Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale
Cardinale around the year 1960
Born
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale

(1938-04-15)15 April 1938
Died23 September 2025(2025-09-23) (aged 87)
Occupationactress
Years active1958–2025
SpouseFranco Cristaldi (1966–1975)
PartnerPasquale Squitieri (1975–2017)
ChildrenPatrizio
Claudia

Claudia Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. She was in some of the most famous European films of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of Cardinale's films have been Italian or French.

Cardinale was honoured at nearly every major film festival. She was given lifetime achievement awards from festivals in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Armenia, Russia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Australia, the UK and US. The Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history.[1]

Cardinale died in her house in Nemours, Île-de-France, France on 23 September 2025, at the age of 87, after a long illness.[2]

References

  1. Freddie Leiba, Cary Georges, ed. (Feb 2011). "The 50 Most Beautiful Women in Film". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. "Italian screen queen Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87". France 24. 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-23.