---
name: "Sophia Loren"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sophia-loren"
fi1m_id: "sophia-loren"
imdb_id: "nm0000047"
tmdb_id: 16757
wikidata_id: "Q43252"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T20:57:16.542851+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sophia Loren

## Identity

Sophia Loren

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sophia-loren
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sophia-loren
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000047
- **TMDB ID:** 16757
- **Wikidata ID:** Q43252
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43252, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16757

Actor. Born 20 September 1934 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1934, Rome, Lazio, Italy
- **Also known as:** 소피아 로렌, Софі Лорен, Софія Лорен, Sofia Lazzaro, Sofia Scicolone, Sofia Loren, София Лорен, Софи Лорен, Σοφία Λόρεν
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43252, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16757

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Nine*](https://film.one/film/nine.md) (46)

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## Biography

Sophia Loren is an Italian actress. Born Sofia Villani Scicolone on 20 September 1934 in Rome, she began her career in Italian cinema in the early 1950s.

She is known for her performances in *Two Women* (1960), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, *Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* (1963), *Marriage Italian Style* (1964), *A Special Day* (1977) and *The Life Ahead* (2020). Loren also appeared as Mamma in the 2009 film *Nine*.

Her awards include an Academy Honorary Award in 1991, five Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA Award. She has received honours such as the Legion of Honour from France and the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Nine* (2009), Fi1m 46, as Mamma — [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)

## Complete filmography (107)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sophia!* (2022), as Sé stessa
- *Belmondo: The Incorrigible* (2022), Actor
- *Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft* (2021), Actor
- *Morceaux de Cannes* (2021), Actor
- *The Life Ahead* (2020), as Madame Rosa
- *Hollywood: No Sex, Please!* (2018), Actor
- *Human Voice* (2014), as Angela
- *Girlfriend in a Coma* (2012), as Mara (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Bert Stern - Original Madman* (2011), Actor
- *Nine* (2009), as Mamma — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)
- *Hollywood sul Tevere* (2009), Actor
- *Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers* (2006), as Maria (as Sofia Loren)
- *Lives of the Saints* (2004), series, as Teresa Innocente
- *Francesca and Nunziata* (2003), as Francesca Montorsi
- *Cleavage* (2002), Actor
- *Between Strangers* (2002), as Olivia
- *Soleil* (1997), as Madame Levy
- *Grumpier Old Men* (1995), as Maria Sophia Coletta Ragetti
- *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994), as Isabella de la Fontaine
- *Saturday, Sunday and Monday* (1990), as Rosa Priore
- *Running Away* (1989), as Cesira
- *The Fortunate Pilgrim* (1988), series, as Lucia
- *Courage* (1986), as Marianna Miraldo
- *Aurora* (1984), as Aurora
- *Sophia Loren: Her Own Story* (1980), as Sophia Loren / Romilda Villani
- *SuperTotò* (1980), Actor
- *Firepower* (1979), as Adele Tasca
- *Brass Target* (1978), as Mara
- *Blood Feud* (1978), as Titina Paterno
- *Angela* (1977), as Angela
- *A Special Day* (1977), as Antonietta Taberi
- *The Cassandra Crossing* (1976), as Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain
- *Brief Encounter* (1976), as Anna Jesson
- *Gun Moll* (1975), as Pupa
- *Jury of One* (1974), as Teresa Leoni
- *The Voyage* (1974), as Adriana de Mauro
- *Man of La Mancha* (1972), as Dulcinea / Aldonza
- *White Sister* (1972), as soeur Germana
- *Lady Liberty* (1971), as Maddalena Ciarrapico
- *The Priest's Wife* (1970), as Valeria Billi
- *Hollywood Blue* (1970), as (archive footage)
- *Sunflower* (1970), as Giovanna
- *Ghosts, Italian Style* (1967), as Maria Gennari
- *More Than a Miracle* (1967), as Isabella Candeloro
- *A Countess from Hong Kong* (1967), as Natascha
- *Arabesque* (1966), as Yasmin Azir
- *Judith* (1966), as Judith Auerbach
- *Lady L* (1965), as Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L
- *Operation Crossbow* (1965), as Nora Van Ostamgen
- *Marriage Italian Style* (1964), as Filumena Marturano
- *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), as Lucilla
- *Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* (1963), as Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara
- *Showman* (1963), Actor
- *Five Miles to Midnight* (1962), as Lisa Macklin
- *The Condemned of Altona* (1962), as Johanna von Gerlach
- *Boccaccio '70* (1962), as Zoe (segment "La riffa")
- *Madame* (1961), as Catherine Hubscher
- *El Cid* (1961), as Jimena
- *Two Women* (1960), as Cesira
- *The Millionairess* (1960), as Epifania Parerga
- *It Started in Naples* (1960), as Lucia Curcio
- *A Breath of Scandal* (1960), as Princess Olympia
- *Heller in Pink Tights* (1960), as Angela Rossini
- *That Kind of Woman* (1959), as Kay
- *The Black Orchid* (1959), as Rose Bianco
- *Houseboat* (1958), as Cinzia Zaccardi
- *The Key* (1958), as Stella
- *Desire Under the Elms* (1958), as Anna Cabot
- *Legend of the Lost* (1957), as Dita
- *The Pride and the Passion* (1957), as Juana
- *Boy on a Dolphin* (1957), as Phaedra
- *What a Woman!* (1956), as Antonietta Fallari
- *Scandal in Sorrento* (1955), as Donna Sofia
- *The Miller's Beautiful Wife* (1955), as Carmela
- *The Sign of Venus* (1955), as Agnese
- *Woman of the River* (1954), as Nives Mongolini
- *Too Bad She's Bad* (1954), as Lina Stroppiani
- *Attila* (1954), as Honoria
- *The Gold of Naples* (1954), as Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
- *Pilgrim of Love* (1954), as Giulietta / Beppina Delli Colli
- *Neapolitan Carousel* (1954), as Sisina
- *Poverty and Nobility* (1954), as Gemma
- *The Anatomy of Love* (1954), as Ragazza
- *Two Nights with Cleopatra* (1954), as Cleopatra / Nisca
- *A Day in Court* (1954), as Anna
- *The Country of the Campanelli* (1954), as Bonbon
- *I'll See You on the Balcony* (1953), as Marisa
- *Aida* (1953), as Aida
- *Africa Under The Sea* (1953), as Barbara Lama
- *Good Folk's Sunday* (1953), as Ines
- *La Favorita* (1952), as Leonora
- *È arrivato l'accordatore* (1952), as Amica di Giulietta
- *Girls Marked Danger* (1952), as Elvira
- *The Dream of Zorro* (1952), as Conchita
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Anna Jesson
- *Anna* (1951), as Vittorio's assistant (uncredited)
- *It's Him!... Yes! Yes!* (1951), as Odalisca
- *Il padrone del vapore* (1951), as Una ballerinetta
- *Il mago per forza* (1951), as La Sposa
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), as Lygia's Slave (uncredited) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *Milano miliardaria* (1951), as Una commessa del bar
- *Io sono il capataz* (1951), as Segretaria del Dittatore (uncredited)
- *White Leprosy* (1951), as A girl in the boardinghouse
- *Le sei mogli di Barbablù* (1950), as Ragazza rapita (uncredited)
- *Cuori sul mare* (1950), as Una ragazza al ristorante
- *Tototarzan* (1950), as Una tarzanide (uncredited)
- *The Promise* (1950), as Un popolana alla festa di Piedigrotta

