing interviews.
40. In 1999, Sophia Loren was included in the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest actresses in the history of cinema.
42. In the Etobicoke area of Toronto, one of the streets is named after Sophia Loren.
43. In 2006, at the age of 71, Sophia Loren was recognized as the most beautiful woman on the planet. In addition, at that age she was not afraid to pose nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. This publication perpetuates the most bright beauties modernity, and at the age of no older than 40.
44. Sophia Loren is the winner of various awards at all film festivals: Cannes, Venice, Moscow, Berlin. The actress is the winner of five Golden Globe awards - in the special category “Favorite of the World Audience.”
45. Sophia Loren - winner of the Oscar for Best Actress in a film at foreign language.
46. The actress has her own star on Hollywood Alley glory.
47. She is the owner honorary prize“Oscar” with the wording “For a career rich in memorable roles that gave an unfading shine to cinema.”
Sophia Loren- Italian actress and singer. Winner of numerous awards and prizes at international film festivals. She is often called the embodiment of charisma and sensuality.
Sophia Loren (real name Sofia Villani Scicolone) was born in Rome, but did not live there as a child. Romilda Vilani, Sofia's mother, came to the capital of Italy to try her luck on stage, because the woman dreamed of becoming a singer or actress. Meeting Ricardo Scicolone changed plans. Upon learning of the pregnancy, the man acknowledged paternity, but refused to marry. Therefore, immediately after the birth of her daughter, Romilda returns to her hometown of Pozzuoli, which is located in the vicinity of Naples.
The future actress grew up as a thin girl, ahead of her peers in height, for which she received the nickname “Perch.” When the girl turned 14 years old, she participated in the local beauty contest “Queens of the Sea”. Sofia did not win, but she was among a dozen selected princesses, receiving several material prizes, and most importantly, a ticket to Rome for the casting. After 2 years, at the Italian beauty contest, Sofia receives the title “Miss Elegance,” which the jury was additionally forced to invent especially for the young senorita.
In 1952, the Italian took 2nd place in the Miss Rome beauty contest. This day becomes the starting point in the career of a future star.
Movies
At first, the actress had to play miniature roles in the cloying films “The Dream of Zorro”, “The Six Wives of Bluebeard”, “Yes, Yes, It Was Him” and “Two Nights with Cleopatra”. The actress starred in these films under the pseudonym Sofia Lazarro. In 1953, the famous producer Carlo Ponti suggested that the girl change her surname to Lauren, since it went better with her name, and was also consonant with the surname of the Belgian actress Martha Thoren, who was at the peak of popularity at that time. But Ponti did not limit himself to just changing his pseudonym. The film producer rid Sophie of her Neapolitan accent, instilled a taste for dramatic literature, introduced the famous gait with swaying hips, and changed the style of makeup. The only thing Sophia Loren refused was plastic surgery for nose reduction.
Sophia Loren., 1960s
Sophia Loren in the movie "Marriage Italian Style"
Such changes quickly bore fruit. Famous actress Sophia Loren became after the release of several films: “Attila”, “The Gold of Naples”, “Ciochara”, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, “Marriage Italian Style”, “House Boat” and “Sunflowers”. The actress's partners film set became Anthony Quinn, Cary Grant, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marcello Mastroianni. The duet with Mastroianni is still called the best in the history of world cinema.
Viewers especially remembered his joint roles with Frank Sinatra in the film “The Pride and the Passion”, Clark Gable in the romantic comedy “It Started in Naples”, Charlie Chaplin and Marlon Brando in the film “The Countess from Hong Kong”, which became the last for the great comedian. In addition, Sophia Loren participated in filming with Anthony Perkins in the melodrama “Love Under the Elms,” Paul Newman in the psychological film “Lady L.”, Richard Burton in the melodrama “The Trip,” and Jean Gabin in the film “The Verdict.”
Sophia Loren in the movie "Lady L."
