| 1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sultry_sophia_loren_1105.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."'']] |
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| 4 | ->''"There ''is'' a Fountain of Youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age."'' |
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| 6 | Sofia Villani Scicolone (born September 20, 1934 in UsefulNotes/{{Rome}}, [[UsefulNotes/TheBraveRegionsOfItalia Lazio]]), better known as Sophia Loren, is an UsefulNotes/{{Ital|y}}ian actress (although now also a French citizen, living in Geneva), known for both her sultry looks (keeping her figure even in old age), and dramatic talent. |
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| 8 | She was the first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winner for Best Actress in a foreign-language role. She was also very busy, acting in loads of films from the '50s through the '70s, and only slowing down in the '80s (even turning down the role of [[RichBitch Alexis Carrington]] in ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'') to raise her kids and focus on other work (both entrepreneurial and humanitarian). |
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| 10 | When similarly curvaceous Creator/JayneMansfield sat down at Sophia Loren's table, Loren gave her a side-eye so famous that there's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield-Sophia_Loren_photo a whole Wikipedia article]] about it. She has long been aware of her sexy image, even spoofing it in some of her later roles. In 2006, she was selected as one of the eight people to carry the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino. In 2007, she posed for a calendar in nothing but a swimsuit, and was apparently asked why she didn't pose nude. She said that "When Sophia Loren is naked, that is a lot of nakedness". At the age of 75, she took a spill when walking the red carpet at an event in Hollywood. She wasn't injured, but the fall did flip her skirt, revealing legs that were the envy of women one-third her age. |
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| 12 | Fun fact: Her sister married UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini's son, and her niece Alessandra Mussolini--who did at one point pose nude, for the Italian edition of ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' no less--is a member of the European Parliament and was at one point a leading far-right politician in contemporary Italy. This amuses everyone. |
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| 15 | !!Her films include: |
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| 17 | * ''Film/VarietyLights'' (1951) -- extra (film debut) |
| 18 | * ''Literature/QuoVadis'' (1951) -- extra |
| 19 | * ''Film/TheAnatomyOfLove'' (1954) |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheGoldOfNaples'' (1954) |
| 21 | * ''Film/PovertyAndNobility'' (1954) |
| 22 | * ''Film/TwoNightsWithCleopatra'' (1954) |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheMillersBeautifulWife'' (1955) |
| 24 | * ''Film/ScandalInSorrento'' (1955) |
| 25 | * ''Film/TheSignOfVenus'' (1955) |
| 26 | * ''Film/BoyOnADolphin'' (1957) |
| 27 | * ''Film/LegendOfTheLost'' (1957) |
| 28 | * ''Film/ThePrideAndThePassion'' (1957) |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheBlackOrchid'' (1958) |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Houseboat}}'' (1958) |
| 31 | * ''Film/ThatKindOfWoman'' (1959) |
| 32 | * ''Film/HellerInPinkTights'' (1960) |
| 33 | * ''Film/ItStartedInNaples'' (1960) |
| 34 | * ''Film/TheMillionaress'' (1960) |
| 35 | * ''Film/ABreathOfScandal'' (1960) |
| 36 | * ''Film/TwoWomen'' (1960) |
| 37 | * ''Film/ElCid'' (1961) |
| 38 | * ''Film/FiveMilesToMidnight'' (1962) |
| 39 | * ''Film/YesterdayTodayAndTomorrow'' (1963) |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheFallOfTheRomanEmpire'' (1964) |
| 41 | * ''Film/MarriageItalianStyle'' (1964) |
| 42 | * ''Film/LadyL'' (1965) |
| 43 | * ''Film/OperationCrossbow'' (1965) |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Arabesque}}'' (1966) |
| 45 | * ''Film/ACountessFromHongKong'' (1967) -- Creator/CharlieChaplin's last movie |
| 46 | * ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'' (1972) |
| 47 | * ''Film/BriefEncounter'' (1974) |
| 48 | * ''Film/TheCassandraCrossing'' (1976) |
| 49 | * ''Film/ASpecialDay'' (1977) |
| 50 | * ''Film/BrassTarget'' (1978) |
| 51 | * ''Film/PretAPorter'' (1994) |
| 52 | * ''Film/GrumpierOldMen'' (1995) |
| 53 | * ''Theatre/NineMusical'' (2009) |
| 54 | * ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' (2011, Italian dub) |
| 55 | * ''The Life Ahead'' (2020) |
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| 57 | !!Tropes & Trivia in her works: |
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| 59 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Her stage name, suggested by producer (and eventual husband) Carlo Ponti, was inspired by the Swedish actor Märta Torén. |
| 60 | * OohMeAccentsSlipping: One notable instance in 1999, not in a film but when she presented Best Foreign-Language Film at the Academy Awards. After saying "And the Oscar goes to..." in a slight but manageable Italian accent, as she opened the envelope and saw the name of her fellow countryman and friend Creator/RobertoBenigni, she suddenly switched to her thick Southern Italian accent and screamed "ROBBÈRTO!" |
| 61 | * StageNames: As noted above, her real name is Sofia Villani Scicolone (pronounced "she-ko-low-nay"). She went as "Sofia Lazzaro" in the early stages of her career before taking on the international-sounding "Sophia Loren". |
| 62 | * ThoseTwoActors: She starred alongside Creator/MarcelloMastroianni in thirteen films. |
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