Actress · Virgo · born September 20, 1934 in Rome, Italy

Sophia Loren was the first performer to win an Academy Award for a role in a foreign language, for Two Women in 1962. She grew up in poverty in wartime Naples, and returned to that register whenever a director gave her the chance.

Their Virgo side

Virgo discipline underneath the glamour: she was the most technically exact actor on most of her sets.

Notable works

• Two Women
• Marriage Italian Style
• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
• The Life Ahead

Achievements

• Academy Award for Best Actress (Two Women), the first for a non-English-language role
• Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement
• Cannes and Venice best actress awards
• Grammy Award for spoken word

In their words

• “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”
• “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life.”

Birth chart facts

• Sun sign: Virgo
• Moon sign: Aquarius
• Chinese zodiac: Wood Dog
• Life path number: 1 — The Trailblazer
• Born on a Thursday

Virgo compatibility

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