Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Aita
Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29/09/1931 11/01/2015) was a Swedish
actress, well-known for her stunning beauty and striking silhouette. Her iconic
character of Sylvia in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960) made her
famous. Ekberg was born in Sweden on the 29th September 1931. She was the sixth
child of eight. When she was in her teens, Anita worked as a fashion model.
Ekberg took part in the Miss Malmo competition in 1950 after her mother's encouragement.
This resulted in her winning the Miss Sweden contest. Even though she spoke
little English Ekberg travelled to America to compete in the Miss Universe 1951
title. It was an official pageant in the year 1951. The pageant was made
official in 1952. Ekberg did not win the Miss Universe pageant. However, she
was one six finalist. Universal Studios offered her a starlet contract. Ekberg
was an Universal starlet, where she was taught the art of elocution, drama and
dance. She briefly appeared in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and
Costello go to Mars (1953), Take Me to Town (1953) as well as The Golden Blade
(53).
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