Overview
- She died on September 23 in Nemours near Paris with her children present, according to agent Laurent Savry’s statement to AFP.
- Born in Tunis in 1938, the French–Italian star appeared in more than 100 films and became a muse to Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini and Sergio Leone.
- Signature roles included 8½, Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard and Once Upon a Time in the West, with additional global visibility in The Pink Panther.
- Her career was recognized with top lifetime honors, including Venice’s Golden Lion in 1993 and Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2002.
- In later years she advocated for women’s rights as a UNESCO ambassador and supporter of #MeToo and Time’s Up, and she appeared in Rogue City (2020) and The Island of Forgiveness (2022).