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NOMINEE: GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA______CATEGORY: jEMP □ LP □ TV □ RC □ RD □ P/H* □ D/G

SPONSOR: TIZIANA ROCCA and ANDREA PIAZZOLLA •HOLLYWOOD TELEPHONE: +393391111782 WALK OF FAME EMAIL: [email protected] Nominatii in for 2018 Selection

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF NOMINEE Use additional blank paper if more space is needed. Include no more than 5 pages. DATE OF BIRTH 07/04/1927 PLACE OF BIRTH: SUBIACO % '. ■. Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, . Destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", Gina possibly had St. Brigid as part of her surname. She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and * grew up in the pictorial mountain village. The young Gina did some modeling and, from there, went on to participate *. % >. successfully in several beauty contests. In 1947. After appearing in a half-dozen films in Italy, it was rumored that, in 1. 1947, film tycoon had her flown to Hollywood; however, this did not result in her staying in America, and she returned to Italy (her Hollywood breakout movie would not come until six years later in the John % Huston film Beat the Devil).Back in Italy, in 1949, Gina married Milko Skofic. a Slovenian (at the time, "Yugoslavian") doctor, by whom she had a son, Milko Skofic Jr. They would be married for 22 years, until their divorce in 1971. As her «> • film roles and national popularity increased, Gina was tagged "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", after her signature movie Beautiful But Dangerous. Gina was nicknamed la "Lollo", as she embodied the prototype of Italian beauty. Her earthy looks and short "tossed salad" hairdo were especially influential and, in fact, there's a type of curly lettuce named "Lollo" in honor of her cute hairdo. Her film , co-starring , won the Golden Globe Award as the World's Film Favorite. In the 1970s, Gina was seen in only a few films, as she took a break from acting and concentrated on another career: photography. Among her subjects were . Salvador Dali and the German national soccer team. A skilled photographer, Gina had a collection of her work "Italia Mia", published in 1973. Immersed in her other passions (sculpting and photography), it would be 1984 before Gina would grace American television on Falcon Crest. Although Gina was always active, she only appeared in a few films in the 1990s. In June 1999, she turned to politics and ran, unsuccessfully, for one of Italy's 87 European Parliament seats, from her hometown of Subiaco. Gina was also a corporate executive for fashion and cosmetics companies. As she told "Parade" magazine in April 2000: "I studied painting and sculpting at school and became an actress by mistake". (We're glad she made that "mistake"). Gina went on to say: "I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admirers".

NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS

Art Film Festival 1996 • Won, Actor's Mission Award BAFTA Awards 1955 • Nominated, BAFTA Film Award Best Foreign Actress for Bread. Love and Dreams f 19531. • Italy. Bambi Awards 1990 • Won, Bambi Unknockable Stars 1987 • Won, Bambi jubilee • Representing the . 1961 • 2nd place, Bambi Best Actress - International for Come September (1961). 1960 • 2nd place, Bambi Best Actress - International for and Sheba (1959). 1959 • Won, Bambi Best Actress - International for The Law (1959). 1958 • Won, Bambi Best Actress - International for Trapeze (1956). 1957 • Won, Bambi Best Actress ■ International for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956). 1956 • Won, Bambi UPDATED 4/18/2017 Best Actress - International for Beautiful But Dangerous (1955). Berlin International Film Festival 1986 • Won, Berlinale Camera 1957 • 2nd place, Bravo Otto Germany Best Actress (.Schauspielerin) Awards 2016 • Won, 60th Anniversary David 2006 • Won, 50th Anniversary David 1996 • Won, 40th Anniversary David 1986 • Won, Golden Medal of the City of Rome 1969 • Won, David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) for Buona Sera. Mrs. Campbell (1968). • Tied with for 1963 • Won, David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) for Imperial Venus (1962). • Tied with for II process!) di Verona. 1956 • Won, David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) for Beautiful But Dangerous (1955). Flaiano International Prizes 1997 • Won, Career Award Cinema Golden Globes, Italy 2010 • Won, 50th Anniversary Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA 1985 • Nominated, Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Falcon Crest f 1981). 1969 • Nominated, Golden Globe Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for Buona Sera. Mrs. Campbell (1968). 1961 • Won, Henrietta Award World Film Favorite - Female Golden Goblets, Italy 1992 • Won, 40th Anniversary Goblet 1953 • Won, Golden Goblet Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) for The Wayward Wife (1953). Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1963 • Won, Silver Ribbon Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for Imperial Venus (1962). 1954 • Won, Silver Ribbon Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for Bread. Love and Dreams (1953). Joseph Plateau Awards 1997 • Won, Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1995 • Won, Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival 2010 • Won, Career Award Rome Film Fest 2012

UPDATED 4/18/2017 • Won, Excellence Award 2008 • Won, Golden Marc’Aurelio Acting Award Taormina International Film Festival 2012 • Won, Le Colonne Award 2001 • Won, Taormina Arte Award

LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND CIVIC-ORIENTED PARTICIPATION

She’s a great artist, an amazing photographer, painted and sculptress. She usually donates her artworks for fundraiser. She has sold her jewels to help the research in favor of rare genetic children diseases. In 2011, she donated her Ferrari to FAO.

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UPDATED4/18/2017