Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; September 20, 1934) is an Italian actress. In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance. Loren has won 50 international awards, including an Oscar, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Laurel Award. Her other films include: Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian Style (1964), A Special Day (1977). In recent years she has received critical and commercial success in movies for home box-office such as Courage (1986) and in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear, which earned her a Golden Globe nominationin in 1995.The same year she received the Cecil B.de Mill award for lifetime achievements. In 1999, Loren was listed by the American Film Institute on AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as one of 25 American female screen legends of all time. In 2002, she was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its annual Anniversary Gala and was inducted into its Italian American Hall of Fame. In 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as ""Italy's Most Awarded Actress."" In 1991, the Republic of France awarded her a Distinction of la Legion d'honneur (the Legion of Honor) with the grade of Chevalier (Knight). In 1997, Loren was invested Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). In 2010, she was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Imperial Family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association. This book is your ultimate resource for Sophia Loren. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Hearts at Sea (film), Quo Vadis (1951 film), Anna (1951 film), Two Nights with Cleopatra, Aida (1953 film), Neapolitan Carousel, Poverty and Nobility, The Gold of Naples, Attila (1954 film), Too Bad She's Bad, The Sign of Venus, The Miller's Beautiful Wife, The River Girl, Pane, amore e..., Lucky to Be a Woman, Boy on a Dolphin, The Pride and the Passion, Legend of the Lost, Desire Under the Elms (film), The Key (1958 film), The Black Orchid (1958 film), Houseboat (film), That Kind of Woman, Heller in Pink Tights, It Started in Naples, The Millionairess, A Breath of Scandal, Two Women, El Cid (film), Madame Sans-Gene (film), Boccaccio '70, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, The Fall of the Roman Empire (film), Marriage Italian-Style, Operation Crossbow (film), Lady L, Judith (1966 film), Arabesque (film), A Countess from Hong Kong, More Than a Miracle, Ghosts - Italian Style, Sunflower (1970 film), Lady Liberty (film), The Priest's Wife, Man of La Mancha (film), Al Haram, The Voyage, Verdict (1974 film), Brief Encounter (1974 film), Sex Pot, The Cassandra Crossing, A Special Day, Blood Feud (1978 film), Brass Target, Angela (1978 film), Firepower (film), Aurora (1984 film), The Fortunate Pilgrim, Pret-a-Porter (film), Grumpier Old Men, Between Strangers, Lives of the Saints, Nine (film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.