## Gallery

- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-7cfec7a6ce9d.jpg) Sophia Loren — Unknown. Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Sophia_Loren_1962.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-c347184d5dec.jpg) Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬ — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2827248627220%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-a1a54bf4bb76.jpg) Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬ — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2826916954253%29.jpg/1280px-Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2826916954253%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-3b1c96d6307e.jpg) Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬ — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/2016_Sophia_Loren_%28cropped%2901.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-99675f0bc01f.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-d2f2045f0b2c.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-8c35b3743455.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB
- ![Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-a6ce600c877f.jpg) Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬ — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2827248634050%29.jpg/1280px-Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2827248634050%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-a83bb9602c25.jpg) Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016. 04.06.2016 ‪#‎TIFF‬ ‪#‎TIFF2016‬ ‪#‎TIFFMoments‬ ‪#‎Cluj‬ ‪#‎ClujulMagic‬ ‪#‎TIFFromania‬ — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2827248627220%29.jpg/1280px-Gala_de_%C3%8Enchidere_TIFF_2016_%2827248627220%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-7a7aaa646054.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-47f3cd24a76f.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB
- ![Sophia Loren](https://film.one/media/person/4159339/gallery-fbe463dc7509.jpg) Sophia Loren — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 1965: Best Actress (nominated), for *Marriage Italian-Style*
- 1962: Best Actress (won), for *Two Women*
- 1962: Academy Awards (won)

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1995: Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (won)

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 1961: Best Actress (won), for *Two Women*

### Venice Film Festival — 1 won

- 1998: Lifetime Achievement (won)

### Other awards — 9 won

- European Cultural Award 2019: European Cultural Award (won)
- Order of Saint Agatha 2012: Order of Saint Agatha (won)
- Praemium Imperiale 2010: Praemium Imperiale (won)
- Telegatto 2001: Telegatto (won), for *career*
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1996: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (won)
- Academy Honorary Award 1991: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- César Award 1991: César Award (won)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1991: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)
- David di Donatello for Best Actress 1961: David di Donatello for Best Actress (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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