Claudia Cardinale, glamorous star of The Leopard and Once Upon a Time in the West, dies aged 87

The husky-voiced, chain-smoking actor had a reputation as a fiercely independent, free-spirited womanClaudia Cardinale: a life in picturesClaudia Cardinale, a glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who enjoyed a long and varied acting career on film and in the theatre, has died at age 87, according to AFP and other French media.Raised in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale’s introduction to the movie world came in 1957 after she won a beauty contest in Tunis and was rewarded with a trip to the Venice film festival. Continue reading...

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