| Net Worth: | $45 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | July 4, 1927 (97 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Actor, Photojournalist, Pin-up girl, Politician, Sculptor |
| Nationality: | Italian |
Gina was born 4 July 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. As a teenager, Lollobrigida worked as a model and competed on several beauty contest. She played her first movie role at age of 18. Her two most famous roles are Esmeralda on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) and Queen of Sheba on Solomon and Sheba (1959). For this role, Gina wore very revealing dress crowned by golden bra. Lollobrigida was married to Milko Skofic from 1947 to 1971.
Career
Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. She is one of four sisters, with her siblings being Giuliana, Maria, and Fernanda. As a youth, Lollobrigida modeled and participated in a number of beauty contests. She then began appearing in small roles in Italian films during her early adulthood; among her credits were “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “This Wine of Love,” “Black Eagle,” and “When Love Calls.”
Personal Life
In 1949, Lollobrigida wed Slovenian physician Milko Škofič, with whom she had a child named Andrea. The family moved from Italy to Toronto, Canada in 1960. Lollobrigida later divorced Škofič in 1971. She subsequently began dating Spanish businessman Javier Rigau y Rafols, who was 34 years her junior. The two got engaged in 2006, but called it off a few months later. Lollobrigida divides her time between her home in Rome and her villa in Monte Carlo.
Quotes
“I do what I like now. I just don’t have time for it all.”
— Gina Lollobrigida
“A woman at 20 is like ice, at 30 she is warm and at 40 she is hot.”
— Gina Lollobrigida