Anita Ekberg

Junoesque Swedish leading lady Anita Ekberg got her start in the U.S., where she was elected "Miss Sweden" in the Miss Universe pageant. Along with other Miss Universe contestants, Ekberg played an Am...
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09/28/1931
Malmö, Sweden
  • Fascinating Fact
    By: WENN.com Source July 06, 2012 5:00am EST
    Oscar winner Natalie Portman has reenacted Anita Ekberg's iconic scene in La Dolce Vita for a new perfume ad. The actress dons a black dress to frolick in the fountain at Paris' Jardins du Palais Royal for the new Miss Dior fragrance campaign.
  • La Dolce Vita star pleading poverty to Fellini's estate executors
    By: WENN.com Source December 27, 2011 9:15am EST
    A representative for ailing veteran actress Anita Ekberg has appealed for financial help from the estate executors in charge of her La Dolce Vita director Federico Fellini's fortune.
  • Anderson pays homage to Ekberg in 11th Playboy cover
    By: WENN.com Source October 21, 2010 5:00am EST
    Pamela Anderson has stripped for her 11th Playboy cover - channelling La Dolche Vita siren Anita Ekberg at the sexy shoot.