Italy On This Day

Grenades thrown into iconic meeting place A bloodstained pavement and upturned tables and chairs after the attack The Café de Paris, a hang-...

Commentary on decadence of 1950s Rome saw Fellini hailed as a genius Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in the most famous scene from Fel...

Vibrant performer made more than 100 films Valentina Cortese in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1955 film Le Amiche (The Girlfriends) F...

Pin-up star of 1970s sex-comedies Laura Antonelli first moved to Rome to be a gymnastics teacher The actress Laura Antonelli, whose ...

Dramatic life of Italian sex goddess Rosanna Schiaffino became a movie goddess in the mould of Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida Fi...

Starred in classic Italian films as well as Bond movie Gabriele Ferzetti appeared in more than 160 movies and many TV dramas The act...

Film star who married pop icon Adriano Celentano Claudia Mori is half of what was at one time Italy's golden celebrity couple T...

‘Queen of the Big Top’ became cultural icon Moira Orfei rarely strayed from her trademark look, with heavy make-up and a turban-style ...

Film star and singer was born in Spaccanapoli The actress Angela Luce has worked with some of Italy's leading directors Neapolit...