Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.

Known For

La Dolce Vita

as Sylvia

War and Peace

as Helene Kuragina

Boccaccio '70

as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")

Cast Credits

The Red Dwarf

as Paola Bendoni

Bambola

as Mamma Greta

Ambrogio

as Clarice

Bad Girls

as Milli

Il Conte Max

as Marika

Intervista

as Anita Ekberg

The Seduction of Angela

as Signora Rocchi

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

as baronessa Judith von Kemp

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

as Dr. Else Biebling

Killer Nun

as Sister Gertrude

Gold of the Amazon Women

as Queen Na-Eela

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Northeast of Seoul

as Katherine

The French Sex Murders

as Madame Colette

The Clowns

as Anita Ekberg

Il divorzio

as Flavia

Death Knocks Twice

as Sophia Ferretti

A Candidate for a Killing

as Jacqueline Monnard

Fangs of the Living Dead

as Sylvia De Morel / Malenka

Night of Hate

as Bessie

The Glass Sphinx

as Paulette

The Cobra

as Lou

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

as Olga, la baronessa