About
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...
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the WestMovie • 1968
The Pink PantherMovie • 1963
Jesus of NazarethSeries • 1977
Rocco and His BrothersMovie • 1960
The LeopardMovie • 1963
The ProfessionalsMovie • 1966
8½Movie • 1963
Rogue CityMovie • 2020
Son of the Pink PantherMovie • 1993
Escape to AthenaMovie • 1979
FitzcarraldoMovie • 1982
Girl with a SuitcaseMovie • 1961
All Roads Lead to RomeMovie • 2016
AusterlitzMovie • 1960
Big Deal on Madonna StreetMovie • 1958
The Day of the OwlMovie • 1968
Lost CommandMovie • 1966
Conversation PieceMovie • 1974
Don't Make WavesMovie • 1967
The SalamanderMovie • 1981
Effie GrayMovie • 2014
A Summer in La GouletteMovie • 1996
The French RevolutionMovie • 1989
The Red TentMovie • 1969