Deceased

How Did Anita Ekberg Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asKerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg , Anita Kersten , Ms. Anita Ekberg, Anita Edberg, Anita Eckberg, آنیتا اکبرگGenderFemaleNationalitySwedenBorn29/09/1931Born inMalmö - Skåne län - SwedenDied11/01/2015Died inRocca di PapaCausediseaseWikidataQ230662 ↗Buried atSkanör old cemeteryTMDb#5961 ↗

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and curvaceous figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.

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Filmography89 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Being Bo WiderbergMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
2022	Rat PackMovie	Self (archive footage)	91
2022	Becoming MarilynMovie	(archive footage)	91
2021	The Girl in the FountainMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
2021	Ciao AnitaMovie	Self	90
2021	Dov'era lei a quell'oraMovie	Anita Ekberg	90
2020	Beautiful Like a PoemMovie	Self (archive footage)	89
2014	Becoming Anita EkbergMovie	Self (archive footage)	83
2011	The Sweet AlgorithmMovie	Sylvia	80
2010	1960Movie	Self (archive footage)	79
2009	Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceMovie	—	78
2007	Anita of SwedenMovie	—	76
2006	Fellini dice...Movie	Self	75
2003	Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of OthersMovie	Self	72
2002	Heart of the FestivalMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
2002	The Magic of FelliniMovie	Self	71
2000	Federico Fellini's AutobiographyMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
1998	The Red DwarfMovie	Paola Bendoni	67
1997	La villa dei misteriMovie	—	66
1996	BambolaMovie	Mamma Greta	65
1994	In morte di Federico FelliniMovie	—	63
1992	Bad GirlsMovie	Milli	61
1992	AmbrogioMovie	Clarice	61
1991	Il Conte MaxMovie	Marika	60
1987	IntervistaMovie	Anita Ekberg	56
1986	The Seduction of AngelaMovie	Signora Rocchi	55
1983	Fellini nel cestinoMovie	Self	52
1982	Champs-ElyséesSeries	Self	51
1982	Fatty Girl Goes to New YorkMovie	baronessa Judith von Kemp	51
1980	S+H+E: Security Hazards ExpertMovie	Dr. Else Biebling	49
1979	Killer NunMovie	Sister Gertrude	48
1979	Gold of the Amazon WomenMovie	Queen Na-Eela	48
1977	Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiMovie	Self - Zenobia, Queen of Palmira (archive footage)	46
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self (archive footage)	45
1974	Northeast of SeoulMovie	Katherine	43
1972	The French Sex MurdersMovie	Madame Colette	41
1972	Deadly TrackersMovie	Jane	41
1972	Teatro 11Movie	Self	41
1970	The ClownsMovie	Anita Ekberg	39
1970	The DivorceMovie	Flavia	39
1970	The Conjugal DebtMovie	Ines	39
1969	If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumMovie	Performer	38
1969	Fangs of the Living DeadMovie	Sylvia De Morel / Malenka	38
1969	Death Knocks TwiceMovie	Sophia Ferretti	38
1969	A Candidate for a KillingMovie	Jacqueline Monnard	38
1968	Night of HateMovie	Bessie	37
1967	Woman Times SevenMovie	Claudie	36
1967	The CobraMovie	Lou	36
1967	The Glass SphinxMovie	Paulette	36
1966	Pardon, Are You for or Against?Movie	Olga, la baronessa	35
1966	Way... Way OutMovie	Anna Soblova	35
1966	How I Learned to Love WomenMovie	Margaret Joyce	35
1965	The Alphabet MurdersMovie	Amanda Beatrice Cross	34
1965	Das LiebeskarussellMovie	Lolita Young	34
1964	Der goldene SchußSeries	Self	33
1964	Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosaMovie	Alberchiaria	33
1963	4 for TexasMovie	Elya Carlson	32
1963	Call Me BwanaMovie	Luba	32
1962	Boccaccio '70Movie	Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")	31
1962	Lykke og kroneMovie	—	31
1962	The Temptation of Dr. AntonioMovie	Anita	31
1961	The MongolsMovie	Hulina	30
1961	A porte chiuseMovie	Olga Duvovich	30
1960	Three Etc.'s and the ColonelMovie	Georgina	29
1960	La Dolce VitaMovie	Sylvia	29
1960	The Dam on the Yellow RiverMovie	Dorothy Simmons	29
1960	Little Girls and High FinanceMovie	Jeanne	29
1959	Zwischen Glück und KroneMovie	—	28
1959	Sign of the GladiatorMovie	Zenobia, Queen of Palmira	28
1958	The Man InsideMovie	Trudie Hall	27
1958	Paris HolidayMovie	Zara	27
1958	Screaming MimiMovie	Virginia Wilson / Yolanda Lange	27
1957	InterpolMovie	Gina Broger	26
1957	ValerieMovie	Valerie Horvat	26
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self - Guest	25
1956	Hollywood or BustMovie	Actress Anita	25
1956	ZarakMovie	Salma	25
1956	War and PeaceMovie	Helene Kuragina	25
1956	Back from EternityMovie	Rena	25
1956	Man in the VaultMovie	Flo Randall	25
1955	Artists and ModelsMovie	Anita	24
1955	Blood AlleyMovie	Wei Ling	24
1955	CasablancaSeries	Katrina Jorgenson	24
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	22
1953	The Golden BladeMovie	Handmaid	22
1953	Abbott and Costello Go to MarsMovie	Venusian Guard	22
1951	Terras fönster 5Movie	—	20
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	19
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	19