Anita Ekberg Biography
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was born on 29th of September 1931 in Malmo, Skane in Sweden. Nickname: ‘The Iceberg’. Anita Ekberg was a model and actress and is best-known for her role as Sylvia in ‘La Dolce Vita’, directed by the late Federico Fellini. When Anita Ekberg was a teenager she used to work as a fashion model, but Anita Ekberg's real career began, when Anita Ekberg was elected Miss Sweden in 1950.
Unfortunately, Anita Ekberg didn’t win the Miss Universe contest then, but Anita Ekberg quickly got a film contract with Howard Hughes’s Radio Keith Orpheum . After five years spent in Hollywood, Anita Ekberg moved to Rome where Anita Ekberg starred in ‘La Dolce Vita’ (produced in 1960) - and it was Anita Ekberg's breakthrough. Anita Ekberg stayed in Italy and played in some 20 movies during the next ten years - some of her roles were memorable, some are to be forgotten. During the 1970s her roles became less frequent, but in 1987 Anita Ekberg made a marvellous comeback with Fellini’s film titled: ‘Intervista’.
The fact Anita Ekberg was married twice, gave her a lot of attention from the press too. At first, from 1956 to 1959, Anita Ekberg was married to the British actor Anthony Steel. From 1963 to 1975, Anita Ekberg was married to the actor Rik Van Nutter - during this marriage, Anita Ekberg several miscarriages, but no successful pregnancies. Some people say, Anita Ekberg was also romantically involved with: Marcello Mastroianni, Frank Sinatra, and Gary Cooper - to mention just few of them.
Anita Ekberg has lived alone in Italy - in her beloved Rome for many years.
