Sophia Loren is a world-renowned Italian actress. She was born in a hospital charity ward, and raised in poverty by her single mother. Her father was married to another woman, and refused to adopt his illegitimate daughter, but did allow her to take his surname. As a girl, she was so thin she was taunted and nicknamed ‘Stuzzicadenti’ — ‘Toothpick’. Raised in poverty during World War II, she found her way out by playing an extra in the 1951 film Quo Vadis. The film Aida (1953), in which she lip-synched the singing of Renata Tebaldi, launched her career. She won an Oscar (the first actress to win for a non-English-speaking performance) for Ieri, oggi, domani in 1963.

Sex symbol of the 60s, a great actress and a delightful woman of beauty Sophia Loren and now looks terrific. Perhaps, it helped to keep young plastic surgeons. According to some reports, the actress took advantage of their services for a face lift and eyelid.
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One of the most popular women in Italy, Italian actress and singer. The winner of the honorary awards of all major film festivals – Cannes, Venice, Moscow, Berlin, winner of the honorary “Oscar” with the words “for a career rich in memorable roles, imparting shine cinema.” Known for his wit – some phases of her books have become cruise in Italy, for example: “Everything that I have, I owe to spaghetti.” In 1982 the actress had left Italy after it spent 17 days in jail for tax evasion in the area Etobikou in Toronto, a street named in her honor.
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