Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Acade… Read Full Bio ↴Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress and former sex symbol, widely considered to be the most popular Italian actress of her time.
Early life and career
Sophia Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome. Her father Riccardo Scicolone was an engineer and her mother Romilda Villani was an aspiring Neapolitan actress and piano teacher. Loren grew up impoverished in wartime Pozzuoli, near Naples sharing a small flat with her sister Maria, her grandparents and her uncles and aunts. She has said on many occasions that being born into and living with extreme poverty for most of her childhood gave her a strength of character that allowed her to succeed and appreciate every moment she has been given as a human being. Up until Sophia Loren was about 14, she was considered an ugly duckling. Seemingly overnight, she bloomed into a beautiful woman.
In 1949, at age 15, Loren left for Rome and about a year later began her film career with bit parts in mostly minor Italian films. In 1950 she was among the contestants of the Miss Italia beauty pageant, earning the 2nd place behind the winner Anna Maria Bugliari. In 1951, Loren and her mother worked as extras in Quo Vadis, which was filmed in Rome and provided Loren with an early brush with Hollywood. She also appeared in the title role of the movie Aida (1953), in which the singing of Loren's character was dubbed by opera star Renata Tebaldi, and which caught the eye of Cecil B. DeMille, who once said of Loren that 'You could build mountains around that girl.'
Loren also supported her mother and sister by working as a model in the weekly illustrated romantic fumetti under the name Sofia Villani or Sofia Lazzaro. She also took part in regional beauty contests, where she won several prizes. Loren was discovered by her future husband, the much older and already-married film producer Carlo Ponti, and they wed on September 17, 1957, three days before her 23rd birthday. Their first marriage had to be annulled in order to keep Ponti from being charged with bigamy. The couple remarried on April 9, 1966, but only after Sophia, Ponti, and Ponti's first wife all obtained French citizenship, thus enabling Carlo to divorce his first wife and marry Sophia in France, where, at the time, Catholic doctrines regarding divorce did not prevent legal civil marriage. The couple eventually had two sons together, Carlo Ponti, Jr., and Edoardo Ponti. The couple remained together until Ponti's death on January 9, 2007.
Eventually, Sofia Scicolone changed her name to Sophia Loren (a twist on the name of Swedish actress Marta Toren) and appeared in film roles that emphasized her voluptuous physique, even appearing topless in the films Two Nights with Cleopatra and It's Him, Yes! Yes! (considered acceptable in European cinema at the time, though said scenes were usually cut when the films were distributed in the United Kingdom or in North America). These early films were the only times she would appear nude; she stated that she did not feel comfortable exposed to the camera in the nude, as doing so represented 'a lot of nakedness'. Loren's acting career took off upon meeting Vittorio De Sica and Marcello Mastroianni in 1954. Many feel that her collaborations with De Sica would mark her finest work as an actress. Many of Sophia's Italian films were dubbed by voice-over actors for the English-speaking market. Wisely, Sophia dubbed herself in English to familiarize the international audience with the sound of her voice.
By the late 1950s, Loren's star had begun to rise in Hollywood, with films such as 1957's Boy on a Dolphin and The Pride and the Passion in which she co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. Grant, reportedly, fell so deeply in love with Loren that he ardently proposed marriage, despite her obvious loyalty to Carlo Ponti and Grant's own union with actress and writer Betsy Drake. It is possible that Loren had an affair with Grant but how serious their relationship was is now known only to her. Stargazers and celebrity biographers consider the putative Loren-Grant romance to be one of the more mysterious and elusive romantic involvements in Hollywood history.
International fame
Loren became an international film star with a five-picture contract with Paramount Studios. Among her films at this time: Desire Under the Elms with Anthony Perkins, based upon the Eugene O'Neill play; Houseboat, a romantic comedy co-starring Cary Grant; and George Cukor's Heller in Pink Tights in which she appeared with blonde hair (a wig) for the first time. Loren demonstrated considerable dramatic skills and attracted respect as a dramatic and comedic actress, especially in Italian projects where she could express herself more freely, although she acquired great proficiency in English.
