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Anita Ekberg
Acting
Born: September 29, 1931
Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden
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

La Dolce Vita
as Sylvia

Bambola
as Mamma Greta

War and Peace
as Helene Kuragina

Boccaccio '70
as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")

The French Sex Murders
as Madame Colette

Artists and Models
as Anita

Das Liebeskarussell
as Lolita Young

4 for Texas
as Elya Carlson

Killer Nun
as Sister Gertrude

Blood Alley
as Wei Ling