Sophia Loren : Actress Height, Weight, Age, Movies, Biography, News, Images & Videos

Sofia Villani Scicolone Dame Grand Cross OMRI, known professionally as Sophia Loren, is an Italian actress. A recognizable star of Hollywood's Golden Age, she was named by the American Film Institute as the 21st greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema

Sophia Loren Movies and TV Shows

• A Breath of Scandal [16 December 1960]

  A Pittsburgh mining engineer (John Gavin) keeps an Austrian princess (Sophia Loren) from the Prussian prince her father (Maurice Chevalier) favors.

• A Countess from Hong Kong []

• A Special Day [12 August 1977 (Italy)]

  In Rome, fascist supporter Emanuele (John Vernon) attends a parade commemorating Adolf Hitler's historic meeting with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, leaving his apolitical wife, Antonietta (Sophia Loren), to tend to household duties. Antonietta encounters a man, Gabriele (Marcello Mastroianni), who appears surprisingly nonplussed by the political event. Over the course of the day, the two forge a close friendship that will forever change their perceptions of life, love and politics.… MORE

• Arabesque [5 May 1966 (USA)]

  When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock (Gregory Peck), a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi (Alan Badel). Meanwhile, Beshraavi's beautiful lover, Yasmin Azir (Sophia Loren), seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?… MORE

• Attila [27 December 1954 (Italy)]

  Attila is a 1954 Italian-French co-production, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with Henri Vidal, Irene Papas, Ettore Manni and Christian Marquand.

• Between Strangers [13 September 2002 (Italy)]

  The individual lives of three Toronto woman fighting their personal demons: a housewife married to a wheelchair bound husband who is unsupportive of her talent as an artist; a young photojournalist tormented by a picture she has taken of an Angolan child; and a famous cellist who has abandoned her husband and daughter to seek revenge on her father.

• Blood Feud [21 December 1978 (Italy)]

  The Sicilian Mafia have killed the husband of Titina Paterno (Sophia Loren). In the aftermath of the tragedy, Titina finds herself torn between the romantic advances of two men: determined attorney Rosario Maria Spallone (Marcello Mastroianni) and low-rent criminal Nick Sanmichele (Giancarlo Giannini). As the love triangle heats up, the widow tries her best to keep her romantic escapades under the covers. This Italian drama is set during the fascists' rise to power in pre-World War II Italy.… MORE

• Boccaccio '70 [22 February 1962 (Milan)]

  Tales of women (Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider) by Italy's leading filmmakers. Stories include "The Raffle," "The Job" and "The Temptation of Dr. Antonio."

• Boy on a Dolphin [10 April 1957 (USA)]

  A sponge diver on a Greek island discovers a sunken ship filled with artifacts, including a priceless ancient gold statue of a boy on a dolphin. She and her boyfriend enlist the help of an American archaeologist, but her boyfriend can't afford the asking price and ends up turning to an art collector for help.

• Brass Target [22 December 1978]

  Gold thieves plot to assassinate General Patton in the days following World War II.

• Brief Encounter [12 November 1974 (USA)]

  When doctor Alec Harvey (Richard Burton) helps Anna Jesson (Sophia Loren) get something out of her eye on a train platform, neither suspects they are initiating an affair. Both are married with children and believe their impulse to meet again is completely innocent. But one meeting leads to several, and soon their mutual attraction becomes undeniable. They attempt an unsuccessful tryst in a friend's apartment and, increasingly scared of being discovered, decide to call it off.… MORE

• Desire Under the Elms [12 March 1958]

  The son (Anthony Perkins) of an 1840s New England patriarch (Burl Ives) lusts after his father's bride (Sophia Loren).

• El Cid [24 October 1961 (Italy)]

  Spain is overrun by the Moors and the country's only hope rests in a heroic knight known as El Cid (Charlton Heston). He knows a divided Spain cannot stand and implores his countrymen to unify in order to repel the invaders. But a hitch develops in El Cid's campaign: He gets exiled from his homeland of Castile by the region's power-hungry ruler. In the meantime, he attempts to reunite with his estranged wife, Jimena (Sophia Loren) -- who's still upset by the fact that he killed her father.… MORE

• Firepower [13 April 1979]

  A widow (Sophia Loren) indirectly leads a mob hit man (James Coburn) and his partner (O.J. Simpson) to a billionaire recluse in the Caribbean.

• Five Miles to Midnight [12 December 1962 (France)]

  In order to get freed from her abusive husband Robert, Lisa must obey all his orders and claim the money of his life insurance after he secretly survives a plane crash.

• Ghosts – Italian Style [23 December 1967 (Italy)]

  The Italian code of honour, the church and the spiritual world are all satirised in a story of a penniless opera singer and his wife.

• Grumpier Old Men [22 December 1995 (USA)]

  Max and John, who are obsessed with fishing, attempt to save their favourite bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant.

