
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





