Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg was a Swedish actress who was featured in numerous European and American films. Most famously, she is known for her part in the comedy drama film 'La Dolce Vita'. It was a critical as well as commercial hit, as well as winning an Oscar at the Cannes Film Festival 1960. Before beginning her acting profession she worked as an international model. The model was the winner of the Miss Sweden competition. Then she moved to the US, and began appearing in films playing small parts. Her first credited role was in the film "Abbott and Costello Go To Mars", in which she was in the role of a Venusian guard. That same year she received her Golden Globe in the category of "Most Outstanding Newcomer" for her character in "Blood Alley. Her films included numerous productions, including the American/Italian War drama film War and Peace, the Western 'Valerie,' the British crime adventure film The Man Inside and the Italian/French drama The Dam on the Yellow River.' Her death occurred in the year 2015 when she was 83 years old.