By 1980, Sophia Loren became a world movie star. American director Mel Stewart invites the actress to play herself in the film “The Sophia Loren Story.”
Biographers and researchers of Lauren's life note that successful films with her participation were released in the period from the 50s to the early 80s. This golden time in the biography of Sophia Loren. Then there are fewer films, although the Italian’s talent has not dried up. In the 90s, the film “High Fashion” was released, in which Lauren and Mastroianni last time play together. Soon the comedy “The Old Grumps Are Raging” and the biographical film “The Sun” by Roger Anen also appeared. In addition, critics have repeatedly noted the musical “Nine,” which is a remake of Federico Fellini’s film “8½,” as well as main role Olivia in the movie Just Between Us.
Sophia Loren in the movie "Nine"
The episodic role of Angela in the 2014 film “The Human Voice” is the Italian’s latest work in cinema.
Personal life
Sophia Loren received large number proposals of marriage, but the actress was married only once - to Carlo Ponti, who discovered the acting talent of the Italian to the world. Moreover, this marriage was not officially recognized by the country’s authorities. Signor Ponti was previously married, and according to Catholic laws, it was not possible to carry out a divorce procedure. The couple registered their relationship in Mexico, which caused criticism from catholic church. The couple lived together until 2007, when Carlo Ponti died.
Sophia Loren with her husband Carlo Ponti
Sofia dreamed of children, but for a long time couldn't become a mother. At the age of 38, the actress gave her husband her first child, Carlo Ponti Jr. After 4 years, she gave birth to her second son, Edoardo. Both sons became famous. Carlo is a conductor, and Edoardo followed in his father’s footsteps and chose the profession of film producer.
Sophia Loren has published two autobiographical books: “Living and Loving,” on which the film was based, and “Recipes and Memories,” which she published in 1999.
Sophia Loren with her sons
Despite mature age, Lauren often participates in photo shoots and even starred for the famous Pirelli erotic calendar in 2007.
A variety of bright red rose, which has a velvety hue, is named after Sophia Loren. This fragrant flower is popular in Italy and the USA.
Sophia Loren now
In 2017, Sophia Loren continues to be called one of the most beautiful women of all time. The 82-year-old Italian still looks impressive today, and new photos of the celebrity still impress the public.
Sophia Loren is an example of sensuality for Italians, the embodiment of a strong female will. Besides, physical parameters(height -174 cm, weight - 68 kg) are the standard of beauty for world-famous designers. In 2016, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana dedicated the actress new collection, presenting his work in Naples as part of the Alta Moda show.
On the eve of such a high-profile fashion event, Sophia Loren received the status of an honorary resident of the city. Luigi De Magistris, the mayor of Naples, presented the movie star with a document confirming this fact.
At the ceremony, Sophia Loren shone in a Dolce&Gabbana dress.
Quotes
A woman who is firmly confident in her beauty will eventually be able to convince others of her beauty.
I can say no in twelve languages. This is quite enough for a woman.
If a girl is incredibly beautiful in her youth, but is absent-minded and does not complete anything, her beauty will quickly go away. If she has very modest external data, but strong character- the charm will increase over the years.
Men notice smart women, they snatch beautiful women from the crowd with their eyes, but they don’t forget the charming ones.
A woman who does not like her man's shortcomings does not love him either.
Simplicity is the essence of elegance.
Love is a shy wildflower, not a garden rose. He feels good where he grew up.
The actress does not hide the secrets of her unfading beauty
. She uses olive oil extra virgin (both internally, on the skin, and as a bath additive), drinks at least eight glasses of water a day, washes first warm water, and then wipes her face with ice cubes. As for her figure, Lauren walks a lot and eats right.
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0 September 20, 2009, 10:00
Today, September 20, is the birthday of the magnificent Sophia Loren. She turns 75 years old. Lauren's real name is Sofia Scicolone. She was born in Rome, but soon after Sophie was born, her family moved to the small town of Pozzuoli. In this city, at the age of 14, Sofia became the winner of a beauty contest. A year later the family returned to Rome.
