Overview

• Cardinale died on Sept. 23 in Nemours, France, her agent Laurent Savry told AFP, with no cause of death disclosed.
• Reports note she was with her children at the time; survivors include Claudia Squitieri and Patrick Cristaldi.
• The Tunis-born actress of Sicilian heritage rose to international fame with landmark roles in 8½, The Leopard, The Pink Panther, and Once Upon a Time in the West.
• She appeared in more than 100 screen projects over decades, collaborating with directors such as Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog.
• Her honors included Venice’s Career Golden Lion (1993) and Berlin’s Honorary Golden Bear (2002), following a career shaped by early challenges she later spoke about publicly.