Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Aita Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29/09/1931 - 11/01/2015) was a Swedish actress, well-known for her beauty and striking figure. Her role as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960) earned her fame. Ekberg performed her work mainly in Italy which is where she was permanent residents in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931 in (Sweden) and was the sixth of eight children. Anita was a model for fashion throughout her teens. On the advice of her mother Ekberg was a contestant in Miss Malmo in 1950. She was crowned the Miss Sweden contest. Despite not being fluent in English She travelled to the United States to compete to get the Miss Universe title for 1951. While it was a non-formal pageant, the official pageant became formalized in 1952. Ekberg did not win the title of Miss Universe winner, but she was among six finalists. She did , however, earn a contract with Universal Studios as a starlet. As the starlet at Universal they gave her lessons in elocution, drama, horses, dancing and fencing. She appeared briefly in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello go to Mars (1953), Take Me to Town (1953) as well as The Golden Blade (53).





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