Happy birthday Sophia Loren! Sophia is an international movie star and living legend who embodies the glitz and glamour of classic Hollywood.
Considered one of the most beautiful actresses to ever grace the silver screen, the Italian goddess is still going strong, as she recently starred in 2020’s The Life Ahead, which was written and directed by her own son Edoardo Ponti. Born in Rome, Sophia found success early with back-to-back hits in Italian cinema.
It didn’t take her long to do the same when she landed in America, quickly becoming a household name starring alongside Anthony Perkins in Desire Under the Elms and Cary Grant in Houseboat. With 1960’s Two Women, Sophia became the first actress to win an Oscar for a foreign-language performance. She even scored a second Academy Award nomination for 1965’s Marriage Italian-Style.
Sophia’s one and only marriage, which took place in Mexico in 1957, was to Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, who was 27 years her senior. They welcomed Carlo Ponti Jr. in December 1968 and Edoardo was born on January 6, 1973. Click through to see some of the legend’s best pics thoughout the years!
Sophia Loren in 1959
Sophia Loren Stuns For The Camera
Sophia Loren Relaxes On Set Between Scenes
Sophia Loren Stars In ‘Boy On A Dolphin’ In 1957
Sofia Smolders During ‘The Pride and The Passion’ In 1957
Sofia Loren Buddies Up To Cary Grant in ‘Houseboat’ In 1958
Sophia Loren Dazzles In Diamonds During ‘Houseboat’
Sophia Loren Strikes A Pose in 1955
Sophia Loren Wows In Lingerie During ‘The Millionairess’ In 1960
Sophia Loren Arrives For the 1976 Golden Globes In Los Angeles
Sophia Loren Poses With Son Edoardo In 2003
Sophia Loren Gets Honored By The Motion Picture Academy in 2011
Sophia Loren Sparkles At AFI Fest in 2014
Sofia Loren At The The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala
Sophia Loren in 2023
