Person
Anita Ekberg
Acting · 1931–2015 · Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden
Biography
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.
Known for
Champs-Elysées
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Oscars
Self
Bambola
Mamma Greta
La Dolce Vita
Sylvia
War and Peace
Helene Kuragina
Der goldene Schuß
Self
Boccaccio '70
Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Filmography
- 2025Being Bo WiderbergSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Becoming Marilyn(archive footage)
- 2022Rat PackSelf (archive footage)
- 2021The Girl in the FountainSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Dov'era lei a quell'oraAnita Ekberg
- 2021Ciao AnitaSelf
- 2020Beautiful Like a PoemSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Becoming Anita EkbergSelf (archive footage)
- 2011The Sweet AlgorithmSylvia
- 20101960Self (archive footage)
- 2009Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
- 2007Anita of Sweden
- 2006Fellini dice...Self
- 2003Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of OthersSelf
- 2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
- 2002The Magic of FelliniSelf
- 2000Federico Fellini's AutobiographySelf (archive footage)
- 1998The Red DwarfPaola Bendoni
- 1997La villa dei misteri
- 1996BambolaMamma Greta
- 1994In morte di Federico Fellini
- 1992AmbrogioClarice
- 1992Bad GirlsMilli
- 1991Il Conte MaxMarika
- 1987IntervistaAnita Ekberg
- 1986The Seduction of AngelaSignora Rocchi
- 1983Fellini nel cestinoSelf
- 1982Fatty Girl Goes to New Yorkbaronessa Judith von Kemp
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
- 1980S+H+E: Security Hazards ExpertDr. Else Biebling
- 1979Killer NunSister Gertrude
- 1979Gold of the Amazon WomenQueen Na-Eela
- 1977Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiSelf - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)
- 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf (archive footage)
- 1974Northeast of SeoulKatherine
- 1972Deadly TrackersJane
- 1972The French Sex MurdersMadame Colette
- 1972Teatro 11Self
- 1970The ClownsAnita Ekberg
- 1970The Conjugal DebtInes
- 1970The DivorceFlavia
- 1969Death Knocks TwiceSophia Ferretti
- 1969A Candidate for a KillingJacqueline Monnard
- 1969Fangs of the Living DeadSylvia De Morel / Malenka
- 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumPerformer
- 1968Night of HateBessie
- 1967Woman Times SevenClaudie
- 1967The Glass SphinxPaulette
- 1967The CobraLou
- 1966Pardon, Are You for or Against?Olga, la baronessa
- 1966Way... Way OutAnna Soblova
- 1966How I Learned to Love WomenMargaret Joyce
- 1965The Alphabet MurdersAmanda Beatrice Cross
- 1965Das LiebeskarussellLolita Young
- 1964Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosaAlberchiaria
- 1964Der goldene SchußSelf
- 19634 for TexasElya Carlson
- 1963Call Me BwanaLuba
- 1962Lykke og krone
- 1962Boccaccio '70Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
- 1962The Temptation of Dr. AntonioAnita
- 1961The MongolsHulina
- 1961A porte chiuseOlga Duvovich
- 1960Little Girls and High FinanceJeanne
- 1960Three Etc.'s and the ColonelGeorgina
- 1960The Dam on the Yellow RiverDorothy Simmons
- 1960La Dolce VitaSylvia
- 1959Zwischen Glück und Krone
- 1959Sign of the GladiatorZenobia, Queen of Palmira
- 1958The Man InsideTrudie Hall
- 1958Screaming MimiVirginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
- 1958Paris HolidayZara
- 1957ValerieValerie Horvat
- 1957InterpolGina Broger
- 1956Man in the VaultFlo Randall
- 1956Hollywood or BustActress Anita
- 1956ZarakSalma
- 1956Back from EternityRena
- 1956War and PeaceHelene Kuragina
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
- 1955Artists and ModelsAnita
- 1955Blood AlleyWei Ling
- 1955CasablancaKatrina Jorgenson
- 1953The Golden BladeHandmaid
- 1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsVenusian Guard
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Terras fönster 5
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950What's My Line?Self
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