Anita Ekberg Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend, Net Worth 2026

Anita Ekberg with soft curls, wrapped in a colorful striped towel, against white wooden slats. — Anita Ekberg Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend, Net Worth 2026

Anita Ekberg (born Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg) was a Swedish actress, model. Anitta Ekberg was born on September 29, 1931, in Malmö, Sweden, making her 94 years old at the time of her death on January 11, 2015. She was one of eight children in a working-class family.

Personal Details

Full Name	Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg
Stage Name	Anita Ekberg
Profession	Actress, Model
Date of Birth	29 September 1931
Date of Death	11 January 2015
Age at Death	83
Birthplace	Malmö, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Friends	Antonia Sainz
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Last Residence	Rocca di Papa, near Rome, Italy

Career Journey

Anita Ekberg moved to Hollywood in the early 1950s after her Miss Sweden success. She signed with Universal Pictures and appeared in small roles in films like Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) and The Golden Blade (1953). She gained more visibility with Blood Alley (1955) opposite John Wayne and Artists and Models (1955) with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Her career peaked with Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960), where her fountain scene became one of cinema’s most iconic images. She continued working in both European and American productions throughout the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in films such as The Mongols (1961), Call Me Bwana (1963), The Alphabet Murders (1965), and 4 for Texas (1963). By the late 1970s her film roles became less frequent, and she largely retired from acting in the 1980s, living quietly in Italy. She made occasional cameo appearances and was honored with retrospectives of her work.