Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren (Italian: Sophia Loren, September 20, 1934-), Italian actress, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress, Lifetime Achievement Award, Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award and many other international blockbuster film awards. Sophia Loren is the first Italian actress in the history of film to win an Oscar for the foreign-language film "The Last Lady" (the first Italian Oscar winner was Anna Magnani for "The Rose Tattoo"). In addition, in 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 21st greatest actress of the past century. As of 2026, she is the last living inductee on AFI's 100 Years of Stars list. In July 1991, she was awarded the French Knight of the Legion of Honor; in June 1996, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI).