Claudia Cardinale

Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale was an Italian actress. She was one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, and achieved international recognition during her career, which spanned more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely regarded as a sex symbol of the era, she appeared in over 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are considered significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema.