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Claudia Cardinale Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Family & Info
Claudia Cardinale is a French speaking Italian actress and model, she is famous for doing so many things in life. The gorgeous star also has several years of experience in many areas under her career belt – a feat she achieved through hard work and excellence.
Launched as a product intended to compete with Sophia Loren and GIna Lollobrigida , the Italian-Tunisian actress shot 75 films with the greatest directors from Visconti to Fellini, passing through Blake Edwards and Henry Hathaway in Hollywood , the German New Wave with Werner Herzog or French filmmakers like Henri Verneuil and Michel Lang who directs Claudia Cardinale in the film “The Gift”. Smiling and feline, the young forties confides in her career, her character and her development to Christian Defaye, for Special Cinema on January 18, 1982.
A popular face in many areas of interest, Claudia’s private life has always been a topic of public interest. She is known to be very hardworking and dedicated to her work, which is why she is highly sought after by high profile figures, mega firms and international organizations.
Who is Claudia Cardinale?
Claudia Cardinale is a French-speaking Italian actress and model , born in Tunis on April 15, 1939. Her mother is Yolande Greco, her father François of Italian origin, is a technical engineer at the Tunis railway company.
This actress was noticed in 1957, after being voted “The most beautiful Italian woman in Tunisia” : the reward being a trip to the Venice Film Festival, with the aim of pursuing a career as an actress.
She began her career in 1958, with the director Mario Monicelli in the film “Le pigeon” followed by several other films and in 1959 “Meurtre à l’Italienne” by Pietro Germi. Claudia Cardinale represents for Italy what Brigitte Bardot represented for France. She was increasingly demanded by the greatest directors in the world of cinema.
She continued to tour non-stop with great directors: Abel Gance, Luchino Visconti, Philippe de Broca… She was in demand everywhere, especially in Hollywood where, in 1964, she played in her first American production, “Le plus grand cirque du monde”. by Henry Hathaway with Rita Hayworth and John Wayne.
In 2000 Claudia Cardinale made her theater debut with “La Venexiana”, a 16th century play by an unknown author, directed by Maurizio Scaparro with Catherine Allégret.
Interview with Claudia Cardinale 1982:
Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Family & Information
Claudia Cardinale Lifestyle & Information
| Real name | Claude Josephine Rose Cardinale |
| Nickname | Claudia Cardinal |
| Profession | Actress – Manquein – UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador |
| Date of Birth | 15 avril 1938 |
| Age | 84 an |
| Conjoint | Franco Cristaldi (from 1966 to 1975) |
Physical characteristics
| Cut | 1,73 m |
| Eye colour | Bruns |
| Hair color | Bruns |
| Weight | 68 kg |
Personal data
| place of birth | La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia |
| Astrological sign | Ram |
| Nationality | Italian,Tunisian |
| Studies | Experimental cinematography center |
| Carrier start | 1958 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Hobbies | Theater |
| Political opinion | N/A |
Family & Marriage
| Dad | Francis Cardinal |
| Mother | Yolande Greco |
| Sisters/Brothers | Blanche Cardinal Bruno Cardinale Adrien Cardinale |
| Situation matrimoniale | N/A |
| Ex boyfriend | Franco CRISTALDI 1966 Pasquale SQUITIERI 1975 |
| Enfant | Patrick CARDINAL-CRISTALDI Claudia SQUITIERI |
Private life and career
Claudia Cardinale is an actress, born April 15, 1939 in Tunis.
She was revealed to the general public in 1955 in Venice, during a trip offered to her after she won, at the age of 17, the election of “the most beautiful Italian woman in Tunis”. She declines all the proposals made to her and only makes a brief appearance in a short film, Anneaux d’or by René Vautier, where she plays the role of an Arab, and another, Goha by Jacques Baratier, with Omar Sharif beginner.
In 1961, actress Claudia Cardinale distinguished herself in the drama Girl with a Suitcase by Zurlini and won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress . In France, she is revealed in Cartouche (1962) alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo.
After 2 years, actress Claudia Cardinale is appearing in Fellini’s Eight and a Half and Visconti’s The Cheetah. The actress then rose to the rank of international star and continued to extend her filmography in 1964, with The Greatest Circus in the World by Henry Hathaway.
In the 1980s and 1990s, she filmed several times for French directors (Summer Next, A Man in Love, Mayrig, 588, rue Paradis).
Claudia Cardinale continues to shoot for cinema and television sparingly, notably in Italian Hold up for TF1, Un balcon sur la mer (2010), Les Francis (2014) and Niente di Serio (2017).
Career & Timeline of actress Claudia Cardinale
Movie theater
- 1958: The Golden Rings, short film by René Vautier
- 1959: South Wind by Enzo Provenzale
- 1960 : The Girl with a Suitcase by Valerio Zurlini goes Path by Mauro Bolognini
- 1962 : Cartridge by Philippe de Broca
- 1964 : The Magnificent Cuckoo by Antonio Pietrangeli
- 1965 : Sandra by Luchino Visconti – The Blindfolded Eyes by Philip Dunne
- 1966 : The Ogresses of Mauro Bolognini
- 1967 : How to succeed in love without getting tired (Don’t Make Waves) by Alexander Mackendrick
- 1969 : The Conspirators by Luigi Magni
- 1970 : The Adventures of Brigadier Gérard by Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1971 : The Audience of Marco Ferreri
- 1972 : La Scomoune by José Giovanni: Georgia Saratov
- 1973 : Freedom, my love! by Mauro Bolognini
- 1974 : Violence and Passion by Luchino Visconti
- 1975 : Story of love by Marcello Fondato
- 1976 : Italian modesty by Alberto Sordi
- 1977 : The Mori Affair by Pasquale Squitieri
- 1978 : Goodbye and Amen by Damiano Damiani
- 1979 : The Little Girl in Blue Velvet by Alan Bridges
- 1980 : Save whoever wants by Roberto Faenza
- 1981 : The Salamander (The Salamander) by Peter Zinner
- 1982 : Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog – Le Cadeau by Michel Lang
- 1983 : The Ruffian by José Giovanni
- 1984 : Claretta de Pasquale Squitieri
- 1985 : The Wonder Woman by Alberto Bevilacqua
- 1987 : A man in love with Diane Kurys
- 1989 : The French Revolution by Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron
- 1990 : The Riders of Glory by Souheil Ben Barka and Uchkun Nazarov
- 1991 : 588, rue Paradis by Henri Verneuil
- 1993 : Son of the Pink Panther by Blake Edwards
- 1994 : They only think about that… by Charlotte Dubreuil
- 1996 : A summer in La Goulette by Férid Boughedir
- 1997 : Under the feet of women by Rachida Krim
- 1999 : Un café… the addition of Félicie Dutertre and François Rabes
- 2001 : And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen de Claude Lelouch
- 2005 : Le Démon de midi by Marie Pascale Osterrieth
- 2007 : Seeking fiancé, all expenses paid, of Aline Issermann
- 2009 : The Thread by Mehdi Ben Attia
- 2010 : A balcony south of the sea by Nicole Garcia
- 2011 : Father of Pasquale Squitieri
- 2012 : Gebo and the Shadow by Manoel de Oliveira
- 2013 : Joy de V. de Nadia Szold
- 2014 : Silent Mountain d’Ernst Gossner
- 2015 : The Blind and the Cardinal by Frédérick Laurent
- 2017 : Nothing by Serio de Laszlo Barbo
- 2020 : The Island of Pardon by Ridha Béhi – Bronx by Olivier Marchal
Television
- 1977 : Jesus of Nazareth (Mini-series): the adulteress
- 1983 : Princess Daisy by Waris Hussein (TV movie): Anabelle by Fourdemont Valenski
- 1986 : Naso di cane by Pasquale Squitieri (TV movie): Laura
- 1986 : La storia (it) by Luigi Comencini (telefilm): Ida
- 1988 : Electric Blue de Elfriede Gaeng : Tata
- 1991 : Flash, the reporter-photographer (television series): Gilda Ricci/Monica Ricci
- 1993 : Mayrig (TV series): Araxi
- 1997 : Nostromo by Alastair Reid (TV series): Teresa Viola
- 1997 : Le Désert de feu (Deserto di fuoco) by Enzo G. Castellari (television series): Laila
- 1997 : Mia, Liebe meines Lebens (Mine forever) de Giovanni Soldati (série télévisée) : Mary O’Sullivan
- 2000 : Elisabeth – They are all our children by Pasquale Squitieri (TV movie): Claude Barde
- 2008 : Italian Hold-up by Claude-Michel Rome (TV movie): Cécile
- 2011 : Belmondo, itinerary… by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech (documentary): testimony
- 2017 : Julien’s Law by Christophe Douchand: Irène Delamarche
- 2020 : Bulle d’Anne Deluz: Marthe
Theater
- 2000 : La Vénitienne, adapted by René de Ceccatty, directed by Maurizio Scaparro, Théâtre du Rond-Point
- 2002 : Comme tu me veux by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Pasquale Squitieri, Italian tour
- 2005 : Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams, directed by Philippe Adrien, Théâtre de la Madeleine
- 2006 : The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Andrea Liberovici, Italian tour
- 2017 : La strana coppia by Neil Simon, a project by Pasquale Squitieri, Italian tour
Little known facts about Claudia Cardinale
- Claudia Cardinale has always adopted political positions marked by progressive ideas. A left-wing woman, she has long been involved in the fight against AIDS, in the defense of the rights of women and homosexuals.
- After a rape, she discreetly gave birth in London to a boy, Patrick, on October 19, 1958. “I was raped at 16, but from this violence my wonderful Patrick was born.” His producer, Franco Cristaldi, advises him to pass him off as his little brother so as not to upset his career. When her son was 6 or 7 years old, she revealed this weighty secret to a journalist.