Anita Ekberg Biography

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation: [anˌiːˈta ˌeːkˈbærj] ( listen); 29 September 1931 – 11 January 2015) was a Swedish actress in American and European films. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.