• Heller in Pink Tights [1 January 1960 (Spain)]

  Tom Healy (Anthony Quinn) and his traveling stage show are on the run from creditors, thanks to Angela Rossini (Sophia Loren), his seductive leading lady. After arriving in Cheyenne, Wyo., the troupe gets mixed up with a shady banker (Ramon Novarro) and a gunslinger, Clint Mabry (Steve Forrest). When Mabry is forced to join the show, he becomes Tom's rival for Angela's affections. After a dangerous trek and a shootout, everything culminates in a show-stopping opera production.… MORE

• Houseboat [19 November 1958 (USA)]

  Tom Winston (Cary Grant) is struggling to raise his three children on his own after his wife's death. After meeting the charming and beautiful Cinzia Zaccardi (Sophia Loren) at a concert, he hires her as a live-in nanny. Unbeknown to Tom, Cinzia is actually a European socialite on the run from her domineering father (Harry Guardino) and has absolutely no experience with cooking, cleaning or raising children. She does, however, have an interest in Tom.… MORE

• Human Voice [27 May 2014 (Naples)]

  Angela, an old woman, suffers through the agony of reliving her last conversation with the man she loves. The man informs her that he has decided to leave her for another woman.

• It Started in Naples [7 August 1960 (USA)]

  Michael Hamilton, a xenophobic American lawyer, goes to Naples to settle the estate of his dead brother and sister-in-law. As he tries to bring his nephew to the US, the latter's pretty aunt objects.

• Judith [20 January 1966 (USA)]

  An Israeli fighter (Peter Finch) sends a Jewish woman (Sophia Loren) to seduce a British major (Jack Hawkins) who knows where to find her Nazi ex-husband.

• Lady L [17 December 1965 (United Kingdom)]

  Lady L. is an elegant, elderly lady who recalls the past loves and lusty adventures she has lived through.

• Lady Liberty [23 December 1971 (Italy)]

  Italian Maddalena Ciarrapico (Sophia Loren) immigrates to New York, carrying with her a mortadella sausage, a gift for her husband-to-be, Michel Bruni (Luigi Proietti). Airport officials inform Maddalena that she cannot enter with pork products. She refuses to abandon the delicacy, however, and her defiance wins her support from local media sources. Now all Maddalena must decide is if Michele, who while abroad has gone from ardent communist to quiet capitalist, is worth the trouble.… MORE

• Legend of the Lost [17 December 1957 (USA)]

  Brit Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) enlists gruff American Joe January (John Wayne) to help him find a hidden treasure that is worth a fortune. Before long, they are joined by prostitute Dita (Sophia Loren), who is moved by Bonnard's earnestness, and the three embark on a journey through the wild in hopes of finding an ancient lost city. They finally stumble upon the riches, but, after Bonnard feuds with Dita, he angrily takes the jewels and supplies, and leaves his partners to die in the desert.… MORE

• Lucky to Be a Woman [30 January 1956 (Cortina d'Ampezzo)]

  A photographer is forlorn when the model that he helped make famous becomes involved with a wealthy lothario.

• Man of La Mancha [11 December 1972 (New York)]

  This musical version of Don Quixote is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of its author, Miguel de Cervantes.

• Marriage Italian Style [18 December 1964 (Italy)]

  When handsome, successful Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) first meets the sexy young waif Filomena (Sophia Loren) in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair that spans two decades. But when Filomena -- who has now become Domenico's kept woman and has secretly borne his children -- learns that her lover is planning to wed another, she stops at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.… MORE

• More Than a Miracle [19 October 1967 (Italy)]

  More Than a Miracle is a 1967 film also titled Cinderella Italian Style and Happily Ever After. It stars Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif and Dolores del Río. The movie has a fairy tale narrative. Filmed in the countryside outside Naples, Francesco Rosi directed and Carlo Ponti produced.

• My House Is Full of Mirrors [14 March 2010]

  An autobiographical drama based on the life of Sophia Loren, as depicted in a book written by her sister.

• Nine [12 March 2010 (India)]

  Struggling to find peace in his personal and professional life, famous director Guido Contini engages himself in many dramatic relationships which include his wife, his mistress and his agent.

• Operation Crossbow [1 April 1965]

  London officials learn of a plan by Nazis to create new, more destructive missiles during World War II. Working quickly to stop the potentially catastrophic movement, the prime minister calls for an immediate investigation. Three experts (George Peppard, Jeremy Kemp, Tom Courtenay) are instructed to enter Germany and inspect a plant that is believed to hold the explosives. The men pose as German soldiers in a mission that may save England, but not without consequences.… MORE

• Prêt-à-Porter [25 December 1994 (USA)]

  During the days leading up to the Paris Fashion Week, the who's who of the fashion industry flock to Paris. An unprecedented incident during the event disrupts the life of the participants.

