Overview

• Her agent, Laurent Savry, confirmed the death to AFP and said she was at home in Paris with her children; no cause was disclosed.
• She became an international star through landmark roles in 8½, The Leopard, The Pink Panther, Once Upon a Time in the West and Fitzcarraldo.
• Born in La Goulette near Tunis to Sicilian and French parents, she was propelled into film after a beauty contest and emerged as a reluctant actress who quickly defined the 1960s screen.
• Her body of work exceeded 150 films and she received lifetime honors including Venice’s Golden Lion in 1993 and Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2002.
• She later spoke about a teenage rape and the secret birth of her son Patrick, championed women’s rights as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 2000, and rejected plastic surgery while continuing to perform into her 80s.