Acting
Claudia Cardinale
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 directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are regarded as significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema. Born and raised in La Goulette, a municipality in Tunisia near Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy, with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963). From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1966), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), The Red Tent (1969), A Fine Pair (1968), The Salamander (1981), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint U.S.–Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda. Jaded with Hollywood and not wanting to become a cliché, Cardinale returned to Italian and French cinema and garnered the David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her roles in The Day of the Owl (1968) and as a prostitute alongside Alberto Sordi in A Girl in Australia (1971).[1] In 1974, Cardinale met director Pasquale Squitieri, who would become her partner. She frequently featured in his films, including Blood Brothers (1974), Father of the Godfathers (1978) and Claretta (1984), the last of which won her the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress. In 1982, she starred in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo as the love interest of Klaus Kinski, who raises the funds to buy a steamship in Peru. In 2010, Cardinale received the Best Actress Award at the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival for her performance as an elderly Italian woman who takes in a young Turkish exchange student in Signora Enrica. Over the years, Cardinale was outspoken about women's rights and became a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women's Rights beginning in March 2000. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history. ... Description above from the Wikipedia article Claudia Cardinale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Life of Mirrors
Film · 2025
Claudia la mystérieuse
Film · 2022
The Island of Forgiveness
Film · 2022
Fellinopolis
Film · 2021
We Are Cinema
Film · 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Film · 2021
Rogue City
Film · 2020
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
Film · 2020
Bulle
Series · 2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Film · 2019
Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne
Film · 2019
Rudy Valentino
Film · 2018
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende
Film · 2018
Dios de monoambiente
Film · 2018
La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo
Film · 2017
An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale
Film · 2017
Nobili bugie
Film · 2017
Una gita a Roma
Film · 2017
Nonnas on the Run
Film · 2017
La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils
Film · 2017
Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo
Series · 2017
All Roads Lead to Rome
Film · 2016
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Film · 2016
Belmondo by Belmondo
Film · 2016
The Blind and the Cardinal
Film · 2016
Mia, Liebe meines Lebens
Series · 2016
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover
Film · 2015
Twice Upon a Time in the West
Film · 2015
Effie Gray
Film · 2014
Cinéma Jacques Perrin
Film · 2014
The Silent Mountain
Film · 2014
Last Stop
Film · 2014
Joy de V.
Film · 2013
Alberto il grande
Film · 2013
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Film · 2012
Gebo and the Shadow
Film · 2012
The Artist and the Model
Film · 2012
The Years of Lost Images
Film · 2012
The Bardot mystery
Film · 2012
Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica
Film · 2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Film · 2011
Hollywood Invasion
Film · 2011
Father
Film · 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Series · 2011
The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
Series · 2011
Il giorno della Shoah
Film · 2010
A View of Love
Film · 2010
The String
Film · 2009
La Traversée du désir
Film · 2009
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad
Film · 2009
Hollywood sul Tevere
Film · 2009
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook
Film · 2008
Il falso bugiardo
Film · 2008
Cherche fiancé tous frais payés
Film · 2007
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Film · 2006
Marcello, una vita dolce
Film · 2006
The Demon Stirs
Film · 2005
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
Film · 2004
Por un puñado de sueños
Film · 2004
The Last Sequence
Film · 2003
An Opera of Violence
Film · 2003
The Wages of Sin
Film · 2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Film · 2003
Something to Do with Death
Film · 2003
The Magic of Fellini
Film · 2002
Luchino Visconti
Film · 2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Film · 2002
Heart of the Festival
Film · 2002
Visconti: La verdad del melodrama
Film · 2001
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Series · 2001
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Film · 2000
My Best Fiend
Film · 1999
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Film · 1999
Riches, belles, etc.
Film · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Stupor Mundi
Film · 1997
Desert of Fire
Film · 1997
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
Film · 1997
Sous les pieds des femmes
Film · 1997
Desert of Fire
Series · 1997
Nostromo
Series · 1997
A Summer in La Goulette
Film · 1996
10-07: L'affaire Zeus
Series · 1995
Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...
Film · 1994
Alex et Marie
Film · 1994
Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria
Film · 1994
Son of the Pink Panther
Film · 1993
Flash – Der Fotoreporter
Series · 1993
588 rue Paradis
Film · 1992
Mother
Film · 1991
Act of Sorrow
Film · 1990
Drums of Fire
Film · 1990
Stars 90
Series · 1990
The French Revolution
Film · 1989
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
Film · 1989
The French Revolution
Series · 1989
A Man in Love
Film · 1987
Téléthon
Series · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
History
Series · 1986
Naso di cane
Series · 1986
Woman of Wonders
Film · 1985
Next Summer
Film · 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
Henry IV
Film · 1984
Claretta
Film · 1984
The Ruffian
Film · 1983
Princess Daisy
Series · 1983
Famous T & A
Film · 1982
Fitzcarraldo
Film · 1982
Burden of Dreams
Film · 1982
Bankers Also Have Souls
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
The Salamander
Film · 1981
The Skin
Film · 1981
Si salvi chi vuole
Film · 1980
Escape to Athena
Film · 1979
Corleone
Film · 1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Film · 1978
The Gun
Film · 1978
Fire's Share
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
I Am the Law
Film · 1977
Goodbye & Amen
Film · 1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Film · 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Series · 1977
A Common Sense of Modesty
Film · 1976
Blonde in Black Leather
Film · 1975
Midnight Pleasures
Film · 1975
Libera, My Love
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Midi Première
Series · 1975
Blood Brothers
Film · 1974
Conversation Piece
Film · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
One Russian Summer
Film · 1973
The Audience
Film · 1972
The Pariah
Film · 1972
Midi trente
Series · 1972
A Girl in Australia
Film · 1971
The Legend of Frenchie King
Film · 1971
Popsy Pop
Film · 1971
Samedi soir
Series · 1971
The Adventures of Gerard
Film · 1970
The Red Tent
Film · 1969
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Film · 1969
The Conspirators
Film · 1969
The Day of the Owl
Film · 1968
The Hell with Heroes
Film · 1968
A Fine Pair
Film · 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
Film · 1968
Don't Make Waves
Film · 1967
A Rose for Everyone
Film · 1967
The Professionals
Film · 1966
Blindfold
Film · 1966
The Queens
Film · 1966
Lost Command
Film · 1966
Sandra
Film · 1965
Circus World
Film · 1964
Time of Indifference
Film · 1964
The Magnificent Cuckold
Film · 1964
Bebo's Girl
Film · 1964
8½
Film · 1963
The Pink Panther
Film · 1963
The Leopard
Film · 1963
Cartouche
Film · 1962
Careless
Film · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Girl with a Suitcase
Film · 1961
The Lions Are Loose
Film · 1961
The Lovemakers
Film · 1961
Auguste
Film · 1961
Rocco and His Brothers
Film · 1960
Austerlitz
Film · 1960
Il bell'Antonio
Film · 1960
The Dolphins
Film · 1960
The Facts of Murder
Film · 1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
Film · 1959
The Magistrate
Film · 1959
Venetian Honeymoon
Film · 1959
Goha
Film · 1959
South Wind
Film · 1959
Fiasco in Milan
Film · 1959
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Film · 1958
3 Strangers in Rome
Film · 1958
Algeria in Flames
Film · 1958
Les Anneaux d'Or
Film · 1956
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
Reflets de Cannes
Series · 1954
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Bambi
Series · 1948
Second to Nun
Film
Piccolina bella
Film
Rumore
Film