Sophia Loren Trivia

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Her real name is Sophia Lazzaro. In 1952, Goffredo Lombardo, Ponti`s friend changed her name to Sophia Loren.

Was the first female president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966. (imdb.com)

Won a Grammy award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for her work in "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus" along with former US President Bill Clinton and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. (imdb.com)

Being one of the contestants at the 1950 Miss Italia competition, she earned the 2nd place and was awarded "Miss Eleganza". (imdb.com)

Was named #21 Actress, The American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Screen Legends (imdb.com)

She and Marcello Mastroianni made 13 movies together: Bella mugnaia, La (1955), Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici (1978), Fortuna di essere donna, La (1956), Giornata particolare, Una (1977), Girasoli, I (1970), Ieri, oggi, domani (1963), Matrimonio all'italiana (1964), Moglie del prete, La (1971), Peccato che sia una canaglia (1954), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Pupa del gangster, La (1975), Questi fantasmi (1968) and Tempi nostri (1954). (imdb.com)

Born at 2:10pm-CET (imdb.com)

Received a honorary citizenship in her hometown of Pozzouli, Italy on June 22, 2005. (imdb.com)

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1991). (imdb.com)

Portrays herself and her mother in Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV) (imdb.com)

Appeared in the 2007 edition of the famous Pirelli Calendar at the age of 72, making her the oldest model in its history. (imdb.com)

One of eight women carrying the Olympic flag at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games` opening ceremony in Turin (10 February 2006). (imdb.com)

Measurements: 38C-24-38 (self-described - 1955, and from Edith Head- 1957), 36D-24-37 3/4 (at age 50 - 1985) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) (imdb.com)

The Best Actress Oscar she won for Ciociara, La (1960) (Two Women) was stolen by thieves from her Italian villa. AMPAS later replaced it for a small fee. (imdb.com)

Her "Best Actress" Academy Award was the first Oscar ever given for a performance in a "foreign-language" film. (imdb.com)

Carlo Ponti obtains a Mexican divorce from his first wife and marries Sophia by proxy, while she was in Hollywood, filming Houseboat (1958) - and dating co-star Cary Grant (17 September 1957). (imdb.com)

Her adopted surname is a slight variation of "Toren" after the Swedish actress Märta Torén. (imdb.com)

Being a fan of soccer club S.S.C. Napoli, she told the daily "Gazzetta dello Sport", when the team was just third in Serie B, that she would do a striptease if they achieved promotion to Serie A for the next season. When they managed to achieve promotion, she explained that she had made just a joke (June 2007). (imdb.com)

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#25) (1995). (imdb.com)

Is portrayed by Sonia Aquino in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (imdb.com)

Had 2 miscarriages prior to her first born son Carlo. Because of these complications, she had to take complete bedrest throughout her first and second successful pregnancies. (imdb.com)

Godmother of Drew Barrymore. (imdb.com)

Mentioned in Bob Dylan`s song "I Shall Be Free". (imdb.com)

Hating beauty salons, she does her hair and nails herself. (imdb.com)

Owns an apartment in the Trump World Tower in New York. (imdb.com)

At times, male actors have been hesitant to appear with her, due to the fact that she stands nearly 5` 9" and wears towering heels and tall hair that can make her look over 6 feet tall. (imdb.com)

Often called the "Italian Marilyn Monroe". (imdb.com)

Her mother named her after her paternal grandmother, so when Sofia`s father abandoned her, her maternal grandmother began calling her `Lella`. (imdb.com)

Her mother won an all-Italy Greta Garbo lookalike contest run by MGM in 1932; but, being only 17 years old, her mother wouldn`t allow her to pursue her Hollywood dream. Soon after, she became pregnant with Sofia. (imdb.com)

Had two miscarriages prior to her first-born son Carlo Ponti Jr. Because of these complications, she had to have complete bed rest throughout her first and second successful pregnancies. (imdb.com)

Suffered from stage fright and, therefore, never appeared in a theatrical production. (imdb.com)

Her sister Anna Maria Mussolini (born Anna Maria Scicolone) was married to dictator Benito Mussolini`s son, Romano Mussolini. (imdb.com)

While filming Boy on a Dolphin (1957), Sophia was required to walk in a trench in order to give audiences the impression that her diminutive co-star, Alan Ladd, was taller than she. (imdb.com)

Carlo Ponti obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife and married Sophia by proxy, while she was in Hollywood, filming Houseboat (1958) - and dating co-star Cary Grant (17 September 1957). (imdb.com)

She performed two duets with Peter Sellers which were major hits in the UK pop chart. `Goodness Gracious Me` was released in 1960 and reached four and `Bangers and Mash` made it to the top 20 in 1961. (imdb.com)

She didn`t get along with Marlon Brando during the shooting of A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), especially after the day they were doing a love scene and he commented, "Did you know you have hairs up your nostrils?". (imdb.com)

Derives great pleasure from rolling her bare feet over a wooden rolling pin while watching TV. (imdb.com)

She served 18 days in prison in Italy in 1982 for tax evasion. (imdb.com)

She may have been the voluptuous sex goddess as an adult, but until the age of 14, she was a skinny child and considered an ugly duckling, nicknamed `The Stick`. (imdb.com)

She had her marriage annulled to save Carlo Ponti from bigamy charges in Italy. (imdb.com)

Mother of Carlo Ponti Jr. and Edoardo Ponti (imdb.com)

Filed a lawsuit against 76 websites for using "fraudulent photographs" of her on adult sites (17 September 1999). (imdb.com)

As a child, she also had the nickname, "Toothpick". (imdb.com)

Spouse: Carlo Ponti (9 April 1966 - 10 January 2007) (his death) 2 children; Carlo Ponti (17 September 1957 - 1962) (annulled)
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Loren has presented the 30th, 35th, 65th and 71st Annual Academy Awards. (imdb.com)

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Sophia was chosen as one of People Magazine`s annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, Beauty over 60, in May 2007. (imdb.com)

The Oscar she won for Two Women was stolen from her Villa Marino by thieves. She sent the Academy sixty dollars and they mailed her a replacement. (imdb.com)