
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
- 2022
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
- 2021
Dov'era lei a quell'ora
Anita Ekberg
2010s
- 2011
The Sweet Algorithm
Sylvia
- 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
photo archive
2000s
- 2009
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Movie
1990s
- 1998
The Red Dwarf
Paola Bendoni
- 1997
La villa dei misteri
Movie
- 1996
- 1994
In morte di Federico Fellini
Movie
- 1992
Ambrogio
Clarice
Bad Girls
Milli
- 1991
Il Conte Max
Marika
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
The Seduction of Angela
Signora Rocchi
- 1982
- 1980
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Dr. Else Biebling
1970s
- 1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
Queen Na-Eela
- 1974
Northeast of Seoul
Katherine
- 1972
- 1970
The Conjugal Debt
Ines
The Divorce
Flavia
1960s
- 1969
Death Knocks Twice
Sophia Ferretti
A Candidate for a Killing
Jacqueline Monnard
Fangs of the Living Dead
Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
- 1968
- 1967
Woman Times Seven
Claudie
The Glass Sphinx
Paulette
The Cobra
Lou
- 1966
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Olga, la baronessa
Way... Way Out
Anna Soblova
- 1965
The Alphabet Murders
Amanda Beatrice Cross
Das Liebeskarussell
Lolita Young
- 1964
Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa
Alberchiaria
- 1963
4 for Texas
Elya Carlson
Call Me Bwana
Luba
- 1962
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio
Anita
- 1961
A porte chiuse
Olga Duvovich
- 1960
Little Girls and High Finance
Jeanne
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
Georgina
The Dam on the Yellow River
Dorothy Simmons
1950s
- 1959
Sign of the Gladiator
Zenobia, Queen of Palmira
- 1958
The Man Inside
Trudie Hall
Screaming Mimi
Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
Paris Holiday
Zara
- 1957
Interpol
Gina Broger
- 1956
Man in the Vault
Flo Randall
Hollywood or Bust
Actress Anita
Zarak
Salma
Back from Eternity
Rena
- 1955
Blood Alley
Wei Ling
Casablanca
Katrina Jorgenson · 10 episodes
- 1953
The Golden Blade
Handmaid
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Venusian Guard
Appearances21
2020s
- 2025
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
The Girl in the Fountain
Self (archive footage)
Ciao Anita
Self
- 2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2014
Becoming Anita Ekberg
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
2000s
- 2006
- 2003
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Self
- 2002
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Fellini
Self
- 2000
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
1970s
- 1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)
- 1972
Teatro 11
Self
1960s
- 1962
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Self (archive footage)
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950