In 1960, her acclaimed performance in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women earned many awards, including the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals' best performance prizes. Her performance was also awarded an Academy Award for Best Actress, the first major Academy Award for a non-English-language performance. Initially, the stark, gritty story of a mother and daughter surviving in war-torn Italy was to cast Anna Magnani as Sophia's mother. Negotiations, perhaps due to billing, broke down and the screenplay was rewritten to make Sophia the mother; Eleonora Brown portrayed the daughter.
Belying the typical portrayal of the beautiful actress as vacuous and emptyheaded, Loren was known for her sharp wit and insight. One of her most frequently-quoted sayings is her quip about her famously-voluptuous figure: "Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti."
During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, and she continued to make films in both the U.S. and Europe, acting with leading male stars. In 1964, her career reached its zenith when she received $1 million to act in The Fall of the Roman Empire.
Among her best-known films of this period are The Millionairess (1960) with Peter Sellers, Vittorio De Sica’s triptych Ieri, oggi, domani (1963) with Marcello Mastroianni, Peter Ustinov's Lady L (1965) with Paul Newman, the 1966 classic Arabesque with Gregory Peck, and Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) with Marlon Brando.
Despite the failure of many of her films to generate sales at the box office, she has an impressive roster of credits and work with famous co-stars. Invariably, she has turned in a charming performance and worn some of the most lavish costumes ever created for the movies. Some of her most attractive performances include A Breath of Scandal (1960), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Heller in Pink Tights (1960) and More Than A Miracle (1967).
Loren also recorded well over two dozen songs throughout her career, including a best-selling album of comedic songs with Peter Sellers; reportedly, she had to fend off his romantic advances. It was partly owing to Sellers' infatuation with Loren that he split with his first wife, Anne Howe. Loren has made it clear to numerous biographers that Sellers' affections were reciprocated only platonically. This collaboration was covered in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers where actress Sonia Aquino portrayed Loren.
Her struggle to have children was of worldwide interest. Having suffered two very physically and emotionally-painful miscarriages, she was referred to Swiss fertility specialist Dr. Huebert de Watteville. He determined that Loren was deficient in estrogen, and after he prescribed regular injections of the hormone and bed rest for her entire term, Loren became a mother twice. She has proudly stated that the births of her sons meant more to her than anything else she had accomplished in her life.
Once she achieved motherhood, Loren worked less. She moved into her 40's and 50's with roles in films including the last De Sica movie, The Voyage, with Richard Burton and Ettore Scola's A Special Day with Mastroianni.
In 1980, she portrayed herself, as well as her mother, in a made-for-television biopic adaptation of her autobiography. Actresses, Ritza Brown and Chiara Ferrari played Loren at younger ages. She made headlines in 1982 when she served an 18-day prison sentence in Italy on tax evasion charges, a fact that didn't damage her career or popularity.
In her 60s, Loren became selective about choosing her films and ventured into various areas of business, including cook books, eyewear (a perpetual bestseller that can be viewed at www.SophiaLorenEyewear.com), jewelry and perfume. She also made well-received appearances in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear and the 1995 comedy Grumpier Old Men playing a femme fatale opposite Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
It is said that the song Where do you go to (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt was inspired by Sophia Loren.
In 1991, Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world cinema and was declared "one of the world cinema's treasures".
Current activity
Loren appeared in the 2007 Pirelli Calendar at the age of 72.
She is a huge fan of the football club S.S.C. Napoli and in May 2007, when the team was third in Serie B, she told the Gazzetta dello Sport that she would do a striptease if they achieved promotion to Serie A for the 2007/08 season. “The fans have a total passion, the city deserves promotion.“[1] On June 10, 2007, they did achieve promotion to Serie A.
Early life and career
Sophia Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome. Her father Riccardo Scicolone was an engineer and her mother Romilda Villani was an aspiring Neapolitan actress and piano teacher. Loren grew up impoverished in wartime Pozzuoli, near Naples sharing a small flat with her sister Maria, her grandparents and her uncles and aunts. She has said on many occasions that being born into and living with extreme poverty for most of her childhood gave her a strength of character that allowed her to succeed and appreciate every moment she has been given as a human being. Up until Sophia Loren was about 14, she was considered an ugly duckling. Seemingly overnight, she bloomed into a beautiful woman.
