Gina Lollobrigida, Film Beauty Who Charmed Hollywood, Dies at 95

  • Entering the Miss Italy beauty contest led to acting career
  • After acting, she pursued photography, sculpture and politics

Gina Lollobrigida as Marietta in the film 'La Legge'.

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Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian-born film star who was among Hollywood’s most sought-after female actresses in the 1950s and ’60s and was frequently described as one of the world’s most beautiful women, has died. She was 95.

She died in Rome after a long illness, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.