A Little Old Hollywood Glamour and Tease~

Ladies and Gentlemen I introduce to you Ms. Anita Ekberg. The Swedish model and actress best known for her role in the Federico Fellini 1960 film La Dolce Vita. Born on September 29th, 1931 Ekberg is the eldest of six children. Growing up Anita worked as a fashion model in her teenage years and competed in several competitions. Her mother always pushed her to compete in the modeling competitions believing that her daughter would one day get her big break. In 1950 Anita entered in the Miss Malmö competition in her country and won, she was automatically selected to compete in the Miss Sweden competition in which she also won! Amazed by this accomplishment, Anita went on to compete in the Miss Universe competition in the United States, upon her arrival to the states she did not speak English. Unforunately she did not win, however she still received a Universal Studios contract as per the rules of the competition at the time, from here her life soared! She met Howard Hughes, the film producer, and was put in several pictures from then on. She became very accustomed to the Hollywood life and even admits to always "playing" instead of working towards bigger roles. As she grew up she became a young sex symbol to photographers. By the mid 1950's Ekberg was a young pin-up and had been offered several contracts from different studios, among them being Paramounts Pictures. She received her first Golden Globe Award for her minor role in John Wayne's 1955 picture Blood Alley. In 1960, Screenplay Writer and Director, Federico Fellini gave Anita the most famous role of her career in the iconic motion picture La Dolce Vita. The film went on to gross a little over $19 million dollars in the US since it's premier on April 19th, 1961. It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won Best Costume Design: Black and White. The picture also won the Golden Palm Award at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and was voted the 6th greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.  Anita Ekberg is now 80 years old and lives in Rome, Italy. She is constantly recognized in pop culture, through songs such as Bob Dylan's 'I Shall Be Free' and movies like From Russia With Love to this day. Not to mention she is one of MY ALL TIME FAVORITES...There is truly nothing like Old Hollywood!