In 1949, at age 15, Loren left for Rome and about a year later began her film career with bit parts in mostly minor Italian films. In 1950 she was among the contestants of the Miss Italia beauty pageant, earning the 2nd place behind the winner Anna Maria Bugliari. In 1951, Loren and her mother worked as extras in Quo Vadis, which was filmed in Rome and provided Loren with an early brush with Hollywood. She also appeared in the title role of the movie Aida (1953), in which the singing of Loren's character was dubbed by opera star Renata Tebaldi, and which caught the eye of Cecil B. DeMille, who once said of Loren that 'You could build mountains around that girl.'
Loren also supported her mother and sister by working as a model in the weekly illustrated romantic fumetti under the name Sofia Villani or Sofia Lazzaro. She also took part in regional beauty contests, where she won several prizes. Loren was discovered by her future husband, the much older and already-married film producer Carlo Ponti, and they wed on September 17, 1957, three days before her 23rd birthday. Their first marriage had to be annulled in order to keep Ponti from being charged with bigamy. The couple remarried on April 9, 1966, but only after Sophia, Ponti, and Ponti's first wife all obtained French citizenship, thus enabling Carlo to divorce his first wife and marry Sophia in France, where, at the time, Catholic doctrines regarding divorce did not prevent legal civil marriage. The couple eventually had two sons together, Carlo Ponti, Jr., and Edoardo Ponti. The couple remained together until Ponti's death on January 9, 2007.
Eventually, Sofia Scicolone changed her name to Sophia Loren (a twist on the name of Swedish actress Marta Toren) and appeared in film roles that emphasized her voluptuous physique, even appearing topless in the films Two Nights with Cleopatra and It's Him, Yes! Yes! (considered acceptable in European cinema at the time, though said scenes were usually cut when the films were distributed in the United Kingdom or in North America). These early films were the only times she would appear nude; she stated that she did not feel comfortable exposed to the camera in the nude, as doing so represented 'a lot of nakedness'. Loren's acting career took off upon meeting Vittorio De Sica and Marcello Mastroianni in 1954. Many feel that her collaborations with De Sica would mark her finest work as an actress. Many of Sophia's Italian films were dubbed by voice-over actors for the English-speaking market. Wisely, Sophia dubbed herself in English to familiarize the international audience with the sound of her voice.
By the late 1950s, Loren's star had begun to rise in Hollywood, with films such as 1957's Boy on a Dolphin and The Pride and the Passion in which she co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. Grant, reportedly, fell so deeply in love with Loren that he ardently proposed marriage, despite her obvious loyalty to Carlo Ponti and Grant's own union with actress and writer Betsy Drake. It is possible that Loren had an affair with Grant but how serious their relationship was is now known only to her. Stargazers and celebrity biographers consider the putative Loren-Grant romance to be one of the more mysterious and elusive romantic involvements in Hollywood history.
International fame
Loren became an international film star with a five-picture contract with Paramount Studios. Among her films at this time: Desire Under the Elms with Anthony Perkins, based upon the Eugene O'Neill play; Houseboat, a romantic comedy co-starring Cary Grant; and George Cukor's Heller in Pink Tights in which she appeared with blonde hair (a wig) for the first time. Loren demonstrated considerable dramatic skills and attracted respect as a dramatic and comedic actress, especially in Italian projects where she could express herself more freely, although she acquired great proficiency in English.
In 1960, her acclaimed performance in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women earned many awards, including the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals' best performance prizes. Her performance was also awarded an Academy Award for Best Actress, the first major Academy Award for a non-English-language performance. Initially, the stark, gritty story of a mother and daughter surviving in war-torn Italy was to cast Anna Magnani as Sophia's mother. Negotiations, perhaps due to billing, broke down and the screenplay was rewritten to make Sophia the mother; Eleonora Brown portrayed the daughter.
Belying the typical portrayal of the beautiful actress as vacuous and emptyheaded, Loren was known for her sharp wit and insight. One of her most frequently-quoted sayings is her quip about her famously-voluptuous figure: "Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti."
