World-winning Italian actress Gina Lollabrigida has passed away

Gina Lollabrigida, the actress who conquered Italy and swept across Europe, shone in Hollywood, is no more The Italian actress died at the age of 95 in a Rome hospital on Monday, her former lawyer Julia Chitani told Reuters.

The extremely popular actress of the fifties-sixties of the last century was 95 years old. Grieving his death, Italy's Culture Minister Gennaro Sanjuliano said the fascination he spread will live on forever. Gina Lolbrigida's grandson Francesco Lolbrigida is currently Italy's Minister of Agriculture. "She was one of the brightest stars of Italian cinema and culture," he wrote on Twitter, announcing his grandmother's death.

Famous for films like Beat the Devil, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Crossed Swords, Come September, Gina has been described many times as 'the most beautiful woman in the world'. The actress has worked opposite actors like Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson, Errol Flynn.

The BBC wrote, Gina was another Marilyn Monroe of the movie, played by Humphrey Bogart of Casablanca fame, just like another actress Shirley Temple in appearance. In Italian cinema, Gina's name would be mentioned alongside Sophia Loren, although the two's careers were the subject of discussion. In the 1950s and 1960s, Gina and Lorraine became symbols of Italian actress appeal.

In an interview, Jinnah said about herself, “I am a ball of fire, I am a volcano. What I did, I did with great passion.” Appearing on July 4, 1927 in a furniture dealer's room, Jinnah spent her adolescence fighting to survive the bombings of World War II. He was called 'La Lall'.

He studied sculpture at the Rome Academy of Fine Arts. Having studied sculpture and printmaking, Gina found success in modeling within a short period of time. He first came to notice in cinema in 1946, in a minor role in 'The Black Eagle'. But it didn't take long for him to get success in the cinema, he became one of the biggest stars in Europe in the early fifties. The legendary actress' first English movie 'Beat the Devil' was released in 1953, starring Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones. The last notable film starring Jeena was 'King, Queen, Naive' released in 1972. 

He has worked with UNICEF and the United Nations. However, he was unable to remain a member of the European Parliament. He also ran for the Italian Senate, but failed. Gina responded with an interview with Cuba's proverbial communist leader Fidel Castro.