Farewell Claudia Cardinale (15 April 1938 - 23 September 2025)

[NMaude]

I only found out earlier today that the famous Italian actress Claudia Cardinale has just died at the ripe old age of 87, now I don't think I've seen any of her films except for bits of the Pink Panther (Co-starring with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau) way back in the late 80s.

From the BBC:

Italian actress and star of The Leopard Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87
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Claudia Cardinale, the Tunisian-born Italian star of The Leopard, 8 1/2 and Pink Panther, has died at the age of 87.

She had a six-decade long career, rising to fame during the golden age of Italian cinema, and was directed by greats such as Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti.

The actress died at Nemours in France in the company of her children, according to her agent Laurent Savry.

"She leaves us the legacy of a free and inspired woman both as a woman and as an artiste," Savry told AFP news agency.

From PBS:

Claudia Cardinale, star of ’60s and ’70s European cinema, dies at 87

Arts Sep 24, 2025 4:58 PM EDT
ROME (AP) — Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, has died in France, her agent said Wednesday. She was 87.

Cardinale died in Nemours, France, surrounded by her children, her agent Laurent Savry told The Associated Press.


Praise for Cardinale’s talent, beauty and impact on the European cinema poured in on Wednesday, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying, “We French will always carry this Italian and global star in our hearts, in the eternity of cinema.”

From Reuters:

Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born star of Italian cinema dies at age 87

September 24, 20256:36 PM GMT+12Updated September 24, 2025

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ROME, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Claudia Cardinale, a glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who enjoyed a long and varied acting career on film and in the theatre, has died at age 87, according to AFP and other French media.

Raised in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale's introduction to the movie world came in 1957 after she won a beauty contest in Tunis and was rewarded with a trip to the Venice film festival.


Her voice had to be dubbed for her first Italian screen roles because she had grown up in a family where Sicilian dialect was spoken and had been educated at a French-speaking school.

Although I didn't really see any of her films of hers in a meaningful sense I was aware of her and that she was a talented actress with a long list of acting credits to her name ,she will be missed by those familiar with her work and 87 years old is a very good run.