In 1950, the beautiful Sofia participated in the Miss Italy competition, where she was awarded for her elegance. Soon she met Carlo Ponti, a producer and her future husband. They were dizzy and complicated story love, we have already written about it.
Sophia Loren with her husband Carlo Ponti
Sophie and Carlo
Sophie made her film debut in 1950, but a real star became by the 1960s. At this time she, then Lauren was struck on the spot Soviet women and journalists.
In 1954, the film “The Gold of Naples” was released. Lauren received serious attention for the first time. This is the first collaboration Sophie and director Vittorio de Sica. It was he who made the actress popular. His films “Chochara”, “Yesterday Today Tomorrow”, “Marriage Italian Style” brought her worldwide fame. The actress was awarded an Oscar for "Chochara".
By the way, in her youth she often posed nude, but later Carlo Ponti bought all these paintings to avoid scandal.
"Gold of Naples"
"Chochara"
"Yesterday, today, tomorrow"
Since the late 1950s, Lauren has also acted in Hollywood. She played in “Black Orchid”, “Countess from Hong Kong”, “Brief Encounter”, “Sentence” and other films.
With Marlon Brando in "A Princess from Hong Kong"
In the 1980s, Sophie almost stopped acting. However, it was she who played together with Marcello Mastroianni in his last movie"High fashion".
"High fashion"
In general, Marcello and Sophie were considered one of the most beautiful on-screen couples
Sophia Loren (Italian: Sophia Loren; real name: Sofia Villani Scicolone; born September 20, 1934, Rome) is an Italian actress and singer. Winner of honorary awards at all major film festivals - Cannes (1961), Venice (1958, 1998), Moscow (1965, 1997), Berlin (1994). Winner of five Golden Globe awards (in the special category “favorite of the world audience”). First winner of the Oscar for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film (1961). Winner of an honorary Oscar (1991) with the wording “for a career rich in memorable roles that gave an unfading shine to cinema
One of the most famous and beloved actresses of our time. Born Sophie Scicolone, she starred in her first films under the pseudonym Sophie Lazzaro. She soberly assessed both her first insignificant roles and the films themselves, in which she occasionally managed to play (she starred in more than 10 films under this pseudonym).
In 1950, the beautiful Sofia participated in the Miss Italy competition, where she was awarded for her elegance. Soon she met Carlo Ponti, a producer and her future husband. They had a dizzying and complicated love story. Ponti was married at that time, and for a Catholic, getting a divorce was very difficult. Desperate to wait for the Vatican to approve the divorce, Carlo and Sofia secretly married in Mexico. As time passed, the long-awaited divorce was obtained, and on April 9, 1966, Carlo remarried Sofia.
Sophia Loren with her husband Carlo Ponti
Sophie made her film debut in 1950, but became a real star by the 1960s. At this time, she came to the Moscow Film Festival, then Lauren amazed Soviet women and journalists.
In 1954, the film “The Gold of Naples” was released. Lauren received serious attention for the first time. This is the first collaboration between Sophie and director Vittorio de Sica. It was he who made the actress popular. His films “Chochara”, “Yesterday Today Tomorrow”, “Marriage Italian Style” brought her worldwide fame. For "Chocharu" the actress was awarded an Oscar.
By the way, in her youth she often posed nude, but later Carlo Ponti bought all these paintings to avoid scandal.
She always really wanted children, and this dream came true (although not without difficulties due to her health). They had two beautiful sons.
Sophie with her sons
Sophia Loren with her eldest son, his wife and granddaughter.
“Don’t lose heart, don’t make a tragedy out of failures, show perseverance and endurance, as well as patience and more patience” - the actress lived with these words, without losing optimism. Recognition gradually came: in 1952 she was approved for the first major role in the film "Africa Under the Seas". However, the producer did not like the name Sophie, and he, looking at the poster of his previous film, where the main role was played by a certain Martha Thoren, replaced the first letter of the surname Thoren with “L” and invited Sophie to act under the pseudonym “Lauren”. This is how the “star” name of the actress appeared.
