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Sophia Loren (; (:soˈfiːa ˈlɔːren); stage name of Sofia Villani Scicolone Ponti (:soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne), 20 September 1934) is an Italian film actress. She began her career at age 14 after entering a beauty pageant in 1949. Encouraged to enroll in acting lessons, Loren appeared in several bit parts and minor roles until the late 1950s when Loren's five-picture contract with Paramount launched her international career. Notable film appearances around this time include ''Houseboat'', ''That Kind of Woman'', and ''It Started in Naples''. Her talents as an actress were not recognized until her performance as Cesira in Vittorio De Sica's ''Two Women''; Loren's performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962 and made her the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign-language performance. She holds the record for having earned six David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, the most ever received: ''Two Women'', ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'', ''Marriage Italian-Style'' (for which she was nominated for a second Oscar), ''Sunflower'', ''The Voyage'', and ''A Special Day''. After starting her family in the early 1970s, Loren spent less time on her acting career and chose to make only occasional film appearances. In later years, she has appeared in American films such as ''Grumpier Old Men'' and ''Nine''. Aside from the Academy Award, she has won a Grammy Award, five special Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, a Laurel Award, and the Honorary Academy Award in 1991. In 1995, she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements, one of many such awards. ==Early life== Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone in the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome, Italy, daughter of Romilda Villani (1910–1991) and Riccardo Scicolone, a construction engineer of noble descent (Loren wrote in her autobiography that she is entitled to call herself Marchesa di Licata Scicolone Murillo). Riccardo Scicolone refused to marry Villani, leaving Romilda, a piano teacher and aspiring actress, without support. Loren's parents had another child together, her sister Maria, in 1938. Loren has two younger paternal half-brothers, Giuliano and Giuseppe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sophia Loren Archives – Chronicles )〕 Romilda, Sofia, and Maria lived with Loren's grandmother in Pozzuoli, near Naples. During World War II, the harbour and munitions plant in Pozzuoli was a frequent bombing target of the Allies. During one raid, as Loren ran to the shelter, she was struck by shrapnel and wounded in the chin. After that, the family moved to Naples, where they were taken in by distant relatives. After the war, Loren and her family returned to Pozzuoli. Loren's grandmother Luisa opened a pub in their living room, selling homemade cherry liquor. Romilda Villani played the piano, Maria sang, and Loren waited on tables and washed dishes. The place was popular with the American GIs stationed nearby. When she was 14, Sofia entered a beauty pageant, Miss Italia 1950 and, while not winning, was selected as one of the finalists. Later, she enrolled in acting class and was selected as an extra in Mervyn LeRoy's film ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), launching her career as a motion picture actress. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophia Loren」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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