Swedish-Italian Screen Siren Anita Ekberg Dies at 83

La Dolce Vita
Ekberg as the Marilyn Monroe-like Sylvia, playing in Rome's Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita in1960.Silver Screen Collection—Getty Images
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Anita Ekberg
Ekberg as the Marilyn Monroe-like Sylvia, playing in Rome's Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita in 1960.John Kobal Foundation—Getty Images
Anita Ekberg
Miss Sweden, Anita Ekberg, 1951.Lisa Larsen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Bob Hope and Other Entertainers Leaving for Army Base
Bob Hope leaves for the Thule Air Force Base in Greenland on Dec. 30, 1954 with Eckberg and other entertainers.William Holden—Bettmann/Corbis
La Dolce Vita
Ekberg as the Marilyn Monroe-like Sylvia, playing in Rome's Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita in1960. Silver Screen Collection—Getty Images
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AND ANITA EKBERG IN LA DOLCE VITA
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita in 1960.Getty Images
Anita Ekberg In 'La Dolce Vita'
Ekberg dances in one of Vita's most memorable scenes, in 1960.Getty Images
Anita Ekberg And Marcello Mastroianni In 'La Dolce Vita'
Ekberg clasps hands with the dashing Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from the film 'La Dolce Vita' in 1960.Getty Images
Circa 1960. Vintage colour transparency. Cinema: A portrait of the actress Anita Ekberg.
A color portrait of Ekberg circa 1960.Popperfoto/Getty Images
Gilding The Lily
Ekberg checks her hair between takes of Call Me Bwana on Nov. 8, 1962.John Pratt—Getty Images
Anita Ekberg Attends Fellini's Exhibition In Bologna
Ekberg attends a screening of the restored version of La Dolce Vita, posing next to a poster featuring herself and co-star Mastroianni ,at the Piazza Maggiore on July 6, 2010 in Bologna.Roberto Serra—Iguana Press/Getty Images

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