Anita Ekberg
Biography
Anita Ekberg was a Swedish actress who worked in American and European films. Born in Malmö, she began as a fashion model, won the Miss Sweden contest, and went to the United States for the Miss Universe pageant, where she was a finalist, and earned a starlet contract at Universal Studios. She trained in drama, elocution, dance, riding, and fencing before John Wayne signed her to Batjac Productions. Her first real speaking role came in Blood Alley (1955), and she soon appeared in Artists and Models (1955), War and Peace (1956), and Hollywood or Bust (1956). She became prominent as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960), and she settled in Rome. She later worked in Boccaccio '70 (1962), 4 for Texas (1963), The Alphabet Murders (1965), and Woman Times Seven (1967). Fellini brought her back for cameos, and she appeared in the Italian television series Il bello delle donne in 2001. She died in 2015.
83years old at death
- Born Malmö
- Died Rocca di Papa
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 17 years1953 to 1970
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Big break
Ekberg was one of six finalists in the Miss Universe pageant and did not take the title, but that placement brought her a starlet's contract with Universal Studios.
A role that slipped away
Broccoli thought about casting Ekberg as Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl, for Dr. No, but the then-unknown Ursula Andress landed the role instead.
A role that slipped away
Ekberg appeared in Bámbola in 1996, in a part that Gina Lollobrigida had turned down. Her later performances also included Count Max, Ambrogio, Cattive ragazze and Witness Run.
Anita Ekberg movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Boccaccio '701962 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
IMDb rating 7.05.7K votes
Most often with
Frank Tashlin directed three of these films, Federico Fellini two and Vittorio De Sica two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Frank TashlinDirector, 3 films, 1955 to 1965
All films by Frank Tashlin
All films by Vittorio De Sica
Also two films together8 more actors
- Mike Mazurki4 for Texas (1963) and Blood Alley (1955)
- Vittorio GassmanIl divorzio (1970) and War and Peace (1956)
- Lex BarkerWoman Times Seven (1967) and La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Paul MullerFangs of the Living Dead (1969) and Sign of the Gladiator (1959)
- Elsa MartinelliWoman Times Seven (1967) and How I Learned to Love Women (1966)
- Riccardo GarroneIl divorzio (1970) and La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Lars BlochIl divorzio (1970) and Boccaccio '70 (1962)
- Nadja TillerHow I Learned to Love Women (1966) and Das Liebeskarussell (1965)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anita Ekberg's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$38.9 million
5 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 5 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 13 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 13Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$20M50.5% of the total
- 2$12M30.9% of the total
- 3$3.8M9.8% of the total
- 4$2.2M5.7% of the total
- 5$1.2M3.2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1956 | New Star of the Year – Actress | Won | |
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