Claudia Cardinale on set of "A Rose for Everyone" 8/30/1965
				
				
						 Caption: Claudia Cardinale on set of "A Rose for Everyone" 8/30/1965
																																				
						Actress, Soundtrack
						Born: April 15, 1938
						Star sign: Aries
						Height: 5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
						Known for: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), 8½ (1963), Fitzcarraldo (1982), The Leopard (1963)
						Source: IMDB
						Like many other female Italian film stars, Claudia Cardinale's entry into the business was by way of a beauty pageant. She was 17 years old and studying at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome when she entered a beauty contest, which resulted in her getting a succession of small film roles. Her earthy interpretations of Sicilian women got her noticed ...