Cast

Claudia Cardinale

1938 – 2025

Active years (films on this site)

1958–2012

Genres

DramaCrimeHistoryAdventureComedy

Schools and movements

Italian Neorealism and AfterDocumentary and Essay FilmContemporary European Art CinemaNew German Cinema

Directors worked with

Luchino Visconti3 filmsWerner Herzog2 filmsMario Monicelli1 filmAbel Gance1 filmValerio Zurlini1 filmFederico Fellini1 filmSergio Leone1 filmMikhail Kalatozov1 filmManoel de Oliveira1 film

Biography

Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale was an Italian-Tunisian actress. Regarded as one of the leading female figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren, Monica Vitti, Silvana Mangano, Anna Magnani, 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 including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are regarded as significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema.

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Awards and honours

International

• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress 1965
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress 1985
• Grolla d'oro for Lifetime Achievement 1992
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 1993
• Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1995
• David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement 1997
• Golden Bear 2002
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2002
• Honorary Golden Bear 2002
• Golden Eagle Awards 2011
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2018
• Commander of the Legion of Honour
• David di Donatello for Best Actress
• Golden Orange Best Actress Award
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress
• National Order of Merit
• Officer of the Legion of Honour
• Order of Christopher Columbus
• Order of Merit of Portugal
• Order of National Merit
• Steiger Award

National / local

• Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress 1964
• Honorary Lumière Award 2013
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• Flaiano Prize
• Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

12 films on this site

1. Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958 · Mario Monicelli · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. Austerlitz 1960 · Abel Gance · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
3. Rocco and His Brothers 1960 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
4. Girl with a Suitcase 1961 · Valerio Zurlini · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
5. 8½ 1963 · Federico Fellini · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
6. The Leopard 1963 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
7. Sandra 1965 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
8. Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 · Sergio Leone · IMDb 8.5 · Cast
9. The Red Tent 1969 · Mikhail Kalatozov · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
10. Fitzcarraldo 1982 · Werner Herzog · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
11. My Best Fiend 1999 · Werner Herzog · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
12. Gebo and the Shadow 2012 · Manoel de Oliveira · IMDb 6.4 · Cast