Jayne Mansfield 1957
They didnโt know each other at all, but Loren and bombshell actress Jayne Mansfield will always be cosmically bonded by this legendary photo
Cannes Film Festival 1955
Sophia Loren had her breakout moment at 20 years old when she went to Cannes to support Vittorio De Sicaโsย The Gold of Naples,
โฆone of her earliest starring roles, and quickly realized she was the most photographed person at the festival that year
Houseboat 1958
Cary Grant and Loren had begun a romance while filming 1957โsย The Pride and the Passion.
Though she declined his proposal for marriage, he continued to woo her during the making of this comedy.
Elvis Presley 1958
โI didnโt know Elvis at all, but we were both making films at Paramount and eating in the cafeteria and we both thought,
โOh, I want to meet you.โ And so I sat in his lap and we laughed like two kids.
Two Woman 1961
Loren was just 25 when she portrayed a shopkeeper enduring the horrors of World War II with her adolescent daughter in Vittorio De Sicaโs landmark drama.
Oscar Glow 1962
โI look very happy next to my Oscar, no?โ says Loren. โAnd with the cigarette in my hand, of course, even though I donโt smoke. I never smoked.
At Home, with Oscar 1962
Marcello Mastroianni
โWe did 14 films together,โ says Loren of Mastroianni, her most beloved and popular costar, who died in 1996.
โWe were in comedies likeย Too Bad Sheโs Badย andย Yesterday, Today and Tomorrowย (top), then later the people accepted us in dramas likeย Marriage, Italian Styleย andย A Special Day
