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According to the spokesperson, the operation on the 89-year-old actress “went well, and now she needs to rest, and everything will be resolved.” While no specific details were provided, Italian media reports have indicated that Loren suffered a broken hip as a result of the accidental fall at her Geneva home on Sunday.
Sophia Lorenis celebrated for her remarkable contributions to cinema and has earned two Academy Awards during her illustrious career. Her first Oscar win was in 1961 for her poignant portrayal of a wartime mother in Vittorio De Sica’s neo-realistic masterpiece “La Ciociara” (Two Women). The second was a prestigious career achievement award presented to her in 1991.
Throughout her career, Loren delivered unforgettable performances in collaboration with acclaimed actors and actresses, including Italian co-star Marcello Mastroianni, the legendary Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, and Paul Newman, among other giants of 20th-century cinema.
Her most recent leading role was in the 2020 film “La Vita Davanti a Se” (The Life Ahead), directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti. In the film, Loren portrayed a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor who cares for the children of working prostitutes in the southern Italian city of Bari while aiding an orphaned Senegalese migrant boy who had previously robbed her.
The news of Loren’s fall and subsequent hospitalization was first reported on the Facebook page of the “Sophia Loren Restaurant,” a chain of dining establishments bearing her name. The page mentioned that Loren had been preparing to open a new restaurant, the fourth of its kind in Italy, in Bari on Tuesday.
Sophia Loren remains a beloved figure in Italian and international cinema, and her fans are undoubtedly wishing her a swift and complete recovery following her surgery.
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