‘Most beautiful woman in the world,’ Gina Lollobrigida, dies
Gina Lollobrigida FILE PHOTO: Gina Lollobrigida poses in her dressing room. The golden age of film actress died Monday in Italy. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The Italian actress dubbed the “most beautiful woman in the world” has died.
Italian news agency Lapresse was the first to report Lollobrigida’s death, The Associated Press reported.
Her death was announced by Tuscany Gov. Eugenio Giani, where Lollobrigida was named an honorary citizen.
Her former lawyer confirmed her death at a Rome clinic, Reuters reported. He did not provide a cause of death, Sky News reported.
Lollobrigida was known for such films as “Crossed Swords,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Beautiful but Dangerous,” according to her IMDB page.
The actress was nominated for one BAFTA Award and had 33 international award wins and seven other nominations over her career. She received a star on the Walk of Fame in 2018, according to IMDB.
‘La Lollo,” as she was known, shared the silver screen with icons such as Humphry Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson and Errol Flynn.
Bogart said that Lollobrigida “made Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple.”
She was also linked to Howard Hughes who asked her repeatedly to marry him. She also had a feud with fellow Italian actress Sophia Loren, BBC News reported.
Lollobrigida transitioned into photography and politics after she left her film career, BBC News reported.
The former actress ran for, and lost, a seat in the Italian parliament for a leftist political party last year, Reuters reported.
Through the years Portrait Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida in 1934, in Italy. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Gamma Rapho/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Through the years FILE PHOTO: Gina Lollobrigida poses in her dressing room. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Through the years 1950's: Gina Lollobrigida. (Photo by QUINIO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Alex QUINIO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Through the years American actress Marilyn Monroe (r) and Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (L) talk together on September 18, 1954 during a gala given in a New York theater. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) (-/AFP via Getty Images)
Through the years 1955: American actor Kirk Douglas with Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida attend a gala at the Sporting Club of Monte Carlo. (Photo by Vittoriano Rastelli/Corbis via Getty Images) (Vittoriano Rastelli/Corbis via Getty Images)
Through the years 1955: Gina Lollobrigida curtseys and shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II at the royal film premiere of "To Catch a Thief" in London. The queen chatted with the Italian actress and other stars, including Ava Gardner. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Through the years "Trapeze" Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, 1956. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images) (FilmPublicityArchive/FilmPublicityArchive/United Arch)
Through the years "Solomon And Sheba" 1959. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images) (FilmPublicityArchive/FilmPublicityArchive/United Arch)
Through the years 1959: Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida on the set of "La Legge" ("The Law") directed by American Jules Dassin and based on the novel by French Roger Vailland. (Photo by les Films Corona/Roger Corbeau/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (les Films Corona / Roger Corbeau/Corbis via Getty Images)
Through the years JUNE 1965, GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA DURING THE SHOOTING OF THE MOVIE ME, ME, ME.. AND THE OTHERS MOVIE. (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Through the years Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, President Richard Nixon and his wife, first lady, Pat Nixon. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Gamma Rapho/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Through the years "Bad Man's River" James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Lee van Cleef 1971. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images) (FilmPublicityArchive/FilmPublicityArchive/United Arch)
Through the years CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Gina Lolobrigda with the French Culture Minister Jean Jacques Aillagon arrive for the Opening Ceremony of the International Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals. The Festival starts with the screening of "FanFan Le Tulipe" which is out of the competition during the 56th International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2003 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Through the years WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: Actress Gina Lollobrigida arrives on the red carpet at the National Italian American Foundation's 33rd Anniversary Awards Gala on October 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. Lollobrigida received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Entertainment at the event, which takes place in Washington each year and celebrates the achievements of Italian Americans. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Through the years MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - NOVEMBER 27: Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida attends a photocall during the 10th Monte Carlo Film Festival at Hotel de Paris on November 27, 2010 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images) (Christian Alminana/Getty Images)
Through the years VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Actress Gina Lollobrigida attends the 69th Venice Film Festival at Lancia Cafe on September 4, 2012 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Lancia) (Vittorio Zunino Celotto)
Through the years LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 28: Actress Gina Lollobrigida attends 'All The President's Premiere' during the TCM Classic Film Festival 2016 Opening Night on April 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Turner) (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Turner)
Through the years HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Gina Lollobrigida is honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on February 01, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/ WireImage) (Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images)
Through the years ROME, ITALY - MAY 19: Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida performs on the Italian TV show 'Ballando Con Le Stelle' (Dancing with the Stars) at RAI Auditorium on May 19, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images) (Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images)
Through the years ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 10: (L-R) Patrizia Fersurella, Tiziana Rocca, Gina Lollobrigida and Giulio Base attend the premiere of 'Il Banchiere Anarchico' by Giulio Base at Cinema Quirinetta on October 10, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images for Sun Film Group Tiziana Rocca Production) (Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images for Sun Film Group )