Anita Ekberg

Acting • 87 Credits

Biography

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita

1960 ⭐ 4.0
as Sylvia
War and Peace

War and Peace

1956 ⭐ 3.3
as Helene Kuragina
Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio '70

1962 ⭐ 3.4
as Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Artists and Models

Artists and Models

1955 ⭐ 3.3
as Anita
The Clowns

The Clowns

1970 ⭐ 3.5
as Anita Ekberg
Intervista

Intervista

1987 ⭐ 3.4
as Anita Ekberg
Killer Nun

Killer Nun

1979 ⭐ 2.4
as Sister Gertrude
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

1956 ⭐ 3.1
as Actress Anita
Bambola

Bambola

1996 ⭐ 2.3
as Mamma Greta
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963 ⭐ 2.6
as Elya Carlson
Blood Alley

Blood Alley

1955 ⭐ 3.0
as Wei Ling
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 ⭐ 2.8
as Venusian Guard
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967 ⭐ 3.1
as Claudie
The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders

1965 ⭐ 2.9
as Amanda Beatrice Cross
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 ⭐ 3.3
as photo archive
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969 ⭐ 3.0
as Performer
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Fangs of the Living Dead

Fangs of the Living Dead

1969 ⭐ 2.2
as Sylvia De Morel / Malenka
Screaming Mimi

Screaming Mimi

1958 ⭐ 2.5
as Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange
Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity

1956 ⭐ 3.4
as Rena
The French Sex Murders

The French Sex Murders

1972 ⭐ 2.5
as Madame Colette
Il Conte Max

Il Conte Max

1991 ⭐ 2.6
as Marika
The Golden Blade

The Golden Blade

1953 ⭐ 3.4
as Handmaid
Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022 ⭐ 3.8
as (archive footage)
Interpol

Interpol

1957 ⭐ 3.2
as Gina Broger
Pardon, Are You for or Against?

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

1966 ⭐ 3.0
as Olga, la baronessa
Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

1966 ⭐ 3.0
as Anna Soblova
Valerie

Valerie

1957 ⭐ 2.3
as Valerie Horvat
Sign of the Gladiator

Sign of the Gladiator

1959 ⭐ 2.3
as Zenobia, Queen of Palmira