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Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

Actor · 1931–2015 · Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden

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Biography

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.

Acted in 64

2020s

  1. 2022

    Becoming Marilyn

    (archive footage)

  2. 2021

    Dov'era lei a quell'ora

    Anita Ekberg

2010s

  1. 2011

    The Sweet Algorithm

    Sylvia

  2. 2010

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    photo archive

2000s

  1. 2009

    Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1998

    The Red Dwarf

    Paola Bendoni

  2. 1997

    La villa dei misteri

    Movie

  3. 1996
  4. 1994

    In morte di Federico Fellini

    Movie

  5. 1992

    Ambrogio

    Clarice

  6. Bad Girls

    Milli

  7. 1991

    Il Conte Max

    Marika

1980s

  1. 1987
  2. 1986

    The Seduction of Angela

    Signora Rocchi

  3. 1982
  4. 1980

    S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

    Dr. Else Biebling

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Gold of the Amazon Women

    Queen Na-Eela

  3. 1974

    Northeast of Seoul

    Katherine

  4. 1972
  5. 1970
  6. The Conjugal Debt

    Ines

  7. The Divorce

    Flavia

1960s

  1. 1969

    Death Knocks Twice

    Sophia Ferretti

  2. A Candidate for a Killing

    Jacqueline Monnard

  3. Fangs of the Living Dead

    Sylvia De Morel / Malenka

  4. 1968
  5. 1967

    Woman Times Seven

    Claudie

  6. The Glass Sphinx

    Paulette

  7. The Cobra

    Lou

  8. 1966

    Pardon, Are You for or Against?

    Olga, la baronessa

  9. Way... Way Out

    Anna Soblova

  10. 1965

    The Alphabet Murders

    Amanda Beatrice Cross

  11. Das Liebeskarussell

    Lolita Young

  12. 1964

    Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

    Alberchiaria

  13. 1963

    4 for Texas

    Elya Carlson

  14. Call Me Bwana

    Luba

  15. 1962
  16. The Temptation of Dr. Antonio

    Anita

  17. 1961
  18. A porte chiuse

    Olga Duvovich

  19. 1960

    Little Girls and High Finance

    Jeanne

  20. Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

    Georgina

  21. The Dam on the Yellow River

    Dorothy Simmons

1950s

  1. 1959

    Sign of the Gladiator

    Zenobia, Queen of Palmira

  2. 1958

    The Man Inside

    Trudie Hall

  3. Screaming Mimi

    Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange

  4. Paris Holiday

    Zara

  5. 1957
  6. Interpol

    Gina Broger

  7. 1956

    Man in the Vault

    Flo Randall

  8. Hollywood or Bust

    Actress Anita

  9. Zarak

    Salma

  10. Back from Eternity

    Rena

  11. 1955
  12. Blood Alley

    Wei Ling

  13. Casablanca

    Katrina Jorgenson · 10 episodes

  14. 1953

    The Golden Blade

    Handmaid

  15. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Venusian Guard

Appearances21

2020s

  1. 2025

    Being Bo Widerberg

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022

    Rat Pack

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2021

    The Girl in the Fountain

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Ciao Anita

    Self

  5. 2020

    Beautiful Like a Poem

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2014

    Becoming Anita Ekberg

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2010

2000s

  1. 2006
  2. 2003

    Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

    Self

  3. 2002

    Heart of the Festival

    Self (archive footage)

  4. The Magic of Fellini

    Self

  5. 2000

    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1977

    Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

    Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)

  2. 1972

    Teatro 11

    Self

1960s

  1. 1962

    Lykke og krone

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)