Italy Actress Gina Lollobrigida Dies Aged 95

Italian actress, Gina Lollobrigida, one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has lost her life at the age of 95, culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano made this known on Monday.

“Farewell to a diva of the silver screen, protagonist of more than half a century of Italian cinema history. Her charm will remain eternal,” Sangiuliano wrote after Italy’s ANSA news agency reported her death.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also paid tribute to Lollobrigida, famed when younger for her biting wit and sensual beauty, describing the actor as a “great talent, passionate, intense, enthralling”.

She was “one of the most important performers of her generation, who contributed to the diffusion of the Italian image in the world”, Meloni said in a statement.

Lollobrigida had undergone an operation in a Rome clinic in September after breaking her femur, ANSA reported.