During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, and she continued to make films in both the U.S. and Europe, acting with leading male stars. In 1964, her career reached its zenith when she received $1 million to act in The Fall of the Roman Empire.
Among her best-known films of this period are The Millionairess (1960) with Peter Sellers, Vittorio De Sica’s triptych Ieri, oggi, domani (1963) with Marcello Mastroianni, Peter Ustinov's Lady L (1965) with Paul Newman, the 1966 classic Arabesque with Gregory Peck, and Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) with Marlon Brando.
Despite the failure of many of her films to generate sales at the box office, she has an impressive roster of credits and work with famous co-stars. Invariably, she has turned in a charming performance and worn some of the most lavish costumes ever created for the movies. Some of her most attractive performances include A Breath of Scandal (1960), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Heller in Pink Tights (1960) and More Than A Miracle (1967).
Loren also recorded well over two dozen songs throughout her career, including a best-selling album of comedic songs with Peter Sellers; reportedly, she had to fend off his romantic advances. It was partly owing to Sellers' infatuation with Loren that he split with his first wife, Anne Howe. Loren has made it clear to numerous biographers that Sellers' affections were reciprocated only platonically. This collaboration was covered in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers where actress Sonia Aquino portrayed Loren.
Her struggle to have children was of worldwide interest. Having suffered two very physically and emotionally-painful miscarriages, she was referred to Swiss fertility specialist Dr. Huebert de Watteville. He determined that Loren was deficient in estrogen, and after he prescribed regular injections of the hormone and bed rest for her entire term, Loren became a mother twice. She has proudly stated that the births of her sons meant more to her than anything else she had accomplished in her life.
Once she achieved motherhood, Loren worked less. She moved into her 40's and 50's with roles in films including the last De Sica movie, The Voyage, with Richard Burton and Ettore Scola's A Special Day with Mastroianni.
In 1980, she portrayed herself, as well as her mother, in a made-for-television biopic adaptation of her autobiography. Actresses, Ritza Brown and Chiara Ferrari played Loren at younger ages. She made headlines in 1982 when she served an 18-day prison sentence in Italy on tax evasion charges, a fact that didn't damage her career or popularity.
In her 60s, Loren became selective about choosing her films and ventured into various areas of business, including cook books, eyewear (a perpetual bestseller that can be viewed at www.SophiaLorenEyewear.com), jewelry and perfume. She also made well-received appearances in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear and the 1995 comedy Grumpier Old Men playing a femme fatale opposite Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
It is said that the song Where do you go to (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt was inspired by Sophia Loren.
In 1991, Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world cinema and was declared "one of the world cinema's treasures".
Current activity
Loren appeared in the 2007 Pirelli Calendar at the age of 72.
She is a huge fan of the football club S.S.C. Napoli and in May 2007, when the team was third in Serie B, she told the Gazzetta dello Sport that she would do a striptease if they achieved promotion to Serie A for the 2007/08 season. “The fans have a total passion, the city deserves promotion.“[1] On June 10, 2007, they did achieve promotion to Serie A.
