Claudia Cardinale

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Biography

Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama,
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Personal Info

Id

4959

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

4

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-04-15

Place of Birth

Tunis, Tunisia

Also Known As

  • Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale
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    100

    Yes! Looking good!

    Known For

    8½

    The Pink Panther

    The Pink Pan

    The Leopard

    The Leopard

    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make W

    The French Revolution

    The French R

    Blood Brothers

    Blood Brothe

    Famous T & A

    Famous T & A

    The Professionals

    The Professi

    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

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    Once Upon a

    The Red Tent

    The Red Tent

    Rocco and His Brothers

    Rocco and Hi

    Big Deal on Madonna Street

    Big Deal on

    My Best Fiend

    My Best Fien

    The Facts of Murder

    The Facts of

    Fitzcarraldo

    Fitzcarraldo

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    The Magic of

    Cartouche

    Cartouche

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    Luchino Visc

    Escape to Athena

    Escape to At

    Burden of Dreams

    Burden of Dr

    The Last Sequence

    The Last Seq

    Circus World

    Circus World

    A Girl in Australia

    A Girl in Au

    The Legend of Frenchie King

    The Legend o

    Son of the Pink Panther

    Son of the P

    Girl with a Suitcase

    Girl with a

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    Gina, Sophia

    Claudia la mystérieuse

    Claudia la m

    Bankers Also Have Souls

    Bankers Also

    The Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle o

    The String

    The String

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    Il giorno de

    The Audience

    The Audience

    Cherche fiancé tous frais payés

    Cherche fian

    Blonde in Black Leather

    Blonde in Bl

    The Ruffian

    The Ruffian

    A Man in Love

    A Man in Lov

    A View of Love

    A View of Lo

    A Common Sense of Modesty

    A Common Sen

    Conversation Piece

    Conversation

    Sandra

    Sandra

    The Pariah

    The Pariah

    Man & Wife, Cop & Crook

    Man & Wife,

    Il bell'Antonio

    Il bell'Anto

    The Lions Are Loose

    The Lions Ar

    Li chiamarono... briganti!

    Li chiamaron

    The Day of the Owl

    The Day of t

    Monicelli: La versione di Mario

    Monicelli: L

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    The Demon St

    A Summer in La Goulette

    A Summer in

    Midnight Pleasures

    Midnight Ple

    Time of Indifference

    Time of Indi

    Gebo and the Shadow

    Gebo and the

    I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

    An Opera of Violence

    An Opera of

    Mother

    Mother

    588 rue Paradis

    588 rue Para

    Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica

    Becoming Ita

    Effie Gray

    Effie Gray

    The Artist and the Model

    The Artist a

    Libera, My Love

    Libera, My L

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    Second to Nu

    The Salamander

    The Salamand

    Belmondo, itinéraire...

    Belmondo, it

    The Lovemakers

    The Lovemake

    The Magnificent Cuckold

    The Magnific

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    Stupor Mundi

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    Corleone

    Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and

    Blindfold

    Blindfold

    Diary of a Telephone Operator

    Diary of a T

    The Queens

    The Queens

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    Hiver 54, l'

