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 Oscars
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
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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