
Anita Ekberg
Biography
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and successfully transitioned to films in mid-1950s. Known for her voluptuous figure, she is best known for playing Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960), with its iconic scene where she cavorts in a fountain.
Filmography

Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self (archive footage)

Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)

The Girl in the Fountain
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Dov'era lei a quell'ora
2021
as Anita Ekberg

Ciao Anita
2021
as Self

Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Becoming Anita Ekberg
2014
as Self (archive footage)

The Sweet Algorithm
2011
as Sylvia

1960
2010
as Self (archive footage)

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
- No poster
Anita of Sweden
2007

Fellini dice...
2006
as Self

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
2003
as Self

Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)

The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self

Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
as Self (archive footage)

The Red Dwarf
1998
as Paola Bendoni

La villa dei misteri
1997

Bambola
1996
as Mamma Greta

In morte di Federico Fellini
1994

Ambrogio
1992
as Clarice

Bad Girls
1992
as Milli

Il Conte Max
1991
as Marika