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Claudia Cardinale was born Claude Josephine Rose Cardin on April 15, 1938 in Tunis, Tunisia. Her parents were Italian immigrants to the country and encouraged her career in drama. Claudia was first noticed by Italian casting directors when she won a 1957 beauty contest in Tunis.
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Claudia Cardinale was born Claude Josephine Rose Cardin, on 15th April 1938 in the city of Tunis in Tunisia. Claudia's parents were of Sicilian extraction... she did not learn Italian until later in life and French was always her first language. Cardinale had planned to fulfil a career as a teacher until she won a Tunisian beauty contest in 1957.The first prize of the beauty contest was a trip to Venice where she was noticed by the Italian film industry, and was given a seven year contract with Vides films.
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After her film debut at the age of 17, the Tunisian born actress, Claudia Cardinale celebrated national and international success. Since then she has acted in over 100 films and worked with some of the world's most renowned directors, including: Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time In The West, 1968), the above mentioned Federico Fellini and Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, 1982). She has acted alongside actors such Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Marcello Mastroiani, Lee Marvin, Anthony Quinn, Helmut Berger and Klaus Kinski. Unforgettable is her performance with Peter Sellers in the Hollywood production, The Pink Panther, 1964. Some of her most successful films are those directed by Luchino Visconti: Rocco and his Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963) and Conversation Piece (1975)
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Synopsis: In this painful melodrama, an aging mother (Claudia Cardinale) attempts to cope with the progressive deterioration of her grown son due to his drug addiction. At first only manipulative, in addition to stealing from her he eventually becomes abusive and violent, and she must take strong measuresRead More
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Claudia Cardinale is not only known for her mettle in acting, but she is equally known for her beauty. A very well known Italian movie star, Claudia’s entry into the world of celluloid and stardom, was through a beauty pageant. At that time, she was just seventeen years of age and pursuing her studies at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome. She entered in to the beauty pageant and success crept in her life. Claudia was approached to appear in some minuscule roles in movies. In this manner her journey in the world of movies started.
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Claudia Cardinale was born in Tunisia of Italian parents, but received a French education and grew up speaking French, not Italian. At the age of nineteen, having just won a beauty contest, she found herself in Italy where she received offers of work in films. Hesitant at first because she spoke almost no Italian, Claudia eventually accepted and was immediately kept busy in a variety of films. (Claudia was dubbed in all her early Italian movies, and made several films in France. "8½" was the first Italian film where her own voice was used.)
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