Claudia Cardinale

    Claudia Cardinale

    Acting

    April 15, 1938
    Died September 23, 2025 (87 years old)
    Tunis, Tunisia

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    Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres inclu...

    Known For

    Filmography

    The Life of Mirrors

    The Life of Mirrors

    2025

    Claudia la mystérieuse

    Claudia la mystérieuse

    2022

    as Self

    6
    The Island of Forgiveness

    The Island of Forgiveness

    2022

    as Agostina

    Fellinopolis

    Fellinopolis

    2021

    as Self - Actress (archive footage)

    6.3
    We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

    2021

    as Self (archive footage)

    9.5
    Rogue City

    Rogue City

    2020

    as Catarina Bastiani

    5.9
    Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

    Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

    2020

    as Self (archive footage)

    6
    Bulle

    Bulle

    2020

    as Marthe

    7.5
    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

    2019

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.8
    Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne

    Gina, Sophia, Claudia, trois symboles de la féminité à l'italienne

    2019

    as Self

    Rudy Valentino

    Rudy Valentino

    2018

    as Zia Rosa

    Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

    Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

    2018

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.9

    Dios de monoambiente

    2018

    as Self (archive footage)

    La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo

    La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo

    2017

    as Self

    6.7

    An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale

    2017

    as Self

    Nobili bugie

    Nobili bugie

    2017

    as Duchess

    5.3
    Una gita a Roma

    Una gita a Roma

    2017

    as Marguerite

    8
    Nonnas on the Run

    Nonnas on the Run

    2017

    as Angela

    La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils

    La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils

    2017

    as Irène Delamarche

    6.9
    Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo

    Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo

    2017

    as Laura Banti

    3.5
    All Roads Lead to Rome

    All Roads Lead to Rome

    2016

    as Carmen

    5
    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    2016

    as Self (archive footage)

    1
    Belmondo by Belmondo

    Belmondo by Belmondo

    2016

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.8
    The Blind and the Cardinal

    The Blind and the Cardinal

    2016

    as 'La Cardinale'

    Mia, Liebe meines Lebens

    Mia, Liebe meines Lebens

    2016

    as Mary O'Sullivan

    7

    Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

    2015

    as Self

    Twice Upon a Time in the West

    Twice Upon a Time in the West

    2015

    as Claudia

    8.5
    Effie Gray

    Effie Gray

    2014

    as Viscountess

    5.9

    Cinéma Jacques Perrin

    2014

    as Self

    The Silent Mountain

    The Silent Mountain

    2014

    as Nuria Calzolari

    5.6
    Last Stop

    Last Stop

    2014

    as Rosa

    3.1

    Joy de V.

    2013

    as Signora Morosini

    Alberto il grande

    Alberto il grande

    2013

    as Self

    7.5
    Monicelli: La versione di Mario

    Monicelli: La versione di Mario

    2012

    as Self (archive footage)

    5.5
    Gebo and the Shadow

    Gebo and the Shadow

    2012

    as Doroteia

    6.7
    The Artist and the Model

    The Artist and the Model

    2012

    as Léa

    6.1
    The Years of Lost Images

    The Years of Lost Images

    2012

    as Self

    Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica

    Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica

    2011

    as Signora Enrica

    6.4
    Belmondo, itinéraire...

    Belmondo, itinéraire...

    2011

    as Self

    7.7
    Hollywood Invasion

    Hollywood Invasion

    2011

    as Self (archive footage)

    Father

    Father

    2011

    as Elvira

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    2011

    as Self

    7.7

    Il giorno della Shoah

    2010

    as Ester

    A View of Love

    A View of Love

    2010

    as La mère de Marc

    5.9
    The String

    The String

    2009

    as Sara

    6.7
    La Traversée du désir

    La Traversée du désir

    2009

    as Self

    5.7
    Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad

    Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad

    2009

    as Self

    7
    Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

    2009

    Man & Wife, Cop & Crook

    Man & Wife, Cop & Crook

    2008

    as Cécile Deschamps

    4.8
    Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

    2008

    as Self (archive footage)

    Cherche fiancé tous frais payés

    Cherche fiancé tous frais payés

    2007

    as Elisabeth

    5.5
    Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

    Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

    2006

    as Self

    9.6
    Marcello, una vita dolce

    Marcello, una vita dolce

    2006

    as Self

    5.2
    The Demon Stirs

    The Demon Stirs

    2005

    as Claudia Cardinale

    3
    A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

    A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

    2004

    as Self

    Por un puñado de sueños

    Por un puñado de sueños

    2004

    as Self - Interviewee

    The Last Sequence

    The Last Sequence

    2003

    as Self

    6
    An Opera of Violence

    An Opera of Violence

    2003

    as Self - Actress

    6
    The Wages of Sin

    The Wages of Sin

    2003

    as Self - Actress

    7.4
    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

    2003

    as Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)

    6.1
    Something to Do with Death

    Something to Do with Death

    2003

    as Self - Actress

    6
    The Magic of Fellini

    The Magic of Fellini

    2002

    as Self (archive footage)

    2.8
    Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

    2002

    as Self

    6.2
    And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

    And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

    2002

    as Madame Falconetti

    5.6
    Heart of the Festival

    Heart of the Festival

    2002

    as Self (archive footage)

    4

    Visconti: La verdad del melodrama

    2001

    as Self

    8
    Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery

    Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery

    2001

    as Self

    8.9
    Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

    Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

    2000

    as Self

    5.8
    My Best Fiend

    My Best Fiend

    1999

    as Self

    7.3
    Li chiamarono... briganti!

    Li chiamarono... briganti!

