Cinematographic icon, photographer, sculptor, the Italian actress died at the age of 95. A look back at his life in pictures.
Dead at 95, Gina Lollobrigida, star of fanfan the tulip Where Bread, Love and Fantasy, was a sex symbol of his time. At the end of her acting career, on her return from the United States in 1962, she devoted herself to her two passions: photography and sculpture.
In the film “Bread, Love and Fantasy”, by Luigi Comencini (1953). (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
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(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) Lollobrigida, Gina – Actress, Photojournalist, Italy – *04.07.1927- Scene from the movie ‘La romana” Directed by: Luigi Zampa Italy / France 1954 Vintage property of ullstein bild (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
FILE – Portrait of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida with one of her cameras photographed in her villa on the Appian Way in Rome, Italy, November 26, 1972. Lollobrigida has died in Rome at age 95. Italian news agency Lapresse reported Lollobrigida’s death on Monday , Jan. 16, 2023 quoting Tuscany Gov. Eugenio Giani. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File) (Massimo Sambucetti/AP)
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) Lollobrigida, Gina – Actress, Photojournalist, Italy – *04.07.1927- Scene from the movie ‘Trapeze” with Burt Lancaster (l) and Tony Curtis (r) Directed by: Carol Reed USA 1956 Vintage property of ullstein bild (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
Italian actress Carla Macelloni helping Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida to have a shower outdoors behind a cloth in a scene of the film Anna of Brooklyn. Rome, 1957 (Photo by Carlo Bavagnoli/Mondadori via Getty Images) (Carlo Bavagnoli/Mondadori. Getty Images)
Gina Lollobrigida looking at her reflections on the stairs of the ‘Chanel’ boutique in Paris, October 8, 1962. (Gamma-Rapho)
Gina Lollobrigida and Gerard Philipe in the movie “Fanfan la Tulipe”, directed by Christian-Jaque, in 1951. Photo by DPA/ABACAPRESS.COM (DPA/Abaca)
FRANCE – JANUARY 01: In Paris on August 22, 1958, the American film-maker Jules DASSIN directs actors Gina LOLLOBRIGIDA and Yves MONTAND during the shooting of a scene from the film LA LOI. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (Keystone-France/Getty Images)
FILE PHOTO: Italian film icon Gina Lollobrigida poses near two of her sculptures in her villa in southern Rome December 7, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo (Chris Helgren/Reuters)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 04, 2017, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (C) waves upon her arrival in Via Condotti to celebrate her 90th birthday, on the red carpet in front of Piazza di Spagna, in central Rome. – Gina Lollobrigida, one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died aged 95, Culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said on Twitter on January 16, 2023. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) (AFP)
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