Claudia Cardinale Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Husband, Daughter, Movies and Net Worth

Claudia Cardinale Biography

Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress who was born and brought up in Tunis, French Tunisia. She is widely known for her roles in Once Upon a Time in the West as Jill McBain, Austerlitz as Pauline Bonaparte, Claretta as Claretta Petacci, and Rogue City as Catarina Bastiani. She won the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia contest, hosted by the Italian embassy.

Cardinale was named one the 50 most beautiful women in movie history by Los Angeles Times Magazine in 2011. After winning a beauty contest, in which the prize was a trip to the Venice Film Festival, Claudia Cardinale made her debut in the film, “Goha”.

10 Quick Facts About Claudia Cardinale

Here is a list of 10 facts about Cardinale

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• Name: Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale
• Age: 86 Years Old.
• Birthday: April 15
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Height: 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m)
• Nationality: Italian
• Occupation: Actress
• Marital Status: Single
• Salary: Under Review
• Net Worth: $10 Million

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Claudia Cardinale Age

Cardinale is 86 years old, she was born on April 15, 1938, in Tunis, French Tunisia. She celebrates her birthday on April 15 every year and her birth sign is Aries.

Claudia Cardinale Height

Claudia Cardinale stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.

Claudia Cardinale Weight

Cardinale Weighs 59 kg. 

Early Life and Education

Cardinale attended the Saint-Joseph-de-l’Apparition school of Carthage. She also studied at the Paul Cambon School, where she graduated and she wanted to pursue her career in teaching. All the same, Claudia’s characters were described as “silent, weird, and wild” during her teenage times

Rise to Fame

Cardinale’s career started off since her young age when she shot short films under a French director, René Vautier, Anneaux d’Or. The film made her popular locally, and she was spotted by several directors too. At the age of 19, she competed for the “Most Beautiful Italian in Tunisia” contest, which she won and was offered a trip to the Venice Film Festival where she got herself the first film job. She became famous in Italy, following a film, Luchino Visconti ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS of 1960.

In 1963, she acted Luchino Visconti’s LEOPARD and Fellini’s 8½, two outstandingly significant film classics. There is also the famous CARTOUCHE by Jean-Paul Belmondo. In the same year, her appearance and unique acting ways went beyond Italy and she became a star after shooting PINK PANTHER.

After a few years, the actress proceeded to Hollywood to shoot; BLINDFOLD of 1965, LOST COMMAND of 1966, THE PROFESSIONALS of 1966, THE HELL WITH HEROES of 1968 and the cult epic western by Sergio Leone ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST of 1968, an American-Italian co-production with Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, and Henry Fonda.

In her career, Claudia partnered herself with filmmakers,m the likes of Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Nero, Burt Lancaster, Sean Connery, Rock Hudson, Alain Delon, Anthony Quinn, John Wayne, and David Niven. She returned to Europe, where she acted IL GIORNO DELLA CIVETTA (1968), which brought her to the David di Donatello Award for the best female role, and A GIRL IN AUSTRALIA of 1971.

Claudia Cardinale Family, Parents

Claudia was born to her mother Yolande Greco and father Francesco Cardinale in La Goulette. She spent her childhood with her sibling sister named Blanche Cardinale in La Goulette, where French, Tunisian Arabic, and the Sicilian were her native language.

Her mother, Yolande, was born in Tunisia, and her father, Francesco, worked as a railway worker, was born in Gela, Sicily. her sister whom she schooled and studied along with.

Claudia Cardinale Husband

Cardinale was in a relationship with Pasquale Squitieri, an Italian film director and screenwriter. The couple started dating in 1975, and they lived for 42 years until Squitieri’s died on 18 February 2017, at the age of 78 years.

Cardinale was in a relationship with Franco Cristaldi, an Italian film producer. The couple met in 1958 and they had a marriage party but did not marry in 1966, and the couple parted in 1975.

Claudia Cardinale Children

Cardinale had two children, namely, Patrick Cristaldi (born illegitimately when she was 19) and Claudia Squitieri who died on February 18, 2017, at age 78.

Claudia Cardinale Net Worth

Claudia Cardinale net worth is estimated at $10 million dollars. This includes her assets, money and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an actress. Through her various sources of income, Claudia has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Claudia Cardinale

Here are some interesting facts you should know about Claudia

Claudia Cardinale Bio.

• Full Names: Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale
• Popular As: Claudia
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Actress
• Nationality: Italian
• Race / Ethnicity: Italian
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Birthday

• Age: 86 Years Old
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Date of Birth: April 15, 1938
• Place of Birth: Tunis, French Tunisia
• Birthday: April 15

Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: 37-23-37 inches
• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters)
• Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
• Eye Color: Dark Brown
• Hair Color: Dark Brown
• Shoe Size: 7.5 US | 38 EU
• Dress Size: Not Available
• Breast Size: 37 inches
• Waist Size: 23 inches
• Hip Size: 37 inches

Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Francesco Cardinale
• Mother: Yolanda Greco
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Blanche Cardinale
• Marital Status: Single
• Dating/Boyfriend/Husband: Franco Cristaldi (1966–1975), Pasquale Squitieri (1975–2017; his death)
• Children: Claudia Squitieri, Patrick Cristaldi

Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $10 Million
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Actress

Movies

• Goha (1958) as Amina
• Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) as Carmelina
• Three Strangers in Rome (1958) as Marisaa
• Venetian Honeymoon (1959) as Angelica

• Anneaux d’Or (1959, Short)
• Il magistrate (1959) as Maria
• Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Maria
• Un maledetto imbroglio (1959) as Assuntina Jacovacci

• Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959) as Carmela Nicosia
• Vento del Sud (1959) as Grazia Macri
• Il bell’Antonio (1960) as Barbara Puglisi
• Austerlitz (1960) as Pauline Bonaparte

• Silver Spoon Set (1960) as Fedora
• Rocco and His Brothers (1960) as Ginetta
• Girl with a Suitcase (1961) as Aida Zepponi
• The Lovemakers (1961) as Bianca

• The Lions Are Loose (1961) as Albertine Ferran
• Auguste (1961) as Cameo (uncredited)
• Senilità (1962) as Angiolina Zarri
• Cartouche (1962) as Vénus

• 8½ (1963) as Claudia
• The Leopard (1963) as Angelica Sedara / Bertiana
• The Pink Panther (1963) as The Princess
• La ragazza di Bube (1964) as Mara

• Circus World (1964) as Toni Alfredo
• Time of Indifference (1964) as Carla
• The Magnificent Cuckold (1964) as Maria Grazia
• Sandra (Of a Thousand Delights) (1965) as Sandra Dawdson

• Blindfold (1966) as Vicky Vincenti
• Lost Command (1966) as Aicha
• The Professionals (1966) as Maria
• Sex Quartet (1966) as Armenia (segment “Fata Armenia”)

• A Rose for Everyone (1967) as Rosa
• Don’t Make Waves (1967) as Laura Califatti
• The Day of the Owl (1968) as Rosa Nicolosi
• The Hell with Heroes (1968) as Elena

• A Fine Pair (1968) as Esmeralda Marini
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Jill McBain
• La Amante estelar (1968, Short)
• Nell’anno del Signore (1969) as Giuditta Di Castro

• Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969) as Marta Chiaretti
• The Red Tent (1969) as Valeria
• The Adventures of Gerard (1970) as Teresa, Countess of Morales
• The Butterfly Affair (1971) as Popsy Pop

• The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) as Marie Sarrazin
• A Girl in Australia (1971) as Carmela
• L’udienza (1972) as Aiche
• La Scoumoune (1972) as Georgia Saratov

• One Russian Summer (1973) as Anya
• I grapple (1974) as Lucia Esposito
• Conversation Piece (1974) as Moglie del professor (uncredited)
• The Immortal Bachelor (1975) as Gabriella Sansoni

• Libera, My Love (1975) as Libera Valente
• Qui comincia l’avventura (1975) as Claudia
• Il comune sensor del pudore (1976) as Armida Ballarin
• Il Perfetto di Ferro (1977) as Anna Torrisi

• Fire’s Share (1978) as Catherine Hansen
• Goodbye & Amen – L’uomo della CIA (1978) as Aliki
• Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978) as Francesca Modigliani
• L’arma (1978) as Marta Compagna

• Corleone (1978) as Rosa Accordino
• Escape to Athena (1979) as Elena
• Si Salvi Chi vuole (1980)
• The Skin (1981) as Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo

• The Salamander (1981) as Elena Leporello
• Fitzcarraldo (1982) as Molly
• Le Cadeau (1982) as Antonella Dufour
• The Ruffian (1983) as La ‘Baronne’

• Henry IV (1984) as Matilda
• Claretta (1984) as Claretta Petacci
• Next Summer (1985) as Jeanne
• La donna delle meraviglie (1985) as Maura

• A Man in Love (1987, Un Homme amoureux) as Julia Steiner
• La Révolution française (1989) as Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac (segment “Années Lumière, Les”)
• Hiver 54, l’abbé Pierre (1989) as Hélène
• Atto di dolore (1990) as Elena

• The Battle of the Three Kings (1990) as Roxelane
• Mayrig (1991) as Araxi (Mayrig)
• 588, rue Paradis (1992) as Araxi (Mayrig)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993) as Maria Gambrelli

• Elles ne pensent qu’à ça… (1994) as Margaux
• A Summer in La Goulette (1996) as Herself
• Sous Les Pieds des femmes (1997) as Aya 1996
• Riches, belles, etc. (1998) as La Baronne Mitsy

• Li chiamarono… Briganti! (1999) as Donna Assunta
• Un café… l’addition (1999, Short) as Mme Gigi
• And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen (2002) as Madame Falconetti
• The Demon Stirs (2005) as Herself

• Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2007) as Elisabeth
• Le Fil (2009) as Sara
• Signora Enrica (2010) as Signora Enrica
• A View of Love (2010) as La mère de Marc

• Father (2011) as Elvira
• Gebo and the Shadow (2012) as Doroteia
• The Artist and the Model (2012) as Léa
• Deauville (2012)

• Piccolina Bella (2012)
• Joy de V. (2013) as Signora Morosini
• The Silent Mountain (2014) as Nuria Calzolari
• Ultima fermata (2014) as Rosa

• Les Francis (2014) as Mina
• Effie Gray (2014) as Viscountess
• All Roads Lead to Rome (2015) as Carmen
• Twice Upon a Time in the West (2015) as Claudia

• Nobili budgie (2017) as Duchessa
• Una Gita a Roma (2017) as Marguerite
• Rudy Valentino (2017) as Zia Rosa
• Niente di Serio (2017) as Angela

Quotes

• Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused.
• Many other movies, but for me, The Professionals is the best I did in Hollywood.
• And I had a big opportunity with Richard Brooks, The Professionals, which is really a magnificent movie.
• But to do this kind of work, you have to be very strong, otherwise, you lose your personality, your identity.
• And also, Sergio Leone was considered in Italy a director of category B, not a big director.

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