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Anita Ekberg , the fiery, outspoken muse and actress of Federico Fellini in his groundbreaking film, La Dolce Vita died Sunday, 11 January, at age Known perhaps more for her physical attributes and highly charged sensuality than her acting abilities, she was "liberated" by Fellini when he chose her for the role of Sylvia in La Dolce Vita a role that, "only she could play.

Obituaries from around the globe are all over the internet today and worth checking out. I've decided to honor Anita by resending a Fellini News Update Special I wrote on in on the occasion of her 75th birthday.

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I've also attached a wonderful statement Fellini made about her from an interview with Giovanni Grazzini in The ultimate female icon of the Fellini universe, Anita Ekberg, is 75 years young today. The Swedish bombshell was born on 29 September, Anitona, as Fellini christened her, was crowned Miss Sweden in Also known derisively as the Iceberg and Titberg , Ekberg was proud of her Nordic heritage and her, 40 - 22 - 36 measurements that undoubtedly typecast her early on.

Comedian, Bob Hope , wryly observed that, her parents should be awarded the Nobel Prize for Architecture. Her real-life, impromptu swim in Rome's, Trevi Fountain, photos of which were splashed across the pages of Rome's newspapers, got Fellini's attention. He cast her in the role of Sylvia in La Dolce Vita, , where she basically recreated the Trevi dip with co-star, Marcello Mastroiani.

Question: In all those intimate scenes with Mastroianni and Ekberg, did their lips ever touch? For Fellini, Anita was a symbol of the ultimate woman, at least from a purely physical point of view. He drew countless sketches of her, emphasizing and exaggerating her legendary proportions. Fellini cast her again in his satirical short film, The Temptations of Dr.