    1999

    as Donna Assunta

    5.1
    Riches, belles, etc.

    Riches, belles, etc.

    1998

    as Baroness Mitsy

    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    1998

    as Self

    3
    Stupor Mundi

    Stupor Mundi

    1997

    as Costanza d'Altavilla / d'Aragona

    Desert of Fire

    Desert of Fire

    1997

    as Leila

    9.3
    The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

    The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

    1997

    as Self

    Desert of Fire

    Desert of Fire

    1997

    as Leila

    10
    Nostromo

    Nostromo

    1997

    as Teresa Viola

    6
    A Summer in La Goulette

    A Summer in La Goulette

    1996

    as Self

    6

    10-07: L'affaire Zeus

    1995

    as Agent

    Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...

    Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...

    1994

    as Margaux

    3.5

    Alex et Marie

    1994

    as Narrator (voice)

    Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria

    1994

    as Self

    Son of the Pink Panther

    Son of the Pink Panther

    1993

    as Maria Gambrelli

    4.6

    Flash – Der Fotoreporter

    1993

    as Gilda Ricci / Monica Ricci

    588 rue Paradis

    588 rue Paradis

    1992

    as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

    7.2
    Mother

    Mother

    1991

    as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

    7.8
    Act of Sorrow

    Act of Sorrow

    1990

    as Elena

    3.8
    Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

    1990

    as Roxelane

    5.9
    Stars 90

    Stars 90

    1990

    as Self

    6.2
    The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    1989

    as Duchesse de Polignac

    7.5
    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    1989

    as Hélène Larmier

    5.5
    The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    1989

    as Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)

    10
    A Man in Love

    A Man in Love

    1987

    as Julia Steiner

    4.3
    Téléthon

    Téléthon

    1987

    as Self

    5
    Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

    1987

    as Self

    5.1
    History

    History

    1986

    as Ida Mancuso

    Naso di cane

    1986

    as Laura

    Woman of Wonders

    Woman of Wonders

    1985

    as Maura

    6.5
    Next Summer

    Next Summer

    1985

    as Jeanne

    6.1
    Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

    1985

    as Self

    8
    Henry IV

    Henry IV

    1984

    as Matilda

    6.4
    Claretta

    Claretta

    1984

    as Miriam Petacci

    The Ruffian

    The Ruffian

    1983

    as La 'baronne'

    6.2
    Princess Daisy

    Princess Daisy

    1983

    as Annabelle de Fourdemont Valensky

    7.3
    Famous T & A

    Famous T & A

    1982

    as (archive footage)

    4.9
    Fitzcarraldo

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982

    as Molly

    7.6
    Burden of Dreams

    Burden of Dreams

    1982

    as Self - Actress

    7.5
    Bankers Also Have Souls

    Bankers Also Have Souls

    1982

    as Antonella Dufour

    4.5
    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    1982

    as Self

    6.3
    The Salamander

    The Salamander

    1981

    as Elena Leporello

    5.3
    The Skin

    The Skin

    1981

    as Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo

    6.3
    Si salvi chi vuole

    Si salvi chi vuole

    1980

    as Luisa

    Escape to Athena

    Escape to Athena

    1979

    as Eleana

    5.7
    Corleone

    Corleone

    1978

    as Rosa Accordino

    7.5
    Little Girl in Blue Velvet

    Little Girl in Blue Velvet

    1978

    as Francesca Modigliani

    4.5
    The Gun

    The Gun

    1978

    as Marta Compagna

    5.7
    Fire's Share

    Fire's Share

    1978

    as Catherine Hansen

    5.2
    I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

    1977

    as Anna

    6.6
    Goodbye & Amen

    Goodbye & Amen

    1977

    as Aliki

    6.4
    Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

    Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

    1977

    as Pauline Bonaparte

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

    1977

    as The Adulteress

    7.8
    A Common Sense of Modesty

    A Common Sense of Modesty

    1976

    as Armida Ballarin

    5.7
    Blonde in Black Leather

    Blonde in Black Leather

    1975

    as Claudia

    7.4
    Midnight Pleasures

    Midnight Pleasures

    1975

    as Gabriella Sansoni

    5.7
    Libera, My Love

    Libera, My Love

    1975

    as Libera Valente

    5.3
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    1975

    as Self

    6
    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    1975

    as Self

    6
    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    1975

    as Self - Host

    6
    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    1975

    as Self

    10
    Blood Brothers

    Blood Brothers

    1974

    as Lucia Esposito

    6.1
    Conversation Piece

    Conversation Piece

    1974

    as Professor's Wife (uncredited)