Felicità
Sophia Loren Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Felicità' by these artists:
A.& R.Power Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano, la felicità È il…
Al & Romina Power Bano Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Al Bano Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano, la felicità È il…
Al Bano & Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Al Bano Carrisi Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano La felicità È…
Al Bano feat. Romina Power Al Bano: Felicità è tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la fel…
Al Bano Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Al Bano y Romina Power Felicita E tenersi per mano andare lontano la felicita E…
Al Bano/Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Albano Carrisi Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano La felicità È…
Albano Carrisi / Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Albano Carrisi/Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano, la felicità È il…
Albano e Romina Power Felicita e tenersi per mano Andare lontano la felicita. E il…
AlBano Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano, la felicità È …
Albano-Romina-Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Angela Henn Felicità, dein Vertrauen zu spüren Dich zu berühren heißt Fe…
Anna-Carina Woitschack Dammi la forza di non tradire il tempo Che porta…
Bano Al & Power Romina Felicità È tenersi per mano andare lontano, la felicità È il…
Boney 'NEM Originally performed by El Bano and Romina Power Felicita E …
Bugo Mi sembri così infantile quando dici che stare con me è…
Chiara & Cocozza Sai, quanto conta stare qui Quanto costa illudersi La distan…
Deux Felicità La strada è nera Felicità Milano è bella Te ne vai …
Die Schlagerpiloten Du lachst mich an Und das helle Leuchten In deinem Blick Sch…
Don Backy Carnevale, quando scoppia dentro il cuore Spensierato devi …
Kiyono Yasuno 透明な月を 浮かべてる 朝露が こぼれ落ちた場所 水の音に 心 澄ましたら オーブに誘われて 天に溶けていった 眩しく…
Lasse Stefanz Felicita, hela livet framför mig tar bara för mig av allt…
Lucio Dalla Se tutte le stelle del mondo A un certo momento…
Michael Morgan & Rosanna Rocci Felicita - Dein vertrauen zu spüren dich zu berühren heißt…
Mike Brant Félicità Ne me laisse pas seul dans ma nuit À guetter le…
Musica Nuda Se tutte le stelle del mondo A un certo momento Venissero gi…
Rasmentalism Ostatnio włączyłem skupienie na ruchy Wstaję tak wcześnie, ż…
Romina Power Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
Romina Power & Al Bano Felicità. E' tenersi per mano, andare lontano la felicità. E…
Rosanna Rocci & Michael Morgan Felicita - Dein Vertrauen zu spüren dich zu berühren heißt…
Signor Rossi vs. De-Phazz Felicita Tenues luces del pasado en mi memoria entrelazan r…
Silvia Vavolo Se tutte le stelle del mondo a un certo momento…
Simón Basta! Buscando hasta mil canciones que me puedan reflejar Con dist…
Stereoact & Al Bano Felicità È tenersi per mano, andare lontano, la felicità È i…
T.S.O. Mille fatiche tra goccie di sudore Il rap é una droga…
Tiromancino Se tutte le stelle del mondo ad un certo momento…
Tiziana E tenersi per mano andare lontano la felicita E il tuo…
Зарубежные хиты 70-80-90-х Happy happy birthday may your dream come true Happy happy bi…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sophia Loren:
Almost in Your Arms You're near, that moment's here I’m almost in your arms To…
Bangers and Mash Him: I met 'er down in Napoli and didn't she look…
Bing bang bong Prego, prego Anywhere you may go Make each day be a day…
Bing, Bang, Bong Prego, prego, anywhere you may go make each day be a…
Goodness Gracious Me Oh doctor, I'm in trouble. Well, goodness gracious me. For e…
Guarda La Luna Guarda la luna che brilla lassu How the moon glows As it…
I Wanna a Guy I wanna guy to love me with passion faithfully, tenderly I…
Mambo Italiano (The native dances and the charming songs) (But wait a minut…
S'agapo S' agapó, S' agapó, S' agapó, Ti eín' aftó pou to léne agáp…
Ti Ein Afto Pou To Lene Agapi Τι είν' αυτό που το λένε αγάπη Τι είν' αυτό τι…
To Keep My Love Alive I married many men, a ton of them Because I was…
tu vo' fa l'americano You wanna be Americano, 'mericano, 'mericano: You were born …
Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo. Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo. Zoo Be…
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@arlindogoncalves972
beleza pura!!
@Teachering
A lovely voice, and a lovely compliment to the beautiful Sophia Loren! Creamy and inviting.
@1july91
great song, great singer
@lostjamqaddsa
This is proof that the DIVA can sing and has a pleasant, sulky voice. Thanks.
@WisdomTubeful
Beautiful woman with a beautiful soul..
@mariapalmisciano7600
The Living God iiiiazeggtelevisione
@theinkbrain
Here's my shot at a translation... Such joy and bliss, you make me feel such bliss when I feel your kiss I'm in a dream and my eyelids just close in my veins by small degrees a lovely sense begins to climb the fire grows within and I want to surrender for I can no longer resist. Happiness you know how to give me happiness when you give me your kiss I fall into a dream and my eyelids just close and again I just say 'yes' do whatever you wish because you are my love, and my love is yours alone.
@zoryada
my God...so beautiful music n her voice!....
@matthewmtt
Wow! Wonderful, just wonderful. What a girl!
@lygiadeserto1450
A mais bela do mundo.