Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren is an Academy Award winning actress, widely known to be the most famous Italian actress the world has known. She has said that living in extreme poverty as a youth gave her the strength of character to succeed in life.

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.”

– Sophia Loren  (1934- )