Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg, better known as Anita Ekberg, (29 September 1931 – 11 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and curvy figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.
Both of Ekberg's marriages were to actors, but neither of them succeeded. She was married to Anthony Steel from 22 May 1956 until their divorce on 14 May 1959 and to Rik Van Nutter from 9 April 1963 until their divorce in 1975. In a 2006 interview she said she wished she had a child, but stated just the opposite six months later. Ekberg's great love was Gianni Agnelli, the Italian industrialist and owner of Fiat. They were lovers for several years, although he was married.
In 1960, after paparazzi followed her home to her villa from a nightclub, she was photograph kneeing one of them in the groin, and pulling out a bow and arrow to threaten others. Felice Quinto claimed she shot arrows at him.