Claudia Cardinale

Personal Info

Birthday

April 15, 1938

Day of Death

2025-09-23

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Tunis, Tunisia

Also Known As

클라우디아 카르디날레

Клаудия Кардинале

كلوديا كاردينالي

کلودیا کاردیناله

Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Biography

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 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.