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Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born star of Italian cinema dies at age 87

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September 25, 2025

With her fierce beauty and husky voice, Claudia Cardinale not only captivated Italy's greatest filmmakers, she played opposite most of the leading men of the time, from Burt Lancaster to Alain Delon and Henry Fonda

Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born star of Italian cinema dies at age 87

Claudia Cardinale appears in Rome on Dec. 13, 1966. Claudia Cardinale arrives at the opening of 'Il Gattopardo' ('The Leopard') at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Oct.18, 2000. Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon arrive for the screening of 'Il Gattopardo' ('The Leopard') during the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2010 in Cannes. Claudia Cardinale (left) and actor Marcello Mastroianni appear during the 28th International Film Festival at Cannes, France on May 15, 1975.

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Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale, who died on Tuesday aged 87, entranced audiences across the globe with the sultry gaze that made her the muse of Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini.

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