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Sophia Loren Biography

• Birth Name: Sofia Villani Scicolone
• Birth Place: Rome, Italy
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/20/1934, Virgo
• Profession: Actor; model; singer

Sophia Loren Fast Facts:

• Participated in her first beauty pageant at age 14 and won “Princess of the Sea” honors.
  
• While filming Boy on a Dolphin, she walked in a trench in order to give the impression that her co-star Alan Ladd was taller than she.
  
• Was the first winner of an Oscar given for a non-English language performance for her work in 1960’s La Ciociara (Two Women).
  
• Had her marriage to Carlo Ponti annulled to save him from facing bigamy charges in Italy, even though they continued living together. They legally remarried in France in 1966.
  
• Clashed with Marlon Brando during the filming of a love scene on the set of 1967’s A Countess From Hong Kong, when he reportedly made an off-color comment about her nostrils.
  
• Never appeared on stage due to severe stage fright.
  
• Starred in the TV-biopic Sophia Loren: Her Own Story in which she played herself and her mother.
  
• Served 18 days in prison for tax evasion in 1982.
  
• Her sister, Maria, was once married to Romano Mussolini, the third son of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

Sophia Loren Relationships:
• Alessandra Mussolini – Niece
• Alex Ponti – Stepson
• Anna Maria Scicolone – Sister
• Carlo Ponti – Husband (deceased)
• Carlo Ponti Jr. – Son
• Cary Grant – Ex-significant Other
• Edoardo Ponti – Son
• Riccardo Scicolone – Father
• Romilda Villani – Mother

Sophia Loren Awards:

• 1995 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award – Winner
• 1964 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1965 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1966 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Nominee
• 1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Nominee
• 1969 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1971 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1977 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) – Winner
• 1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Nominee
• 2003 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album For Children – Winner
• 1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Winner
• 1964 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Nominee
• 1990 Oscar: Honorary Award – Winner