    Woman of Wonders

    Woman of Won

    Careless

    Careless

    The Adventures of Gerard

    The Adventur

    The Silent Mountain

    The Silent M

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    Act of Sorro

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    La Folle His

    The Conspirators

    The Conspira

    The Dolphins

    The Dolphins

    Little Girl in Blue Velvet

    Little Girl

    Fellinopolis

    Fellinopolis

    Goodbye & Amen

    Goodbye & Am

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    Popsy Pop

    The Magistrate

    The Magistra

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    The Gun

    Bebo's Girl

    Bebo's Girl

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    Riches, bell

    Desert of Fire

    Desert of Fi

    Henry IV

    Henry IV

    All Roads Lead to Rome

    All Roads Le

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    Drums of Fir

    3 Strangers in Rome

    3 Strangers

    Venetian Honeymoon

    Venetian Hon

    Next Summer

    Next Summer

    One Russian Summer

    One Russian

    The Hell with Heroes

    The Hell wit

    The Skin

    The Skin

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    Si salvi chi

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    Luchino Visc

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    The Years of

    We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinem

    Fire's Share

    Fire's Share

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    Night of 100

    A Rose for Everyone

    A Rose for E

    Goha

    Goha

    Lost Command

    Lost Command

    South Wind

    South Wind

    Nobili bugie

    Nobili bugie

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    Claretta

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    La Traversée

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    Elles ne pen

    Fiasco in Milan

    Fiasco in Mi

    Una gita a Roma

    Una gita a R

    Rudy Valentino

    Rudy Valenti

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    Last Stop

    The Wages of Sin

    The Wages of

    Belmondo by Belmondo

    Belmondo by

    Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

    Sergio Leone

    Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

    Sergio Leone

    Alberto il grande

    Alberto il g

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    Auguste

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    A Dying Bree

    Nonnas on the Run

    Nonnas on th

    Hollywood Invasion

    Hollywood In

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    Twice Upon a

    A Fine Pair

    A Fine Pair

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    Il falso bug

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    Kolossal - T

    Les Anneaux d'Or

    Les Anneaux

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    The Man with

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    Naso di cane

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    Por un puñad

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    Once Upon a

    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

    Fellini: I'm

    And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

    And Now... L

    Rogue City

    Rogue City

    La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils

    La Loi de Ju

    Marcello, una vita dolce

    Marcello, un

    Something to Do with Death

    Something to

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    The Blind an

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    Father

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    Pietro Germi

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    The Island o

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    Nana Mouskou

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    The Life of

    Algeria in Flames

    Algeria in F

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    2022

    Claudia la mystérieuse

    asSelf

    2021

    Fellinopolis

    asSelf - Actress (archive footage)

    2019

    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2019

    Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne

    asSelf

    2017

    An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale

    asSelf

    2017

    La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo

    asSelf

    2015

    Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

    asSelf

    2014

    Cinéma Jacques Perrin

    asSelf

    2014

    The Silent Mountain

    asNuria Calzolari

    2014

    Effie Gray

    asViscountess

    2013

    Joy de V.

    asSignora Morosini

    2012

    The Artist and the Model

    asLéa

    2012

    Gebo and the Shadow

    asDoroteia

    2012

    Monicelli: La versione di Mario

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2011

    Belmondo, itinéraire...

    asSelf

    2011

    Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica

    asSignora Enrica

    2010

    A View of Love

    asLa mère de Marc

    2010

    Il giorno della Shoah

    asEster

    2009

    The String

    asSara

    2008

    Man & Wife, Cop & Crook

    asCécile Deschamps

    2007

    Cherche fiancé tous frais payés

    asElisabeth

    2005

    The Demon Stirs

    asClaudia Cardinale

    2003

    An Opera of Violence

    asSelf - Actress

    2003

    The Last Sequence

    asSelf

    2002

    Luchino Visconti

    asSelf

    2002

    The Magic of Fellini

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2000

    Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

    asSelf

    1999

    Li chiamarono... briganti!

    asDonna Assunta

    1999

    My Best Fiend

    asSelf

    1998

    Riches, belles, etc.

    asBaroness Mitsy

    1997

    Stupor Mundi

    asCostanza d'Altavilla / d'Aragona

    1997

    Desert of Fire

    asLeila

    1996

    A Summer in La Goulette

    asSelf

    1993

    Son of the Pink Panther

    asMaria Gambrelli

    1992

    588 rue Paradis

    asAraxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

    1991

    Mother

    asAraxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

    1990

    Act of Sorrow

    asElena

    1989

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    asHélène Larmier

    1989

    The French Revolution

    asDuchesse de Polignac

    1987

    A Man in Love

    asJulia Steiner

    1985

    Woman of Wonders

    asMaura

    1984

    Henry IV

    asMatilda

    1983

    The Ruffian

    asLa 'baronne'

    1982

    Burden of Dreams

    asSelf - Actress

    1982

    Bankers Also Have Souls

    asAntonella Dufour

    1982

    Fitzcarraldo

    asMolly

    1982

    Famous T & A

    as(archive footage)

    1981

    The Salamander

    asElena Leporello

    1979

    Escape to Athena

    asEleana

    1978

    Corleone

    asRosa Accordino

    1978

    The Gun

    asMarta Compagna

    1978

    Little Girl in Blue Velvet

    asFrancesca Modigliani

    1977

    Goodbye & Amen

    asAliki

    1977

    I Am the Law

    asAnna

    1976

    A Common Sense of Modesty

    asArmida Ballarin

    1975

    Blonde in Black Leather

    asClaudia

    1975

    Libera, My Love

    asLibera Valente

    1975

    Midnight Pleasures

    asGabriella Sansoni

    1974

    Conversation Piece

    asProfessor's Wife (uncredited)

