Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95 – liberation

The sex symbol of the ’50s and ’60s, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, has died. Italian news agency Ansa reports that the star, known for her roles in Bread, love and imagination as well as Fanfan the Tulip died at the age of 95. His death was announced by his family on Monday, according to the agency. Gina Lollobrigida fell in her house in September. Admitted to the hospital, she had fractured the neck of her femur and had undergone surgery.

Born on July 4, 1927 in the village of Subiaco (Italy), the artist grew up in a humble family that later moved to Rome. From Franck Sinatra to Sean Connery, through Marcello Mastroianni and Humphrey Bogart, she has played with the greatest of her career. Nicknamed “Lollo” by Italian cinema, she toured the United States until 1962 before leaving the film sets to devote herself to photography and then to sculpture.

In the 1990s she ran for the European elections on the Democratic Party list with anti-corruption judge Antonio di Pietro. After a failure, she ran for the Italian Senate in September on the “sovereign and popular Italy” list. The latter defended Italy’s exit from the EU, the end of military aid to Ukraine and compulsory vaccination.