Sophia Loren often repeats in her interviews: “All three surnames, all three hypostases of my destiny are me alone.” By 1954, Sophia Loren's popularity was in no way inferior to that of Gina Lolobrigida, new star Hollywood directors noticed and flooded me with offers to film overseas. For the film “Black Orchid” (1958) (in which the actress starred with Anthony Quinn), Sophia Loren received a prize at the Venice Film Festival (1958)
In 1961 Lauren returned to Italy. Director Vittorio De Sica (the film whose The Gold of Naples (1954) made Sophia Loren world famous) offered her the lead role in his film Ciociara.
Lauren said about Vittorio De Sica: “He is not only my first great director, not only an actor whom I admire. De Sica is much more to me: he is my father, my teacher, my mentor. I adore him. Behind the looks it's just beautiful girl he saw my talent, taught me how to work, he created Sophia Loren.” Film after film, Vittorio De Sica gradually discovered new facets of her talent in the actress. Loren's heroines surprised the audience with their vitality and vivacity, their bright national character. In the film "Ciochara", which was based on the novel by Alberto Moravia, the actress, playing the role of Cesira, created tragic portrait mother. It was originally assumed that the role of Cesira was to be played by Anna Magnani, and Sophia Loren was to play her daughter. But Magnani refused the role. For acting work In the film “Chochara,” Sophia Loren received many cinematic awards: an Oscar, a Cannes Film Festival prize, a British Academy film prize and many other prizes.
With Marlon Brando in "A Princess from Hong Kong"
In the 1980s, Sophie almost stopped acting. However, it was she who played together with Marcello Mastroianni in his last film, “Haute Couture.”
"High fashion"
Sophia Loren's film partners in different years were Vittorio De Sica (the film “The Sign of Venus”), Marcello Mastroianni (the film “A Special Day” is presented in retrospective), Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, Jean-Paul Belmondo (“Chochara”), Marlon Brando, Burt Lancaster, Richard Burton ( " Short meeting"). Sophia Loren has worked with various directors in different countries, but always and everywhere her ability to fit organically into any team was evident; embody vivid, memorable images on the screen.
In general, Marcello and Sophie were considered one of the most beautiful on-screen couples
Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroei, Sophia Loren
A lot has been said about Sophia Loren (including by herself in the book “Recipes and Memories”). For my long life this actress managed to overcome many difficulties, even spending 18 days in prison (for tax evasion). Until now, she has remained one of the most beautiful and famous women.
In 1969, Hollywood journalists awarded Sophia Loren the Golden Ball prize as the most popular actress in the world. In 1990, the actress received an honorary Cesar Award, and in 1998 she received the Golden Lion for creative career in cinema.
