Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida dies at the age of 95

 The celebrity was the indisputable muse of Italian cinematography and the final diva of Hollywood's Golden Years.

Gina Lollobrigida young

According to local media, the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the greatest stars in movie history, died today at the age of 95 at her home in Rome.

"The Bersagliera has gone. His son, Milko, and grandson, Dimitri, make the tragic announcement with much sadness. "At this time of immense sorrow, the family requests the utmost respect from the media," says a message from the family published by the Italian media.

Lollobrigida, the indisputable muse of Italian filmmaking and the last diva of Hollywood's Golden Years, was hospitalized to a facility in Rome in September with a fractured femur after a home fall, but she was discharged.

Gina Lollobrigida

Tireless as she was, the actress and artist had even run for the Communist Party's "sovereign and popular Italy" ticket in the September 25 general election.

Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927, in Subiaco, and after the war, in her adolescence, she traveled to the adjacent Italian city, Rome, to study.

From her debut in Riccardo Freda's "Aquila neta" in 1946 to working with some of the most known filmmakers, such Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, Vittorio De Sica, and Mario Soldati, she is regarded as one of the great actresses of Italian cinema.

Her fame rose enormously in the 1950s and 1960s, also for her role in the cycle " Pane, amore e..." by Luigi Comencini.

During those years, "Lollo" was split between the Cinecittà studios in Rome and Hollywood, producing memorable films like "Beat the Devil" (1953) starring Humphrey Bogart and "Trapeze" (1956) starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster.

She was "La donna più beautiful del mondo," as she recited in Robert Z. Leonard's 1955 picture, but she was also the Queen of Sheba in King Vidor's "Salomon and Sheba," starring Yul Brynner, who had to replace Tyrone Power, who died during production.

Her personal and romantic life was chaotic. She married the Slovenian doctor Milko Skofic in 1949, and they had a son, Milko.

In 2010, she secretly married thirty-year-old Spanish businessman Javier Rigau.

Following that, the diva claimed to have married by fraud and, following a court process in which Rigau was acquitted, she received the Vatican's annulment of the marriage.

She lived his final years at his majestic mansion in Rome's Appia Antica, surrounded by an aide, among them was the 35-year-old Andrea Piazzola, accused of stealing her vast inheritance.

Gina's relatives have brought Piazzola to court, obtaining legal protection for their assets.

The fact is that the celebrity, who was suffering from senile dementia, was forced to auction off her spectacular jewelry collection in recent years.

After the family launched their onslaught against Piazzolla, a significant portion of her patrimony, such as her mansion's furniture, ended up in a deposit guarded by court order.

In truth, the young guy does not disguise his excellent way of life and is usually seen arriving at the capital's premier events in fancy automobiles and all kind of ostentation.