Claudia Cardinale passes away at age 87

Oh no, more sad news. Italian goddess-actress Claudia Cardinale passed away just yesterday.

With a filmography spanning over more than 60 years, starring in more than 100 feature films, including such classics as Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" (1963), Blake Edwards' "The Pink Panther" (1963), Lucino Visconti's "The Leopard" (1963), Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), and Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo" (1982), she is one of the essential, classic actresses of her time.

Her beauty was legendary, together with Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren she was the "holy trinity" of Italian cinema sex-symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. She won numerous awards for her acting skills during her career. In her later years, she chose more demanding roles, and won Lifetime Achievement awards at the Venice Film Festival and from the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia.

According to reports, she died peacefully in her home in France.

Claudia Cardinale in "La Ragazza Con La Valigia" ("Girl With A Suitcase", 1961)

 

Claudia Cardinale (April 15, 1938 - Sept. 23, 2025)

R. I. P.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Cardinale