FILMOGRAPHY OF SOPHIE LAUREN:
1 Two Nights with Cleopatra (1953) - Cleopatra, 2 The Gold of Naples (1954) - Sofia, 3 Bread, Love and... (1955), 4 The Sign of Venus (1955), 5 Pride and Passion (1957) - Giuana, 6 Black Orchid (1958), 7 Love Under the Elms (1958) - Anna Cabot, 8 It Began in Naples (1960) - Lucia, 9 Ciociara (1961) - Cesira, 10 El Cid (1961) - Jimena, 11 Madame without Prejudice (1962) - Katherine Hubscher, 12 Boccaccio 70 (1962) - Zoe, 13 The Recluses of Altona (1962) - Johanna, 14 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (1963) - Adelina/Anna Molteni/Mara, 15 Marriage in Italian (1964) - Filumena, 16 The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) - Lucilla, 17 Operation Crossbow (1965) - Nora, 18 Arabesque (1966) - Yasmin Azir, 19 Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - Natasha, 20 Sunflowers (1970) - Giovanna, 21 White, Red and... (1972) - Germana, 22 Bravo, doll! (1974) - Pupa, 23 Cassandra Bridge (1976) - Jennifer, 24 A Special Day (1977) - Antoinette, 25 Blood Feud (1977) - Titina Paterno, 26 The Power of Fire (1979) - Adela Tasca, 27 Two Women 1988 (TV ), 28 Friday, Saturday and Sunday (1989) - Rose, 29 Haute Couture (1994) - Isabella de la Fontaine, 30 The Old Grumps Are Raging (1995) - Maria, 31 The Sun (1997) - Mama Levi, 32 Francesca and Nunziata ( 2001) - Francesca Montorsi (TV), 33 Just Between Us (2002) - Olivia, 34 In the Glass House (2004) - Teresa, 35 Stuffed peppers go into action (2004) - Maria, 36 Nine (2009) - Guido's Mother
Sophia Loren celebrates her 84th birthday on September 20Sophia Loren turns 84 on September 20. We congratulate the most beautiful woman in Italy on her birthday and remember that from her youth to the present day, Sophia Loren amazed with her beauty. Having first won a beauty contest in Naples as a 14-year-old teenager, she was awarded the honorary title of first beauty many times.
In 2006, at the age of 71, Sophia Loren was recognized as the most beautiful woman on the planet. In 2007, she was not afraid to pose nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. But it was the cinema that brought Sophia Loren worldwide fame. Having starred in more than 100 films, Sophia Loren is the winner of honorary awards at major film festivals.
2. Sofia's mother was Romilda Villani, a piano teacher and aspiring actress. In 1932, she auditioned to be Greta Garbo's body double, but her film career was hampered by pregnancy.
3. Romilda Villani gave birth to a daughter with engineer Riccardo Scicolone in the hope that he would marry her. But he did not want to enter into a legal marriage with her, and the mother had to return to her hometown of Pozzuoli near Naples. Subsequently, Sophia Loren said in an interview: “I’m not Italian, I’m Neapolitan!”
4. Sofia’s mother’s hope that her daughter’s father would marry her did not fade, and she gave birth to his second daughter, Anna Maria, but Romilda Villani remained a single mother with two daughters.
5. Sofia and her sister grew up in poverty. The future star and her little sister slept on the same mattress on the floor. The girls had no toys, and they made themselves dolls from bread crumbs.
6. As a child, the beautiful Sophia Loren was a real ugly duckling. Thin and long-legged, she was not popular among her peers. The offensive nickname “Pole” stuck to her, and she herself considered herself ugly.
7. However, her mother, a former actress, was able to discern the merits of the future movie star. Driven by the desire to make all her unfulfilled dreams of a brilliant acting career come true in her daughter, she began sending her photographs to beauty pageants.
8. So, at the age of 15, Sofia Scicolone received the first recognition in her life - second place in a beauty contest in Naples and the first fee in her life: several rolls of wallpaper, a kitchen tablecloth with napkins, 23 thousand lire (about 35 dollars) and a free ticket to Rome. In a word, by the provincial standards of that time - a start in life.
9. In 1950, she participated in the Miss Italy competition, where she received the Miss Elegance prize, established by the jury especially for her. At this competition, the girl was noticed by the famous film producer Carlo Ponti, who was 37 years old at that time, and offered Sofia a 7-year contract.
10. The relationship of the couple with an age difference of 22 years outgrew simple cooperation, but they could not officially get married in Italy: Ponti was married, and in Catholic Italy at that time it was almost impossible to get a divorce.
11. Finally, on September 17, 1957, Ponti and Sophia Loren (Sofia took the pseudonym "Lauren" in 1953 at Ponti's insistence) secretly married in Mexico. Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren had their marriage annulled in 1962 to avoid Ponti being accused of bigamy.
