Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015) was an Swedish actress who appeared in American and European films, famous for her beauty and striking silhouette. Her role as Sylvia, in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960) was a hit and made her famous. Ekberg was born in Sweden on the 29th of September 1931. She was the sixth child of eight. In her teens, Anita worked as a fashion model. Ekberg took part in the Miss Malmo competition in 1950 following the advice of her mother. This led to her being selected for the Miss Sweden contest which she was crowned. Despite speaking very little English, she went to the United States to compete for the 1951 Miss Universe title (an unofficial pageant in that period, the pageant was officially launched in 1952). Ekberg did not win the Miss Universe pageant. However she was among the six finalist. Universal Studios offered her an opportunity to be a starlet. She was a Universal starlet and received lessons in dramatization and elocution dancing and horseback riding, fencing and elocution. She was briefly featured in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) (playing the role of a woman on Venus), Take Me to Town (1953), and The Golden Blade (1953).





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