Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29 September 1931 11 January 2015) was an Swedish actress who appeared in American and European films, famous for her beautiful and stunning silhouette. She gained notoriety for her role in the role of Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg was primarily employed in Italy where she became a permanent resident in the year 1964. Anita Ekberg was the eighth child in a family of eight. Anita was a fashion model in her teens. At the request of her mother, Ekberg entered Miss Malmo in 1950. This resulted in her winning the Miss Sweden contest. Despite speaking very little English the contestant traveled to the United States to compete for the 1951 Miss Universe title (an unofficial pageant until the pageant was officially launched in 1952). Ekberg wasn't the Miss Universe winner, but she was among six semi-finalists. She did however earn an endorsement from Universal Studios as a starlet. Ekberg was an Universal starletin which she learned dance, drama, and elocution. The film she appeared in was The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello (as a woman on Venus), Take Me to Town (1853), and The Golden Blade (1953).





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