12. Carlo Ponti managed to divorce his first wife in 1965, but not in Italy, but in France. Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren officially married on April 9, 1966.
13. Few people know that the actress at first could not get pregnant, then she had two miscarriages. For several years, Sophie was treated for infertility. Lauren's treatment bore fruit; she gave birth to a son, Carlo Ponti Jr., and four years later, her second son, Eduardo Ponti, was born.
14. The actress speaks fluent English, French and Italian.
15. It was Carlo Ponti who turned the provincial girl Sofia into a world-class actress. At first, Ponti was not against Sophie acting nude, but in the early 1960s he bought all the films of young Loren, where she was naked, so as not to spoil the reputation of Sophia Loren, already famous by that time.
17. Lauren first attracted the attention of serious film critics in Vittorio de Sica’s film “The Gold of Naples” (1954), in which she found herself in her native element, playing an energetic Neapolitan shopkeeper. The roles of ordinary women from the people, whom she knew well in childhood and one of whom she could have become, worked best for her and evoked the most favorable reviews from critics.
18. It was de Sica who fully discovered Sophia Loren’s acting talent. Almost all of the most significant roles were played by her in the films of this director.
19. “I adored him,” admitted Sophia Loren. “I loved him, our love story lasted 20 years, and the result was 14 films.” The most significant works for the actress were “The Gold of Naples”, “Ciochara”, “The Hermits of Altona”, “Marriage Italian Style”.
20. Sophie opened up to the director from different sides. Her heroines surprised with their authenticity and vitality.
21. The pinnacle of Sophia Loren’s acting skills was playing the role of the mother in “Chochar,” a neorealist film based on the novel by Alberto Moravia. In one of the climactic scenes, the heroine Lauren becomes a victim of brutal violence. Lauren's acting expressiveness and organic nature made such an impression on overseas film critics that she was awarded an Oscar for this role. This is the first time that the award in this category has been awarded to a film made in a language other than English.
22. The archbishop once joked that although the Vatican does not approve of human cloning, it could make an exception for Sophia Loren.
23. For fifteen years, Sophia Loren worked with the most popular actors and sex symbols in Hollywood: Anthony Perkins, Anthony Quinn, Clark Gable, Peter Sellers, Charlton Heston, Alec Guinness, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando, Peter O'Toole , Richard Burton and Jean Gabin.
24. Sophia Loren is distinguished by her wit, and some of her phrases have become catchphrases in Italy, one of them: “I owe everything I have to spaghetti.”
30. In the second half of the 70s, Sophia Loren appeared in films less and less, and since 1984, her roles became completely isolated.
31. In the 90s, the actress starred with Marcello Mastroianni, with whom they formed one of the most famous duets in the history of cinema, in Robert Altman’s film “Haute Couture.”
32. Later, the film “The Old Grumps Raged” was released.
33. The last work where the actress appeared before the audience was her son’s film “Only Between Us” in 2002.
39. “If I were offered to star in the best, most important film in the world, which, however, could cause at least some harm to my personal life - my husband or mother, I would answer: no, thank you. Because cinema is cinema, and life is my life,” Lauren shared in one of her long-standing interviews.
40. In 1999, Sophia Loren was included in the American Film Institute's list of the 25 greatest actresses in cinema history.
42. In the Etobicoke area of Toronto, one of the streets is named after Sophia Loren.
43. In 2006, at the age of 71, Sophia Loren was recognized as the most beautiful woman on the planet. In addition, at that age she was not afraid to pose nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. This publication immortalizes the brightest beauties of our time, and at the age of no older than 40.
44. Sophia Loren is the winner of various awards at all film festivals: Cannes, Venice, Moscow, Berlin. The actress is the winner of five Golden Globe awards - in the special category “Favorite of the World Audience.”
45. Sophia Loren - winner of the Oscar for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film.
46. The actress has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
47. She is the winner of an honorary Oscar with the wording “For a career rich in memorable roles that gave an unfading shine to cinema.”
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