Born on Sept. 29, 1931, in Malmo, Sweden, Anita Ekberg was spotted on the street by organizers of the Miss Sweden competition in 1951. They encouraged her to enter, and she won. Ekberg then went to the United States for the Miss Universe competition, and while she did not win, her m...
Blood Alley war her first legitimate movie role (but not very sexy, oddly). She would already play herself in two Martin & Lewis comedies, Artists and Models and Hollywood or Bust. More serious was her role in the big-budgeted War and Peace project, but her partying ways were now set i...
The famous Anitas below have many different professions, including notable actors named Anita, famous musicians named Anita, and even athletes named Anita. Anita Ekberg is certainly one of the most famous Anitas on this list. One of the famous actresses named Anita, she is best known for ...
One American paper wrote; "Hollywood is full of disappointment. Of the more than sixty beautiful young women who have come to Hollywood in recent years only two has still got a studio contract. Only Anita Ekberg seems to be heading for the stars." In her first movie in Hollywood she "War...