Claudia Cardinale
Acting
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 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 regarded as 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. Born and raised in La Goulette, a municipality in Tunisia near Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy, with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963). From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1966), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), The Red Tent (1969), A Fine Pair (1968), The Salamander (1981), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint U.S.–Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda. Jaded with Hollywood and not wanting to become a cliché, Cardinale returned to Italian and French cinema and garnered the David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her roles in The Day of the Owl (1968) and as a prostitute alongside Alberto Sordi in A Girl in Australia (1971).[1] In 1974, Cardinale met director Pasquale Squitieri, who would become her partner. She frequently featured in his films, including Blood Brothers (1974), Father of the Godfathers (1978) and Claretta (1984), the last of which won her the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress. In 1982, she starred in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo as the love interest of Klaus Kinski, who raises the funds to buy a steamship in Peru. In 2010, Cardinale received the Best Actress Award at the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival for her performance as an elderly Italian woman who takes in a young Turkish exchange student in Signora Enrica. Over the years, Cardinale was outspoken about women's rights and became a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women's Rights beginning in March 2000. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history. ... Description above from the Wikipedia article Claudia Cardinale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Shows(32)
Bulle
Marthe
2020
Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo
Laura Banti
2017
Mia, Liebe meines Lebens
Mary O'Sullivan
2016
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
2011
The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
La duchesse de Polignac
2011
Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery
Self
2001
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Desert of Fire
Leila
1997
Nostromo
Teresa Viola
1997
10-07: L'affaire Zeus
Agent
1995
Flash – Der Fotoreporter
Gilda Ricci / Monica Ricci
1993
Stars 90
Self
1990
The French Revolution
Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)
1989
Téléthon
Self
1987
Sacrée Soirée
Self
1987
Naso di cane
Laura
1986
History
Ida Mancuso
1986
Princess Daisy
Annabelle de Fourdemont Valensky
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Jesus of Nazareth
The Adulteress
1977
Numéro un
Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Midi Première
Self
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Midi trente
Self
1972
Samedi soir
Self
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
The Oscars
Self
1953
Bambi
Self
1948
Movies(163)
The Life of Mirrors
2025
The Island of Forgiveness
Agostina
2022
Claudia la mystérieuse
Self
2022
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Fellinopolis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021
Rogue City
Catarina Bastiani
2020
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
Self (archive footage)
2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage)
2019
Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne
Self
2019
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende
Self (archive footage)
2018
Rudy Valentino
Zia Rosa
2018
Dios de monoambiente
Self (archive footage)
2018
La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils
Irène Delamarche
2017
An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale
Self
2017
Una gita a Roma
Marguerite
2017
Nobili bugie
Duchess
2017
La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo
Self
2017
Nonnas on the Run
Angela
2017
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Blind and the Cardinal
'La Cardinale'
2016
Belmondo by Belmondo
Self (archive footage)
2016
All Roads Lead to Rome
Carmen
2016
Twice Upon a Time in the West
Claudia
2015
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover
Self
2015
Cinéma Jacques Perrin
Self
2014
Last Stop
Rosa
2014
The Silent Mountain
Nuria Calzolari
2014
Effie Gray
Viscountess
2014
Alberto il grande
Self
2013
Joy de V.
Signora Morosini
2013
The Artist and the Model
Léa
2012
Gebo and the Shadow
Doroteia
2012
The Years of Lost Images
Self
2012
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Bardot mystery
2012
Hollywood Invasion
Self (archive footage)
2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
2011
Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica
Signora Enrica
2011
Father
Elvira
2011
A View of Love
La mère de Marc
2010
Il giorno della Shoah
Ester
2010
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad
Self
2009
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
The String
Sara
2009
La Traversée du désir
Self
2009
Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
2008
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook
Cécile Deschamps
2008
Cherche fiancé tous frais payés
Elisabeth
2007
Marcello, una vita dolce
Self
2006
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Self
2006
The Demon Stirs
Claudia Cardinale
2005
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
Self
2004
Por un puñado de sueños
Self - Interviewee
2004
An Opera of Violence
Self - Actress
2003
The Wages of Sin
Self - Actress
2003
Something to Do with Death
Self - Actress
2003
The Last Sequence
Self
2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Luchino Visconti
Self
2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Madame Falconetti
2002
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)
2002
Visconti: La verdad del melodrama
Self
2001
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self
2000
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Donna Assunta
1999
My Best Fiend
Self
1999
Riches, belles, etc.
