Italian actor Gina Lollobrigida, one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died aged 95.
Italy culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano announced on Monday, reports AFP.
"Farewell to a diva of the silver screen, the protagonist of more than half a century of Italian cinema history. Her charm will remain eternal," Sangiuliano wrote on Twitter.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also paid tribute to Lollobrigida, famed when younger for her biting wit and sensual beauty, describing the actor as a "great talent, passionate, intense, enthralling".
She was "one of the most important performers of her generation, who contributed to the diffusion of the Italian image in the world", Meloni said in a statement.
Gina’s funeral will be held on Thursday in one of the churches in Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
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