Acting
Anita Ekberg
Born September 29, 1931 · Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden
Died January 11, 2015 · aged 83
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
Bambola · 1996Bambola
★ 4.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
La Dolce Vita · 1960La Dolce Vita
★ 8.01960
MovieComedyDrama
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
War and Peace · 1956War and Peace
★ 6.71956
MovieWarRomance
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Fellini dice... · 2006Fellini dice...
2006
Movie
A story about the mythical film director
Woman Times Seven · 1967Woman Times Seven
★ 6.41967
MovieComedyDrama
Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.
Bad Girls · 1992Bad Girls
★ 4.01992
MovieDramaThriller
Alma is a career woman hunted by her mother-in-law who wants to kill her. Marylin is a former prisoner who wants revenge on her ex-boyfriend. He is sent as a "gift" to Alma for her birthday. She falls in love with him and ends up being pursued by Marylin. The man is killed, and Alma "buys" another.
The Clowns · 1970The Clowns
★ 6.91970
MovieTV MovieComedy
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
Movies
Bambola · 1996Bambola
★ 4.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
La Dolce Vita · 1960La Dolce Vita
★ 8.01960
MovieComedyDrama
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
War and Peace · 1956War and Peace
★ 6.71956
MovieWarRomance
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Fellini dice... · 2006Fellini dice...
2006
Movie
A story about the mythical film director
Woman Times Seven · 1967Woman Times Seven
★ 6.41967
MovieComedyDrama
Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.
Bad Girls · 1992Bad Girls
★ 4.01992
MovieDramaThriller
Alma is a career woman hunted by her mother-in-law who wants to kill her. Marylin is a former prisoner who wants revenge on her ex-boyfriend. He is sent as a "gift" to Alma for her birthday. She falls in love with him and ends up being pursued by Marylin. The man is killed, and Alma "buys" another.
The Clowns · 1970The Clowns
★ 6.91970
MovieTV MovieComedy
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
Zarak · 1956Zarak
★ 5.41956
MovieRomanceAction
A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
How I Learned to Love Women · 1966How I Learned to Love Women
★ 4.41966
MovieComedy
An erotic comedy about the many affairs of a young man with different women.
Hollywood or Bust · 1956Hollywood or Bust
★ 6.21956
MovieComedy
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...
Valerie · 1957Valerie
★ 4.61957
MovieWesternDrama
After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.
Lykke og krone · 1962Lykke og krone
★ 9.01962
MovieDocumentary
Depicts the royal houses of Europe (Norwegian, British, Belgian and Dutch) as well as Iran and the Principality of Monaco.
4 for Texas · 19634 for Texas
★ 5.11963
MovieComedyWestern
In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.
Artists and Models · 1955Artists and Models
★ 6.71955
MovieComedy
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
Call Me Bwana · 1963Call Me Bwana
★ 5.81963
MovieComedy
A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe finds it. Washington sends Matthew Merriwether to recover it—thinking he's an expert on the region—when in fact he's no such thing. However, a foreign power sends Secret Agent Luba to try and acquire the capsule for itself and, when Matthew and Luba reach their destination, they find that the tribe believes the capsule to be sacred and won't give it up.
Way... Way Out · 1966Way... Way Out
★ 5.91966
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A platonically wed American couple run a lunar weather station near an unwed Soviet couple.
Teatro 11 · 1972Teatro 11
1972
MovieComedy
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France · 2009Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
MovieDocumentary
The life and career of screen siren, Brigitte Bardot.
The Golden Blade · 1953The Golden Blade
★ 6.71953
MovieAdventureFantasy
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad and inspired from the Arabic fairy tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
Heart of the Festival · 2002Heart of the Festival
★ 6.52002
MovieDocumentary
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.
Zwischen Glück und Krone · 1959Zwischen Glück und Krone
★ 10.01959
MovieDocumentary
The story of a young woman named Maria, who unexpectedly inherits a royal title and a castle after the death of her uncle, a king. Heavily reliant on archival footage of various notables, both stars and royalty.
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti · 1977Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
★ 9.01977
MovieDocumentary
A documentary on the history of Italy's peplum genre.
Fatty Girl Goes to New York · 1982Fatty Girl Goes to New York
★ 6.01982
MovieComedy
An overweight high school student is relentlessly bullied due to weight. Out of the blue, she wins a trip to New York, where she sheds 80+ pounds and then returns home to take revenge on her tormentors.
TV Shows
Champs-Elysées · 1982Champs-Elysées
★ 6.81982
Series
The Oscars · 1953The Oscars
★ 7.01953
Series
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
What's My Line? · 1950What's My Line?
★ 7.01950
SeriesFamilyComedy
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
The Colgate Comedy Hour · 1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
★ 6.91950
SeriesComedy
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
The Steve Allen Show · 1956The Steve Allen Show
★ 6.21956
SeriesComedy
Casablanca · 1955Casablanca
★ 8.51955
SeriesDrama
This was the first attempt by Warner Brothers to make the movie classic into a series. It was part of a revolving group of shows that included Kings Row on a show called Warner Brothers Presents.