Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 29, 1931
Place of Birth
Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden
Also Known As
- Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg
- Anita Kersten
- Ms. Anita Ekberg
- Anita Edberg
- Anita Eckberg
Anita Ekberg
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.
Known For - Movies
La Dolce Vita
as Sylvia
Bambola
as Mamma Greta
4 for Texas
as Elya Carlson
Woman Times Seven
as Claudie
War and Peace
as Helene Kuragina
The Mongols
as Hulina
Boccaccio '70
as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Blood Alley
as Wei Ling
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Artists and Models
as Anita
