History Creator / GinaLollobrigida

She later mostly retired from filmmaking, but took up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament once. She was overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren (a FriendlyRival in RealLife) in public notice, but still had a considerable following, sometimes being referred to as the world's most beautiful woman (the alternative title of one of her films).

She later mostly retired from filmmaking, but took up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament once. She was overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren (a FriendlyRival in RealLife) in public notice, but still had a considerable following, sometimes being referred to as the most beautiful woman in the world (which was the title of one of her films).

* HighClassGloves: In common with many other female celebrities of TheFifties, La Lollo frequently wore long gloves with her formal gowns and dresses in public appearances. Many of her 1950's and early 1960's movies, especially ''La Donna 'Piu Bella Del Mondo'' (''Beautiful But Dangerous''), feature scenes in which she's wearing long gloves.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: [[invoked]] A number of her movies, such as ''La Donna Piu' Bella del Mondo'' (''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'', a biopic of [[TheEdwardianEra Edwardian Era]] opera diva Lina Cavalieri), have never been officially released in the United States on VHS or DVD.

Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927 in Subiaco, Italy) is an Italian actress.

She's been active in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. Gina actually earned her fame in Italian cinema (her breakthrough role was in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' in 1953) before beginning to get roles in American films in the late 1950's.

Mostly retired from filmmaking, but has taken up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament once. She's been overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren (a FriendlyRival in RealLife) in public notice, but still has a considerable following.

[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19580207&id=TBcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072,1197811&hl=en Some journalists and biographers]] (most notably Luis Canales in his 1990 book ''Imperial Gina'') mention [[ThirdPersonPerson her interesting habit of referring to herself in the third person]].

* ElectiveBrokenLanguage: An unusual example. When she came to the United States, she actively started to learn English, but the movie studios and her co-star Creator/HumphreyBogart liked her broken English and thick Italian accent so much that they advised her not to learn "too much" of it. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/movies/26dona.html As of today, she still mangles her English grammar and speaks with a strong accent]] in spite of having starred in American movies for several decades - but this probably ''helped'' her movie career instead of hindering it.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She played a number of charismatic barefoot characters, including Esmeralda in ''Film/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|1956}}'', Maria De Ritis in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'', and Ippolita from ''La bellezza di Ippolita''. Besides, Gina may be this herself: she was the ''only'' actress to portray Esmeralda, who was shod in the original novel, in bare feet (perhaps it even was her own idea), felt very comfortable walking around barefoot during the filming, and enjoyed posing to the photographers like that.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Gina turned her brown curls blue for her role as the Blue Fairy in Luigi Comenici's 1972 version of ''Pinocchio''.
** This trope could just as easily be called "You Gotta Have ''Red'' Hair", because for several years in the late 1960's Gina dyed her hair a bright copper (as can be seen, for instance, in her ''giallo'' film ''Death Laid An Egg'').

Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927 in Subiaco, Italy) is an Italian actress, active in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. Gina actually earned her fame in Italian cinema (her breakthrough role was in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' in 1953) before beginning to get roles in American films in the late 1950's.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She played a number of charismatic barefoot characters, including Esmeralda in ''[[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1956 The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Maria De Ritis in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'', and Ippolita from ''La bellezza di Ippolita''. Besides, Gina may be this herself: she was the ''only'' actress to portray Esmeralda, who was shod in the original novel, in bare feet (perhaps it even was her own idea), felt very comfortable walking around barefoot during the filming, and enjoyed posing to the photographers like that.

Mostly retired from filmmaking, but has taken up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament a decade or so ago. She's been overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren (a FriendlyRival in RealLife) in
public notice, but still has a considerable following.

[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19580207&id=TBcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072,1197811&hl=en Some of the journalists and biographers]] (most notably Luis Canales in his 1990 book ''Imperial Gina'') mention [[ThirdPersonPerson her interesting habit of referring to herself in the third person]].

* ''[[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1956 The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1956)
* ''Film/{{Strange Bedfellows|1965}}'' (1965)

Llifr ''Film/BeatTheDevil'' (1953)

Mostly retired from filmmaking, but has taken up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament a decade or so ago. She's been overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren in public notice, but still has a considerable following.

* ''Film/BeatTheDevil'' (1953)

* ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (1956)

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She played a number of charismatic barefoot characters, including Esmeralda in ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Maria De Ritis in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'', and Ippolita from ''La bellezza di Ippolita''. Besides, Gina may be this herself: she was the ''only'' actress to portray Esmeralda, who was shod in the original novel, in bare feet (perhaps it even was her own idea), felt very comfortable walking around barefoot during the filming, and enjoyed posing to the photographers like that.

* ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (1956 version)

* ''Film/StrangeBedfellows'' (1965)

!! This actress provides examples of:

* BrainyBrunette: As detailed in the [[RenaissanceMan Renaissance Woman]] entry, Gina is multilingual and highly accomplished in many fields of the fine arts.

* TheFifties: The period of Gina's greatest success as an actress, though her best-known American films (''Come September'' and ''Strange Bedfellows'') were made in the early 1960s.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A number of her movies, such as ''La Donna Piu' Bella del Mondo'' (''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'', a biopic of [[TheEdwardianEra Edwardian Era]] opera diva Lina Cavalieri), have never been officially released in the United States on VHS or DVD.

* [[RenaissanceMan Renaissance Woman]]: Gina is a skilled photographer (with several published folios to her credit), sculptor, painter and singer, as well as having engaged in political and humanitarian activism.

* ThirdPersonPerson: According to [[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19580207&id=TBcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072,1197811&hl=en some sources]], she has a habit of referring to herself in the third person.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Gina turned her brown curls blue for her role as the Blue Fairy in Luigi Comenici's 1972 version of ''Pinocchio''.

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!!Filmography:

* ''Film/BeatTheDevil'' (1953)
* ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (1956 version)

Italian actress (born 1927 in Subiaco, Italy), active in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. Gina actually earned her fame in Italian cinema (her breakthrough role was in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' in 1953) before beginning to get roles in American films in the late 1950's.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A number of her movies, most notably ''La Donna Piu' Bella del Mondo'' (''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'', a biopic of [[TheEdwardianEra Edwardian Era]] opera diva Lina Cavalieri), have never been officially released in the United States on VHS or DVD.

* OperaGloves: In common with many other female celebrities of TheFifties, La Lollo frequently wore long gloves with her formal gowns and dresses in public appearances. Many of her 1950's and early 1960's movies, especially ''La Donna 'Piu Bella Del Mondo'' (''Beautiful But Dangerous''), feature scenes in which she's wearing long gloves.

Italian actress (born 1927 in Subiaco, Italy), active in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. Mostly retired from filmmaking, but has taken up a second career as an artist and a humanitarian activist. She ran (unsuccessfully) for the European Parliament a decade or so ago. She's been overshadowed by Creator/SophiaLoren in public notice, but still has a considerable following.

* GoldenAgeOfHollywood: A subversion, as Gina actually earned her fame in Italian cinema (her breakthrough role was in ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' in 1953) before beginning to get roles in American films in the late 1950's, when old Hollywood was beginning its transition to NewHollywood.