Sophia Loren (b.1934) born Sofia Villani Scicolone is an Italian-born French film star. In an acting career that has spanned over 50 years and 100 films, she has earned every major acting honor in the international film community.
Born in Rome, Sofia grew up in Pozzuoli, near Naples. She participated in beauty competitions in her teens; at age 16, she met film producer Carlo Ponti who groomed her for stardom and in due course become her husband.
Sophia appeared in small roles in many films and attracted attention for her first starring role in Aida (1953,) and La Donna del Fiume (1955; Woman of the River.) She then moved to America and starred in such celebrated movies as The Millionairess (1960,) Marriage Italian Style (1964,) Two Women (1961,) Arabesque (1966,) and Grumpier Old Men (1995.)
Loren published her biography, Sophia—Living and Loving: Her Own Story, in 1979. In 1982, she spent a month in prison for tax evasion.
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There is a fountain of youth it is your mind,
your talents, the creativity you bring to your life
and the lives of the people you love.
When you learn to tap this source,
you will truly have defeated age.
—Sophia Loren
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
—Sophia Loren
Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
—Sophia Loren
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