History Creator / SophiaLoren

* ''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1954)

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 1950s through the '70s, and only slowing down in the 80s (even turning down the role of [[RichBitch Alexis Carrington]] in ''Series/Dynasty1981'') to raise her kids and focus on other work (both entrepreneurial and humanitarian).

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, spoofing that image 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.

Sofia Villani Scicolone (born September 20, 1934 in Rome, Italy), better known as Sophia Loren, is an Italian-born actress (although now a French citizen, living in Geneva), known for both her sultry looks (keeping her figure even now), and dramatic talent.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Her stage name, suggested by producer (and eventual husband) Carlo Ponti, was inspired by the Swedish actress Märta Torén.

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%E2%80%93Sophia_Loren_photo a whole Wikipedia article]] about it. She has long been aware of her sexy image, spoofing that image 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.

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, spoofing that image 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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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 1950s through the '70s, and only slowing down in the 80s (even turning down the role of [[RichBitch Alexis Carrington]] in ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'') to raise her kids and focus on other work (both entrepreneurial and humanitarian).

* ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' (2011)

She has long been aware of her sexy image, spoofing that image 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.

Sofia Villani Scicolone (born September 20, 1934), better known as Sophia Loren, is an Italian-born actress (although now a French citizen, living in Geneva), known for both her sultry looks (keeping her figure even now), and dramatic talent.

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[[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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[[caption-width-right:280:''"A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."'']]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sultry_sophia_loren_1105.jpg]]
[[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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[[caption-width-right:280:''"A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''"A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."'']]

* ''Film/FiveMilesToMidnight'' (1963)

* ''Theatre/{{Nine}}'' (2009)