
Claudia Cardinale
Born
1938-04-15
Place of birth
Tunis, Tunisia
Died
2025-09-23
Biography
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed direct...
Known for

Once Upon a Time in the West
Jill

8½
Claudia

The Pink Panther
The Princess Dala

The Leopard
Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

Fitzcarraldo
Molly

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Carmelina

Rocco and His Brothers
Ginetta

Rogue City
Catarina Bastiani

Jesus of Nazareth
The Adulteress

The Professionals
Maria

All Roads Lead to Rome
Carmen

Son of the Pink Panther
Maria Gambrelli

My Best Fiend
Self

Cartouche
Vénus

Effie Gray
Viscountess