Overview

• Cardinale died on 23 September in Nemours near Paris in the presence of her children, according to agent Laurent Savry via AFP.
• Italy’s culture minister Alessandro Giuli confirmed her death and praised her as one of the greatest Italian actresses of all time.
• No cause of death has been disclosed as media and officials issue obituaries and tributes.
• The Tunis-born French–Italian star became a 1960s screen icon through landmark roles in 8½, The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West and The Pink Panther.
• Her honors included the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement in 1993 and the Berlinale’s Golden Bear in 2002, and she later served as a UNESCO ambassador supporting women’s rights, including #MeToo and Time’s Up.