Baroness Mitsy
1998
Sous les pieds des femmes
Aya 1996
1997
Stupor Mundi
Costanza d'Altavilla / d'Aragona
1997
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
Self
1997
Desert of Fire
Leila
1997
A Summer in La Goulette
Self
1996
Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...
Margaux
1994
Alex et Marie
Narrator (voice)
1994
Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria
Self
1994
Son of the Pink Panther
Maria Gambrelli
1993
588 rue Paradis
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
1992
Mother
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
1991
Drums of Fire
Roxelane
1990
Act of Sorrow
Elena
1990
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
Hélène Larmier
1989
The French Revolution
Duchesse de Polignac
1989
A Man in Love
Julia Steiner
1987
Woman of Wonders
Maura
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Next Summer
Jeanne
1985
Claretta
Miriam Petacci
1984
Henry IV
Matilda
1984
The Ruffian
La 'baronne'
1983
Burden of Dreams
Self - Actress
1982
Bankers Also Have Souls
Antonella Dufour
1982
Fitzcarraldo
Molly
1982
Famous T & A
(archive footage)
1982
The Skin
Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo
1981
The Salamander
Elena Leporello
1981
Si salvi chi vuole
Luisa
1980
Escape to Athena
Eleana
1979
Corleone
Rosa Accordino
1978
The Gun
Marta Compagna
1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Francesca Modigliani
1978
Fire's Share
Catherine Hansen
1978
Goodbye & Amen
Aliki
1977
I Am the Law
Anna
1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Pauline Bonaparte
1977
A Common Sense of Modesty
Armida Ballarin
1976
Blonde in Black Leather
Claudia
1975
Libera, My Love
Libera Valente
1975
Midnight Pleasures
Gabriella Sansoni
1975
Conversation Piece
Professor's Wife (uncredited)
1974
Blood Brothers
Lucia Esposito
1974
One Russian Summer
Anya
1973
The Pariah
Georgia Saratov
1972
The Audience
Aiche
1972
A Girl in Australia
Carmela
1971
The Legend of Frenchie King
Marie Sarrazin
1971
Popsy Pop
Popsy Pop
1971
The Adventures of Gerard
Teresa, Countess of Morales
1970
The Red Tent
Valeria
1969
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Marta Chiaretti
1969
The Conspirators
Giuditta Di Castro
1969
Once Upon a Time in the West
Jill
1968
A Fine Pair
Esmeralda Marini
1968
The Hell with Heroes
Elena
1968
The Day of the Owl
Rosa Nicolosi
1968
Don't Make Waves
Laura
1967
A Rose for Everyone
Rosa
1967
The Professionals
Maria
1966
Blindfold
Vicky Vicenti
1966
Lost Command
Aisha
1966
The Queens
Armenia ("Fata Armenia")
1966
Sandra
Sandra Dawson
1965
The Magnificent Cuckold
Maria Grazia
1964
Time of Indifference
Carla
1964
Circus World
Toni Alfredo
1964
Bebo's Girl
Mara
1964
The Pink Panther
The Princess Dala
1963
The Leopard
Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
1963
8½
Claudia
1963
Careless
Angiolina Zarri
1962
Cartouche
Vénus
1962
Auguste
Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1961
The Lions Are Loose
Albertine Ferran
1961
The Lovemakers
Bianca
1961
Girl with a Suitcase
Aida Zepponi
1961
Rocco and His Brothers
Ginetta
1960
The Dolphins
Fedora Santini
1960
The Battle of Austerlitz
Pauline Bonaparte
1960
Il bell'Antonio
Barbara Puglisi
1960
Fiasco in Milan
Carmelina Nicosia
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
Maria
1959
The Facts of Murder
La servetta, Assuntina
1959
The Magistrate
Maria
1959
Goha
Amina
1959
Venetian Honeymoon
Angelica
1959
South Wind
Grazia Macri
1959
3 Strangers in Rome
Marisa
1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Carmelina
1958
Algeria in Flames
Self - Arab woman (uncredited)
1958
Les Anneaux d'Or
A young woman
1956
Second to Nun
Self - Festival Actress
Piccolina bella
Rumore