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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-09-29

Day of Death

2015-01-11 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden

Also Known As

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg

Anita Kersten

Ms. Anita Ekberg

Anita Edberg

Anita Eckberg

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Anita Ekberg

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.

Known For

The Cobra

The Cobra

Fellini nel cestino

Fellini nel cestino

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita

Acting

Ciao Anita

2021

Ciao Anita

as

Self

The Alphabet Murders

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as

Amanda Beatrice Cross

War and Peace

1956

War and Peace

as

Helene Kuragina

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as

Performer

The Golden Blade

1953

The Golden Blade

as

Handmaid

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as

Venusian Guard

Paris Holiday

1958

Paris Holiday

as

Zara

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

2003

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

as

Self

The Girl in the Fountain

2021

The Girl in the Fountain

as

Self (archive footage)

Fangs of the Living Dead

1969

Fangs of the Living Dead

as

Sylvia De Morel / Malenka

Killer Nun

1979

Killer Nun

as

Sister Gertrude

Blood Alley

1955

Blood Alley

as

Wei Ling

The Clowns

1970

The Clowns

as

Anita Ekberg

Teatro 11

1972

Teatro 11

as

Self

Hollywood or Bust

1956

Hollywood or Bust

as

Actress Anita

Artists and Models

1955

Artists and Models

as

Anita

Woman Times Seven

1967

Woman Times Seven

as

Claudie

The Conjugal Debt

1970

The Conjugal Debt

as

Ines

Screaming Mimi

1958

Screaming Mimi

as

Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange

Interpol

1957

Interpol

as

Gina Broger

Boccaccio '70

1962

Boccaccio '70

as

Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")

Back from Eternity

1956

Back from Eternity

as

Rena

Man in the Vault

1956

Man in the Vault

as

Flo Randall

The French Sex Murders

1972

The French Sex Murders

as

Madame Colette

4 for Texas

1963

4 for Texas

as

Elya Carlson

1960

2010

1960

as

Self (archive footage)

The Cobra

1967

The Cobra

as

Lou

Valerie

1957

Valerie

as

Valerie Horvat

Bambola

1996

Bambola

as

Mamma Greta

The Red Dwarf

1998

The Red Dwarf

as

Paola Bendoni

Sign of the Gladiator

1959

Sign of the Gladiator

as

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira

Way... Way Out

1966

Way... Way Out

as

Anna Soblova

Night of Hate

1968

Night of Hate

as

Bessie

Das Liebeskarussell

1965

Das Liebeskarussell

as

Lolita Young

Call Me Bwana

1963

Call Me Bwana

as

Luba

Death Knocks Twice

1969

Death Knocks Twice

as

Sophia Ferretti

La villa dei misteri

1997

La villa dei misteri

as

Deadly Trackers

1972

Deadly Trackers

as

Jane

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979

Gold of the Amazon Women

as

Queen Na-Eela

The Man Inside

1958

The Man Inside

as

Trudie Hall

Fellini nel cestino

1983

Fellini nel cestino

as

Self

Il divorzio

1970

Il divorzio

as

Flavia

The Mongols

1961

The Mongols

as

Hulina

A Candidate for a Killing

1969

A Candidate for a Killing

as

Jacqueline Monnard

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

1980

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

as

Dr. Else Biebling

Zarak

1956

Zarak

as

Salma

How I Learned to Love Women

1966

How I Learned to Love Women

as

Margaret Joyce

Intervista

1987

Intervista

as

Anita Ekberg

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as

Self (archive footage)

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

1982

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

as

baronessa Judith von Kemp

The Dam on the Yellow River

1960

The Dam on the Yellow River

as

Dorothy Simmons

Dov'era lei a quell'ora

2021

Dov'era lei a quell'ora

as

Anita Ekberg

Anita of Sweden

2007

Anita of Sweden

as

Bad Girls

1992

Bad Girls

as

Milli

Fellini dice...

2006

Fellini dice...

as

Self

The Seduction of Angela

1986

The Seduction of Angela

as

Signora Rocchi

Little Girls and High Finance

1960

Little Girls and High Finance

as

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio

1962

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio

as

Anita

The Glass Sphinx

1967

The Glass Sphinx

as

Paulette

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

2000

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

as

Self (archive footage)

Becoming Anita Ekberg

2014

Becoming Anita Ekberg

as

Self (archive footage)

Il Conte Max

1991

Il Conte Max

as

Marika

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

1966

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

as

Olga, la baronessa

The Sweet Algorithm

2011

The Sweet Algorithm

as

Sylvia

A porte chiuse

1961

A porte chiuse

as

Olga Duvovich

Northeast of Seoul

1974

Northeast of Seoul

as

Katherine

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

1964

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

as

Alberchiaria

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

1960

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

as

Georgina

La Dolce Vita

1960

La Dolce Vita

as

Sylvia

The Magic of Fellini

2002

The Magic of Fellini

as

Self

Ambrogio

1992

Ambrogio

as

Clarice

Terras fönster 5

1951

Terras fönster 5

as

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

Casablanca

Casablanca

as

Katrina Jorgenson

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Snow White

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Singer

Der goldene Schuß

Der goldene Schuß

as

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self

Abendschau

Abendschau

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing