At six, her chin was cut by shrapnel during a bombing in World War II. Other screen names used before becoming Sophia Loren were Sofia Lazzaro and Sofia Scicolone. Nominated for two Academy Awards and ...

Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress. In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, ...

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