Claudia Cardinale Italian Actress Born 1938 in La Goulette

Born on 15 April 1938 in La Goulette, Claudia Cardinale was an Italian actress. Claudia Cardinale died on 23 September 2025 at the age of 87. She was recognised for appearances in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Experimental Centre of Cinematography.

Career

Her first listed screen credit dates to 1956, with Anneaux d'or. Work from the 1950s includes Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) and The Facts of Murder (1959). 8½ (1963) and The Leopard (1963, as Angelica Sedara / Bertiana) are among her 1960s credits. In the 1970s, she appeared in Conversation Piece (1974) and Escape to Athena (1979). The 1980s brought Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Trail of the Pink Panther (1982).

The list below counts 122 films and 4 TV series from 1956 to 2022. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (8), followed by comedy (5) and crime (3). The last title released in her lifetime is The Island of Forgiveness, from 2022. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $5.4 million.

Marcello Mastroianni appears in six of her listed titles, including Il bell'Antonio (1960) and The Skin (1981). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Alain Delon (four titles) and Jean-Paul Belmondo (four titles). Blake Edwards directed two of her titles on record, among them Son of the Pink Panther (1993). The genres linked to her work are western.

Recognition

Among her honours is the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, won in 1993. Other wins include the Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1995) and the Golden Bear (2002). Her awards record shows 28 wins.

Public roles

She served as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Franco Cristaldi (1966 to 1975). She had 2 children on record.