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Also Known As	Sofia Scicolone • Sophia Lazzaro • Sofia Villani Scicolone
Born	September 20, 1934 (age 90) • Rome • Italy
Awards And Honors	Praemium Imperiale (2012) • Golden Lion (1998) • Academy Award (1991) • Academy Award (1962) • Academy Award (1962): Actress in a Leading Role • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1991) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1995) • Golden Globe Award (1977): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1969): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1965): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1964): World Film Favorites • Grammy Award (2004): Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Married To	Carlo Ponti (1957–1962; 1966–2007 [his death])
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Era lui, sì, sì!" (1951) • "La bella mugnaia" (1955) • "Il sogno di Zorro" (1952) • "Bianco, rosso e..." (1972) • "Le sei mogli di Barbablù" (1950) • "Angela" (1977) • "Attila" (1954) • "La ciociara" (1960) • "Il mago per forza" (1951) • "Il voto" (1950) • "La favorita" (1952) • "Firepower" (1979) • "Tempi nostri - Zibaldone n. 2" (1954) • "Heller in Pink Tights" (1960) • "I sequestrati di Altona" (1962) • "Boccaccio 70" (1962) • "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) • "Sabato, domenica e lunedì" (1990) • "La mortadella" (1971) • "La pupa del gangster" (1975) • "The Key" (1958) • "Carosello napoletano" (1954) • "Le couteau dans la plaie" (1962) • "Verdict" (1974) • "Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia" (2004) • "The Cassandra Crossing" (1976) • "Legend of the Lost" (1957) • "Pellegrini d'amore" (1954) • "Romeo und Julia '70" (1969) • "Operation Crossbow" (1965) • "Peccato che sia una canaglia" (1955) • "Il viaggio" (1974) • "A Countess from Hong Kong" (1967) • "Il padrone del vapore" (1951) • "The Black Orchid" (1958) • "I girasoli" (1970) • "Lebbra bianca" (1951) • "The Pride and the Passion" (1957) • "The Millionairess" (1960) • "Grumpier Old Men" (1995) • "Arabesque" (1966) • "La tratta delle bianche" (1952) • "È arrivato l'accordatore" (1952) • "A Breath of Scandal" (1960) • "Ci troviamo in galleria" (1953) • "Judith" (1966) • "Houseboat" (1958) • "La moglie del prete" (1970) • "Madame Sans Gêne" (1961) • "Matrimonio all'italiana" (1964) • "Africa sotto i mari" (1953) • "Una giornata particolare" (1977) • "La fortuna di essere donna" (1956) • "Pane, amore e....." (1955) • "Brass Target" (1978) • "L'oro di Napoli" (1954) • "Il segno di Venere" (1955) • "C'era una volta" (1967) • "Desire Under the Elms" (1958) • "El Cid" (1961) • "Ready to Wear" (1994) • "Cuori sul mare" (1950) • "Questi fantasmi" (1967) • "Ieri oggi domani" (1963) • "Due notti con Cleopatra" (1954) • "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) • "Lady L" (1965) • "Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova. Si sospettano moventi politici" (1978) • "Between Strangers" (2002) • "That Kind of Woman" (1959) • "Milano miliardaria" (1951) • "Man of La Mancha" (1972) • "Soleil" (1997) • "Io sono il capataz" (1951) • "La donna del fiume" (1954) • "Nine" (2009) • "Miseria e nobiltà" (1954) • "Il paese dei campanelli" (1954) • "Boy on a Dolphin" (1957) • "Un giorno in pretura" (1954) • "It Started in Naples" (1960) • "La domenica della buona gente" (1953) • "Aida" (1953)