Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Aita Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29/09/1931 to 11/01/2015) was a Swedish actress, well-known for her stunning beauty and striking silhouette. Her performance as Sylvia, in Federico Fellini's movie La Dolce Vita (1960) became well-known. Ekberg mostly worked in Italy and became a permanent resident in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931 in (Sweden), the eighth child in a family of eight. In her teens, Anita worked as a fashion model. As per the requests by her mother, Ekberg was a contestant in Miss Malmo in 1950. She was crowned the Miss Sweden contest. Even though she spoke little English Ekberg traveled to the United States to compete in the Miss Universe 1951 title. It was an non-official pageant at the time. The pageant officially became officially recognized in 1952. While Ekberg didn't win the Miss Universe pageant, as one of the six finalists she did get an actress' contract with Universal Studios. Ekberg was a Universal starlet, where she learned drama, elocution and dancing. She appeared briefly in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello go to Mars (1953), Take Me to Town (1953), and The Golden Blade (53).