    7.3
    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1974

    as Self

    One Russian Summer

    One Russian Summer

    1973

    as Anya

    7.8
    The Audience

    The Audience

    1972

    as Aiche

    6.5
    The Pariah

    The Pariah

    1972

    as Georgia Saratov

    6.8

    Midi trente

    1972

    as Self

    6
    A Girl in Australia

    A Girl in Australia

    1971

    as Carmela

    6.6
    The Legend of Frenchie King

    The Legend of Frenchie King

    1971

    as Marie Sarrazin

    5.5
    Popsy Pop

    Popsy Pop

    1971

    as Popsy Pop

    4

    Samedi soir

    1971

    as Self

    6
    The Adventures of Gerard

    The Adventures of Gerard

    1970

    as Teresa, Countess of Morales

    5.6
    The Red Tent

    The Red Tent

    1969

    as Valeria

    6
    Diary of a Telephone Operator

    Diary of a Telephone Operator

    1969

    as Marta Chiaretti

    5.1
    The Conspirators

    The Conspirators

    1969

    as Giuditta Di Castro

    7.6
    The Day of the Owl

    The Day of the Owl

    1968

    as Rosa Nicolosi

    7.1
    The Hell with Heroes

    The Hell with Heroes

    1968

    as Elena

    5.2
    A Fine Pair

    A Fine Pair

    1968

    as Esmeralda Marini

    3.4
    Once Upon a Time in the West

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    1968

    as Jill

    8.3
    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make Waves

    1967

    as Laura

    5.1
    A Rose for Everyone

    A Rose for Everyone

    1967

    as Rosa

    4.5
    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    1966

    as Maria

    7.1
    Blindfold

    Blindfold

    1966

    as Vicky Vicenti

    6.1
    The Queens

    The Queens

    1966

    as Armenia ("Fata Armenia")

    5.1
    Lost Command

    Lost Command

    1966

    as Aisha

    6.1
    Sandra

    Sandra

    1965

    as Sandra Dawson

    7
    Circus World

    Circus World

    1964

    as Toni Alfredo

    6.2
    Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

    1964

    as Carla

    6.1
    The Magnificent Cuckold

    The Magnificent Cuckold

    1964

    as Maria Grazia

    6.5
    Bebo's Girl

    Bebo's Girl

    1964

    as Mara

    6.3
    8½

    1963

    as Claudia

    8.1
    The Pink Panther

    The Pink Panther

    1963

    as The Princess Dala

    6.8
    The Leopard

    The Leopard

    1963

    as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

    7.7
    Cartouche

    Cartouche

    1962

    as Vénus

    6.3
    Careless

    Careless

    1962

    as Angiolina Zarri

    7.5
    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962

    as Self

    6.2
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    Girl with a Suitcase

    Girl with a Suitcase

    1961

    as Aida Zepponi

    7.1
    The Lions Are Loose

    The Lions Are Loose

    1961

    as Albertine Ferran

    5.8
    The Lovemakers

    The Lovemakers

    1961

    as Bianca

    6.2
    Auguste

    Auguste

    1961

    as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

    1
    Rocco and His Brothers

    Rocco and His Brothers

    1960

    as Ginetta

    8
    The Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle of Austerlitz

    1960

    as Pauline Bonaparte

    6.6
    Il bell'Antonio

    Il bell'Antonio

    1960

    as Barbara Puglisi

    7.1
    The Dolphins

    The Dolphins

    1960

    as Fedora Santini

    6.5
    The Facts of Murder

    The Facts of Murder

    1959

    as La servetta, Assuntina

    7.1
    Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

    1959

    as Maria

    5.6
    The Magistrate

    The Magistrate

    1959

    as Maria

    6.2
    Venetian Honeymoon

    Venetian Honeymoon

    1959

    as Angelica

    3
    Goha

    Goha

    1959

    as Amina

    5.2
    South Wind

    South Wind

    1959

    as Grazia Macri

    7.6
    Fiasco in Milan

    Fiasco in Milan

    1959

    as Carmelina Nicosia

    6.9
    Big Deal on Madonna Street

    Big Deal on Madonna Street

    1958

    as Carmelina

    8.1
    3 Strangers in Rome

    3 Strangers in Rome

    1958

    as Marisa

    4.5
    Algeria in Flames

    Algeria in Flames

    1958

    as Self - Arab woman (uncredited)

    8.5
    Les Anneaux d'Or

    Les Anneaux d'Or

    1956

    as A young woman

    7.5
    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    1956

    as Self

    8
    Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

    1954

    as Self

    2
    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    1953

    as Self

    7.1
    Bambi

    Bambi

    1948

    as Self

    9

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