    1974

    Blood Brothers

    asLucia Esposito

    1972

    The Pariah

    asGeorgia Saratov

    1972

    The Audience

    asAiche

    1971

    A Girl in Australia

    asCarmela

    1971

    The Legend of Frenchie King

    asMarie Sarrazin

    1971

    Popsy Pop

    asPopsy Pop

    1970

    The Adventures of Gerard

    asTeresa, Countess of Morales

    1969

    The Red Tent

    asValeria

    1969

    Diary of a Telephone Operator

    asMarta Chiaretti

    1969

    The Conspirators

    asGiuditta Di Castro

    1968

    The Day of the Owl

    asRosa Nicolosi

    1967

    Don't Make Waves

    asLaura

    1966

    The Professionals

    asMaria

    1965

    Sandra

    asSandra Dawson

    1964

    Time of Indifference

    asCarla

    1964

    Circus World

    asToni Alfredo

    1963

    The Pink Panther

    asThe Princess Dala

    1963

    The Leopard

    asAngelica Sedara / Bastiana

    1963

    asClaudia

    1962

    Cartouche

    asVénus

    1961

    The Lions Are Loose

    asAlbertine Ferran

    1961

    Girl with a Suitcase

    asAida Zepponi

    1960

    Rocco and His Brothers

    asGinetta

    1960

    The Battle of Austerlitz

    asPauline Bonaparte

    1960

    Il bell'Antonio

    asBarbara Puglisi

    1959

    The Facts of Murder

    asLa servetta, Assuntina

    1958

    Big Deal on Madonna Street

    asCarmelina

    Second to Nun

    asSelf - Festival Actress

    2021

    We Are Cinema

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2018

    Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2018

    Rudy Valentino

    asZia Rosa

    2017

    Una gita a Roma

    asMarguerite

    2017

    Nobili bugie

    asDuchess

    2017

    Nonnas on the Run

    asAngela

    2016

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2016

    Belmondo by Belmondo

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2016

    All Roads Lead to Rome

    asCarmen

    2015

    Twice Upon a Time in the West

    asClaudia

    2014

    Last Stop

    asRosa

    2013

    Alberto il grande

    asSelf

    2012

    The Years of Lost Images

    asSelf

    2011

    Hollywood Invasion

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2009

    La Traversée du désir

    asSelf

    2008

    Il falso bugiardo

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2006

    Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

    asSelf

    2004

    A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

    asSelf

    2004

    Por un puñado de sueños

    asSelf - Interviewee

    2003

    The Wages of Sin

    asSelf - Actress

    2001

    Visconti: La verdad del melodrama

    asSelf

    1997

    The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

    asSelf

    1994

    Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...

    asMargaux

    1994

    Alex et Marie

    asNarrator (voice)

    1994

    Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria

    asSelf

    1990

    Drums of Fire

    asRoxelane

    1986

    Naso di cane

    asLaura

    1985

    Night of 100 Stars II

    asSelf

    1985

    Next Summer

    asJeanne

    1984

    Claretta

    asMiriam Petacci

    1981

    The Skin

    asPrincipessa Consuelo Caracciolo

    1980

    Si salvi chi vuole

    asLuisa

    1978

    Fire's Share

    asCatherine Hansen

    1977

    Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

    asPauline Bonaparte

    1973

    One Russian Summer

    asAnya

    1968

    A Fine Pair

    asEsmeralda Marini

    1968

    The Hell with Heroes

    asElena

    1967

    A Rose for Everyone

    asRosa

    1966

    Blindfold

    asVicky Vicenti

    1966

    Lost Command

    asAisha

    1966

    The Queens

    asArmenia ("Fata Armenia")

    1964

    The Magnificent Cuckold

    asMaria Grazia

    1964

    Bebo's Girl

    asMara

    1962

    Careless

    asAngiolina Zarri

    1961

    Auguste

    asCameo Appearance (uncredited)

    1961

    The Lovemakers

    asBianca

    1960

    The Dolphins

    asFedora Santini

    1959

    Fiasco in Milan

    asCarmelina Nicosia

    1959

    Upstairs and Downstairs

    asMaria

    1959

    The Magistrate

    asMaria

    1959

    Goha

    asAmina

    1959

    Venetian Honeymoon

    asAngelica

    1959

    South Wind

    asGrazia Macri

    1958

    3 Strangers in Rome

    asMarisa

    Piccolina bella

    as

    Rumore

    as

    2025

    The Life of Mirrors

    as

    2022

    The Island of Forgiveness

    asAgostina

    2020

    Rogue City

    asCatarina Bastiani

    2020

    Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2018

    Dios de monoambiente

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2017

    La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils

    asIrène Delamarche

    2016

    The Blind and the Cardinal

    as'La Cardinale'

    2011

    Father

    asElvira

    2009

    Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad

    asSelf

    2006

    Marcello, una vita dolce

    asSelf

    2003

    Something to Do with Death

    asSelf - Actress

    2003

    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

    asClaudia (archive footage) (uncredited)

    2002

    And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

    asMadame Falconetti

    1968

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    asJill

    1958

    Algeria in Flames

    asSelf - Arab woman (uncredited)

    1956

    Les Anneaux d'Or

    asA young woman

    Coming Soon

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