Claudia Cardinale
Cardinale around the year 1960
Born Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale
(1938-04-15 ) 15 April 1938Died 23 September 2025(2025-09-23) (aged 87) Occupation actress Years active 1958–2025 Spouse Franco Cristaldi (1966–1975)Partner Pasquale Squitieri (1975–2017)Children Patrizio Claudia
Claudia Cardinale (15 April 1938– 23 September 2025) was anItalian actress. She was in some of the most famous European films of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of Cardinale's films have been Italian or French.
Cardinale was honoured at nearly every major film festival. She was given lifetime achievement awards from festivals inCanada ,France , Italy,Spain ,Portugal , Turkey,Armenia ,Russia ,Bulgaria ,Egypt ,Tunisia ,Morocco ,Australia , the UK and US. TheLos Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history.[ 1]
Cardinale died in her house inNemours ,Île-de-France , France on 23 September 2025, at the age of 87, after a long illness.[ 2]