Anita Ekberg
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ciao Anita
as Self
2021
The Alphabet Murders
as Amanda Beatrice Cross
1965
War and Peace
as Helene Kuragina
1956
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Performer
1969
The Golden Blade
as Handmaid
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Venusian Guard
1953
Paris Holiday
as Zara
1958
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
as Self
2003
The Girl in the Fountain
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Fangs of the Living Dead
as Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
1969
Killer Nun
as Sister Gertrude
1979
Blood Alley
as Wei Ling
1955
The Clowns
as Anita Ekberg
1970
Teatro 11
as Self
1972
Hollywood or Bust
as Actress Anita
1956
Artists and Models
as Anita
1955
Woman Times Seven
as Claudie
1967
The Conjugal Debt
as Ines
1970
Screaming Mimi
as Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
1958
Interpol
as Gina Broger
1957
