Sophia Loren (Sophia Loren)

Sofia Villani Shikolone, known as Sophia Loren, born September 20, 1934 in Italy, in a small seaside town near Rome Potstsuolli. Her first step to fame began at age fourteen victory at the local beauty contest, then Sophie's family moved to Rome. During the participation in another contest Sofia met producer and her future husband Carlo Ponti, who made it in several low-budget Italian films, fame has come to her after the movie by Vittorio De Sica `` Gold of Naples (1954). By the middle of 50 - ies Sophia became a star and sex - a symbol of Italy. Initially, the actress was shot under the pseudonym `Lazarro`, but in 1952 changed it to `Lauren`. Since 1957, Lauren actively, . although not very successfully worked in Hollywood, . contracts with companies such as MGM and `Paramount`; her first Hollywood films have become `Boy on a Dolphin '(1957), . `Pride and Passion 'with Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant (1957),
. After returning to his homeland Lauren continues to be successfully removed in Europe, and most of all - with Vittorio De Sica, who has managed to reveal her acting talent. For his film 'Two Women' (1961) Sophia Loren won the Cannes Film Festival and `Oscar ', becoming the first foreign actress to win it in the category' Best Actress'. In the 70 - s actress is working in Italy with Marcello Mastroianni, in 1978, was withdrawn in two Hollywood films, and in 1979 - 80 years published an autobiographical book and television movie releases. In the 80 - ies Lauren rarely withdrawn, wrote another book, and establishes a series of perfumes. In 1994, she again removed from Mastroianni in the movie by Robert Altman's' Pret - a-porter ', and in 1996, successfully returned to Hollywood in the comedy' querulous old man raged `. In 1991, for his record-long career in film Sophia Loren was awarded a special Oscar ``.