- Italian film actress who appeared in important European films of the 1960s and 1970s, mainly Italian or French, but also a few English ones
| Real name: | Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale |
Claudia Cardinale Height
| | How tall is Claudia Cardinale? | 173 cm / 5 ft 9 in | | Born: | 15 April 1938 Comment | | How old is Claudia Cardinale in 2024? / Age: | 86 years
| | Where was Claudia Cardinale born? | Tunis, Tunisia | | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
Claudia Cardinale Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Claudia Cardinale worth? | $10,000,000
| | Nationality: | Italian, Tunisian | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who is Claudia Cardinale? / Facts
- Astonishing beauty - Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy which quickly led to film contracts, thanks above all to the involvement of Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her
- Italian actress - After making her debut in a minor role with Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best known actresses in Italy after roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), The Leopard (1963), Cartouche (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963)
- U.S. fame - From 1963, Cardinale became known in the United States and Britain following her role in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven
- For several years she appeared in Hollywood films such as Blindfold (1965) opposite Rock Hudson, Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), The Hell with Heroes (1968) and the Sergio Leone epic western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint US-Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda
- Jaded with the Hollywood film industry and not wanting to become a cliché, Cardinale returned to Italian and French cinema, and garnered the David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her roles in Il giorno della civetta (1968) and as a prostitute alongside Alberto Sordi in A Girl in Australia (1971)
- In 1974, Cardinale met director Pasquale Squitieri, who would become her husband, and she frequently featured in his films, including I guappi (1974), Corleone (1978) and Claretta (1984), the latter of which won her the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress
- In 1982 she played the love interest of Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, who raises the funds to buy a steamship in South America
- Awards - In 2010, Cardinale received the Actress Award at the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival for her performance as an elderly Italian woman who takes in a young Turkish exchange student in Signora Enrica
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Quotes
- I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. I've never revealed myself or even my body in films. Mystery is very important.
- But to do this kind of work, you have to be very strong, otherwise you lose your personality, your identity. You don't know who you are. It's fantastic because I've been living thousands of lives, not only my life.
- I wasn't speaking a word of Italian until I was 18. They had to dub my voice in my first Italian picture!
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Related celebs
Patrick Cristaldi, Claudia Squitieri
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Net worth: $10,000,000
