{"id":165282,"date":"2025-09-24T07:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165282\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T07:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:11:11","slug":"claudia-cardinale-italian-film-star-of-8-1-2-and-the-pink-panther-dies-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165282\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudia Cardinale, Italian Film Star of ‘8 1\/2’ and ‘The Pink Panther,’ Dies at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claudia Cardinale, the Italian movie star who appeared in such films as \u201cThe Pink Panther\u201d and \u201cOnce Upon a Time in the West,\u201d died Tuesday near Paris, according to her agent. The actress was 87.<\/p>\n

Cardinale had an extensive career, appearing in a number of popular and impactful films, particularly in the 1960s. In 1963, Cardinale starred in \u201c8 1\/2,\u201d Federico Fellini\u2019s masterpiece that is now regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. In the avant-garde dramedy, Cardinale stars as Claudia, a movie star cast as the \u201cIdeal Woman\u201d to feature in the main character\u2019s new film. \u201c8 1\/2\u201d was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Director, and won Best Costume Design \u2014\u00a0Black-and-White and Best Foreign Language Film.<\/p>\n

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The same year, Cardinale would feature in Blake Edwards\u2019 iconic comedy \u201cThe Pink Panther,\u201d starring Peter Sellers. In it, Cardinale stars as Princess Dala, the owner of the titular Pink Panther diamond at the center of the jewel heist comedy.<\/p>\n

Later in the late \u201960s, Cardinale starred in \u201cOnce Upon a Time in the West\u201d from highly acclaimed and influential spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. In the film, Cardinale plays Jill McBain, starring alongside Henry Fonda, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson.<\/p>\n

Cardinale continued working into the 2020s, appearing in films like \u201cRogue City\u201d on Netflix. She died in Nemours, near Paris, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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