Claude Josephine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (French: [klod Zozefin Roz kaRdinal]; born 15 April 1938) is an actress from Italy and Tunisia. She has starred in European films in the 1960s and the 1970s, starring in Italian, French, and English.Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being an excursion to Italy, which soon led to film roles and, perhaps most importantly, the participation of Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her coach for a number of years and later married her. After her first appearance in a small role alongside the egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy through appearances in films like Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) as well as Fellini's Eight 1/2 (1963).From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. After her appearance in the films The Blindfold (1965), Lost Command (1996), The Professionals (1966) Don't Make Waves(67), Don't Make Waves(67) and The Hell with Heroes (1968) In addition, she was seen with Tony Curtis.
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