Happy Birthday Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren, one of Italy's most beautiful, renowned and honored actresses, seen here, circa 1955.
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Happy Birthday Sophia Loren

Italian actress Sophia Loren poses for a photo shoot in Hollywood, 1953. After several "bit parts" in films, Paramount signed Loren to a five-picture deal that launched the Italian bombshell into stardom.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren poses for a photo shoot in Hollywood, 1953. After several "bit parts" in films, Paramount signed Loren to a five-picture deal that launched the Italian bombshell into stardom.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren stands on a terrace on the Canal Grande in Venice, wearing a white embroidered dress, circa 1955.
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As one of Italy's most well-known actresses, Sophia Loren posed for several photo shoots, like the one shown here, circa 1955.
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Sophia Loren films a seen for the Italian movie "Leri, Oggi, Domani" ("Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow") in 1963. The actress played three different roles in the movie.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren poses as a harem concubine during a movie shoot in Rome, in 1950.
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Sophia Loren, Italian actress, wearing a sheer black gown for her role in 'Il segno di Venere,' 1955.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren attends the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 1954.
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The sultry Sophia Loren poses semi-nude for a photo shoot in 1960.
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Sophia Loren, as Epifania Parerga, films a scene on the set of 'The Millionairess' in 1960.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren in a full-length, white frilled dress for the movie "Arabesque," directed by Stanley Donen in 1966.
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Sophia Loren arrives at the 81st Academy Awards at The Kodak Theatre, Feb. 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
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Actress Sophia Loren attends AMPAS Tribute To Sophia Loren at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater, May 4, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sophia Loren attends the closing ceremony and "Fistful of Dollars" screening at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2014 in Cannes, France.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren arrives at the David Di Donatello Awards at Studi Dear on June 10, 2014 in Rome, Italy.
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