XHINA LOLOBRIXHIDA – Gina Lollobrigida (1927-2023), or Luigia Lollobrigida, "Star" of World Cinema, "sex symbol" actress of the 50s-60s. He was born in a province of Rome, in Subiaco on July 4, 1927. He began acting in 1945 in a part in the Italian comedy "Santarellina", after 1947 he had another role, but he played it under a different name as Giana Loris in " Photoromanzi Italiani". She had successes in the 50s: "Campane a martello" directed by Luigi Zampa (1949), "Achtung! Bandit!" of Carlo Lizzani (1951) and above all Christian-Jaque's "Fanfan Tulipan" (photo below) where he won the "Orso d'argento" at the Berlin Festival for the time. 
We cannot forget her successes in "La donna più bella del mondo": "Imperial Venus"; "Pane, amore e fantasia" where she won the "Silver Ribbon" as the best leading actress; 
By the 1970s, her film career began to slow down. Appeared in King, Queen, Knave (1972), co-starring with David Niven, and in several other productions earlier in the decade. In 1973, she was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. 
From the year 1972, Ghina began to work in the field of photography and sculpture. publishing several books, reportage. In the mid-1980s, she starred in the television series "Falcon Crest" in the role of Francesca Gioberti, a role originally written for Sophia Loren, who had turned it down. For the role, she received a third Golden Globe nomination. She also had a supporting role in the 1985 television miniseries Deceptions, opposite Stefanie Powers. 
A year later, he appeared as a guest star in the TV series "The Love Boat". In 1986, she was invited to preside over the jury at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where the Golden Bear was awarded to Reinhard Hauff's Stammheim. She said the majority decision was "prefabricated" and challenged it. In the 1990s, he made several small appearances in French film and continued to participate in international film festivals. 
By the late 1970s, Lollobrigida had launched what developed into a successful second career as a photojournalist. She has photographed, among others, Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí, Henry Kissinger, David Cassidy, Audrey Hepburn, Ella Fitzgerald and the German national soccer team. In 1974 he managed to get an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Between 1972 and 1994 she published six collections of her photographs, including the 1973 title "My Italy". 
AWARDS AND TITLES Lollobrigida was awarded the title of "Légion d'Honneur" by François Mitterrand. On October 16, 1999, Lollobrigida was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. On February 1, 2018, Lollobrigida received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Passed away on January 16, 2023. By: Eni.KF It was previously published on Facebook on the page of the same name on January 30, 2015 __________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013
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