Anita Ekberg
Acting
Biography
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Anita Ekberg
Filmography
Acting (82)
2025
Being Bo Widerbergas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2022
Becoming Marilynas (archive footage)
7.3
2022
Rat Packas Self (archive footage)
9.0
2021
The Girl in the Fountainas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2021
Dov'era lei a quell'oraas Anita Ekberg
2021
Ciao Anitaas Self
2020
Beautiful Like a Poemas Self (archive footage)
2014
Becoming Anita Ekbergas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2011
The Sweet Algorithmas Sylvia
2010
1960as Self (archive footage)
5.2
2007
2006
Fellini dice...as Self
7.0
2002
Heart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2002
The Magic of Fellinias Self
3.5
2000
Federico Fellini's Autobiographyas Self (archive footage)
6.4
1998
The Red Dwarfas Paola Bendoni
6.3
1996
Bambolaas Mamma Greta
4.5
1992
Ambrogioas Clarice
9.0
1992
Bad Girlsas Milli
4.0
1991
Il Conte Maxas Marika
5.3
1987
Intervistaas Anita Ekberg
6.8
1986
The Seduction of Angelaas Signora Rocchi
5.7
1983
Fellini nel cestinoas Self
7.5
1982
Fatty Girl Goes to New Yorkas baronessa Judith von Kemp
6.0
1980
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expertas Dr. Else Biebling
4.5
1979
Killer Nunas Sister Gertrude
4.8
1979
Gold of the Amazon Womenas Queen Na-Eela
3.7
1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macistias Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)
9.0
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedyas Self (archive footage)
1974
Northeast of Seoulas Katherine
7.0
1972
Deadly Trackersas Jane
4.3
1972
The French Sex Murdersas Madame Colette
4.8
1972
Teatro 11as Self
1970
The Clownsas Anita Ekberg
6.8
1970
The Conjugal Debtas Ines
5.6
1970
The Divorceas Flavia
6.8
1969
Death Knocks Twiceas Sophia Ferretti
4.2
1969
A Candidate for a Killingas Jacqueline Monnard
5.5
1969
Fangs of the Living Deadas Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
4.4
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgiumas Performer
5.9
1968
Night of Hateas Bessie
6.2
1967
Woman Times Sevenas Claudie
6.3
1967
The Glass Sphinxas Paulette
7.0
1967
The Cobraas Lou
7.5
1966
Pardon, Are You for or Against?as Olga, la baronessa
6.1
1966
Way... Way Outas Anna Soblova
5.9
1966
How I Learned to Love Womenas Margaret Joyce
4.8
1965
The Alphabet Murdersas Amanda Beatrice Cross
5.7
1965
Das Liebeskarussellas Lolita Young
3.3
1964
Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosaas Alberchiaria
4.0
1963
4 for Texasas Elya Carlson
5.1
1963
Call Me Bwanaas Luba
5.8
1962
Lykke og kroneas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
9.0
1962
Boccaccio '70as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
6.9
1962
The Temptation of Dr. Antonioas Anita
7.0
1961
The Mongolsas Hulina
5.2
1961
A porte chiuseas Olga Duvovich
6.6
1960
Little Girls and High Financeas Jeanne
7.7
1960
Three Etc.'s and the Colonelas Georgina
8.0
1960
The Dam on the Yellow Riveras Dorothy Simmons
5.5
1960
La Dolce Vitaas Sylvia
8.0
1959
Zwischen Glück und Kroneas Self (archive footage)
10.0
1959
Sign of the Gladiatoras Zenobia, Queen of Palmira
4.6
1958
The Man Insideas Trudie Hall
6.1
1958
Screaming Mimias Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
5.0
1958
Paris Holidayas Zara
5.9
1957
Valerieas Valerie Horvat
4.6
1957
Interpolas Gina Broger
6.4
1956
Man in the Vaultas Flo Randall
5.6
1956
Hollywood or Bustas Actress Anita
6.2
1956
Zarakas Salma
5.4
1956
Back from Eternityas Rena
6.7
1956
War and Peaceas Helene Kuragina
6.6
1955
Artists and Modelsas Anita
6.6
1955
Blood Alleyas Wei Ling
5.9
1953
The Golden Bladeas Handmaid
6.7
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Marsas Venusian Guard
5.4
1951