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By CNBCTV18.com Jan 17, 2023 1:43:25 PM IST (Updated)
Italian film legend and Hollywood star Gina Lollobrigida died Monday. She was 95. No cause of death has been cited, however, in September it was reported that she had had surgery to repair a thigh bone broken in a fall.
Italian cinema legend Gina Lollobrigida died on Monday at the age of 95. Lollobrigida, who was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world", starred in films including Fanfan la Tulipe, Beat the Devil, and Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell. She died at a clinic in Rome, Moneycontrol reported.
No cause of death has been cited, however, in September it was reported that she had had surgery to repair a thigh bone broken in a fall. She reportedly recovered and competed for a Senate seat in Italy’s elections which she later lost.
The star of the 1950s was best known for her films including Luigi Comencini's 1953 classic Bread, Love and Dreams, and Jean Delannoy's 1956 The Hunchback of Notre Dame. However, her breakthrough role was in the 1953 film Beat the Devil in which she starred alongside Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart.