Sophia Loren, Italian actress
Sep. 09, 1979 - Sophia Loren becomes 45 years old. The superstar of the international film : Sophia Loren, Italian actress, becomes 45 years old, on September 20th, 1979 she celebrates this birthday - and looking as she does, there's no reason to make a secret of it. For more than 20 years The Loren is at the top of the film business - a brilliant success. Born 1934 in Rome, Italy as a nice but poor child, growing up in Naples, Sophia Scicolone who intended to become a teacher, was guided into show business by her mother. At 14 years old she won second place in a beauty contest, at 16 she was Miss Eleganza and a few years later at the election for Miss Rome she attracted the attention of the producer Carlo Ponti. He gave her a seven-year-contract and promoted her very well - the success of Sophia Loren began. Already her first films, The woman from the river and Vittorio de Sica's The Cold of Napoli made her a star - countless films, produced by the best directors followed. Here only some of them: The black Orchids, Marriage Italian Style, In spite of this, they lived (for this film she won an Oscar in 1961), Love, Bread and 1000 kisses, Frida and Passion, Arabeske, Cassandra Crossing'. Since 1966 Sophia Loren is married to Carlo Ponti and has two sons