• Sophia Loren: Her Own Story [26 October 1980]

  Loren portrays both herself and her mother in this dramatisation of her rise from poverty to international stardom.

• Sunflower [14 March 1970 (Italy)]

  An Italian bride (Sophia Loren) finds her long-lost soldier husband (Marcello Mastroianni) living in Moscow with amnesia and a wife (Lyudmila Saveleva) and daughter.

• That Kind of Woman [June 1959]

  A young GI (Tab Hunter) falls in love with a kept woman (Sophia Loren) on a train to New York.

• The Black Orchid [February 1959 (USA)]

  A gangster's widow (Sophia Loren) with a son in prison tries to marry a widower (Anthony Quinn) whose daughter (Ina Balin) resents her.

• The Cassandra Crossing [18 December 1976 (Japan)]

  Passengers on a train travelling from Geneva to Stockholm are exposed to a deadly virus. In order to contain the disease, the driver is under explicit orders not to halt.

• The Fall of the Roman Empire [1964 (Italy)]

  Toward the end of his reign, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) intends to hand over his throne to the steadfast soldier Livius (Stephen Boyd). Before he can enact his intentions, a loyalist to Commodus (Christopher Plummer), the de facto heir, poisons Aurelius. Commodus becomes an ineffectual leader, corrupt and pompous -- and although Livius concedes to Commodus' rule, he cannot stand by when Commodus threatens to kill Aurelius' daughter, Lucilla (Sophia Loren).… MORE

• The Gold of Naples [23 December 1954 (Italy)]

  A collection of six stories based in Naples that follow the adventures of different characters, namely an exploited clown, a fickle pizza seller, a dead child and a prostitute.

• The Key [19 December 2007]

  A man receives a phone call from a stranger asking him to pick up the ashes of his dead father, whom he never knew.

• The Life Ahead [6 November 2020 (USA)]

  An aging Holocaust survivor forges a bond with a young immigrant from Senegal who recently robbed her.

• The Miller's Beautiful Wife [27 October 1955 (Italy)]

  A corrupt governor (Vittorio De Sica) has a miller arrested so he can seduce the man's beautiful wife (Sophia Loren).

• The Millionairess [18 October 1960]

  When the world's richest woman falls for an ascetic Indian doctor, they plan a test to decide whose dreams will come true.

• The Pride and the Passion [10 July 1957]

  During the Napoleonic Wars, retreating Spanish forces shove a powerful cannon off a cliff to prevent the French from stealing it. The British send Capt. Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant) to help the Spanish recapture it. When he arrives in Spain, Trumbull finds the cannon secured by Spanish rebels. As Trumbull and the rebel leader Miguel (Frank Sinatra) struggle to transport the cumbersome cannon through the mountains, the British officer falls for beautiful Spaniard Juana (Sophia Loren).… MORE

• The River Girl [29 December 1954 (Italy)]

  A rural Italian (Sophia Loren) informs on the smuggler (Rik Battaglia) who got her pregnant, then goes off to have his child.

• The Voyage [11 March 1974 (Italy)]

  When her husband, Antonio Braggi (Ian Bannen), is killed in a car accident, the beautiful Adriana (Sophia Loren) undergoes a period of mourning. But things get complicated when Antonio's brother, Cesare (Richard Burton), who once loved Adriana but stepped aside, starts wooing the widow. Then she falls ill, and a doctor discovers the reason -- an incurable disease. With their time together quickly running out, Cesare and Adriana must choose whether propriety is more important than being happy.… MORE

• Too Bad She's Bad [28 December 1954 (Rome)]

  How did Lina Stroppiani (Sophia Loren) and Paolo (Marcello Mastroianni) meet? The buxom blonde stole Paolo's cab -- literally. The taxi driver's efforts to bring her to justice lead nowhere. Enraged and smitten, Paolo investigates, and discovers that Lina comes from a long line of con artists, including her respectable-looking father, Vittorio (Vittorio De Sica). For Paolo, the only way to reform Lina without becoming one of her victims seems clear: marry her and join the family.… MORE

• Two Women [1999]

  A psychotic (Mohammad Reza Forutan) begins to destroy the future of one female Iranian collegian (Niki Karimi) who tutors another (Merila Zare'i).

• Verdict [11 September 1974 (France)]

  An Italian woman (Sophia Loren) kidnaps the wife of a French judge (Jean Gabin) who is about to try her teenage son for murder.

• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [19 December 1963 (Italy)]

  Director Vittorio De Sica created this trilogy of romantic comedies set in different parts of Italy, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni starring in each story. In Naples, poor Adelina supports her husband by selling black market cigarettes. In Milan, wealthy Anna is having an affair with poor Renzo, whose infatuation is tested by a near-tragedy. In Rome, prostitute Mara seeks the help of her client Augusto to spurn the advances of her neighbor's infatuated grandson (Giovanni Ridolfi).… MORE