Biography and filmography

Anita Ekberg

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.

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Movies (84)

Being Bo Widerberg

Being Bo Widerberg

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022 · Self (archive footage)

The Girl in the Fountain

The Girl in the Fountain

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Dov'era lei a quell'ora

Dov'era lei a quell'ora

2021 · Anita Ekberg

Ciao Anita

Ciao Anita

2021 · Self

Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Becoming Anita Ekberg

Becoming Anita Ekberg

2014 · Self (archive footage)

Elsa y Fred

Elsa y Fred

2014 · Sylvia

The Sweet Algorithm

The Sweet Algorithm

2011 · Sylvia

1960

1960

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 · photo archive

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

2009

Anita of Sweden

Anita of Sweden

2007

Fellini dice...

Fellini dice...

2006 · Self

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

2003 · Self

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002 · Self (archive footage)

The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

2002 · Self

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

2000 · Self (archive footage)

The Red Dwarf

The Red Dwarf

1998 · Paola Bendoni

La villa dei misteri

La villa dei misteri

1997

Bambola

Bambola

1996 · Mamma Greta

In morte di Federico Fellini

In morte di Federico Fellini

1994

Ambrogio

Ambrogio

1992 · Clarice

Bad Girls

Bad Girls

1992 · Milli

Il Conte Max

Il Conte Max

1991 · Marika

Intervista

Intervista

1987 · Anita Ekberg

The Seduction of Angela

The Seduction of Angela

1986 · Signora Rocchi

Fellini nel cestino

Fellini nel cestino

1983 · Self

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

1982 · baronessa Judith von Kemp

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

1980 · Dr. Else Biebling

Killer Nun

Killer Nun

1979 · Sister Gertrude

Gold of the Amazon Women

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979 · Queen Na-Eela

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

1977 · Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · (archive footage)

Northeast of Seoul

Northeast of Seoul

1974 · Katherine

Deadly Trackers

Deadly Trackers

1972 · Jane

The French Sex Murders

The French Sex Murders

1972 · Madame Colette

Teatro 11

Teatro 11

1972 · Self

The Clowns

The Clowns

1970 · Anita Ekberg

The Conjugal Debt

The Conjugal Debt

1970 · Ines

The Divorce

The Divorce

1970 · Flavia

Death Knocks Twice

Death Knocks Twice

1969 · Sophia Ferretti

A Candidate for a Killing

A Candidate for a Killing

1969 · Jacqueline Monnard

Fangs of the Living Dead

Fangs of the Living Dead

1969 · Sylvia De Morel / Malenka

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969 · Performer

Night of Hate

Night of Hate

1968 · Bessie

Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967 · Claudie

The Glass Sphinx

The Glass Sphinx

1967 · Paulette

The Cobra

The Cobra

1967 · Lou

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

1966 · Olga, la baronessa

Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

1966 · Anna Soblova

How I Learned to Love Women

How I Learned to Love Women

1966 · Margaret Joyce

The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders

1965 · Amanda Beatrice Cross

Das Liebeskarussell

Das Liebeskarussell

1965 · Lolita Young

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

1964 · Alberchiaria

4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963 · Elya Carlson

Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

1963 · Luba

Lykke og krone

Lykke og krone

1962 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio '70

1962 · Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio

1962 · Anita

The Mongols

The Mongols

1961 · Hulina

A porte chiuse

A porte chiuse

1961 · Olga Duvovich

Little Girls and High Finance

Little Girls and High Finance

1960 · Jeanne

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

1960 · Georgina

The Dam on the Yellow River

The Dam on the Yellow River

1960 · Dorothy Simmons

La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita

1960 · Sylvia

Zwischen Glück und Krone

Zwischen Glück und Krone

1959 · Self (archive footage)

Sign of the Gladiator

Sign of the Gladiator

1959 · Zenobia, Queen of Palmira

The Man Inside

The Man Inside

1958 · Trudie Hall

Screaming Mimi

Screaming Mimi

1958 · Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange

Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

1958 · Zara

Valerie

Valerie

1957 · Valerie Horvat

Interpol

Interpol

1957 · Gina Broger

Man in the Vault

Man in the Vault

1956 · Flo Randall

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

1956 · Actress Anita

Zarak

Zarak

1956 · Salma

Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity

1956 · Rena

War and Peace

War and Peace

1956 · Helene Kuragina

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

1955 · Anita

Blood Alley

Blood Alley

1955 · Wei Ling

The Golden Blade

The Golden Blade

1953 · Handmaid

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 · Venusian Guard

Terras fönster 5

Terras fönster 5

1951

TV shows (7)