Gina Lollobrigida
Lollobrigida in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Luigia Lollobrigida
Date of Birth: 4 July, 1927
Place of Birth: Subiaco, Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy
Date of Death: 16 January, 2023
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Ethnicity: Italian
Gina Lollobrigida was an Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician. Her films included Beauties of the Night, The Wayward Wife, Bread, Love and Dreams, Beat the Devil, Woman of Rome, Le Grand Jeu, The World’s Most Beautiful Woman, Trapeze, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Law, Never So Few, Solomon and Sheba, Come September, Woman of Straw, The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, and King, Queen, Knave.
She was the daughter of Giuseppina Mercuri and Giovanni Lollobrigida. She was a great-aunt of politician Francesco Lollobrigida, who is Minister of Agriculture, and of Olympic speed skating silver medalist Francesca Lollobrigida. She was also related to sports journalist Marco Lollobrigida; likely a second cousin, once removed.
Gina had a son with her former husband, Slovenian physician Milko Škofič.
Gina’s paternal grandfather was named Luigi Lollobrigida.
Gina’s paternal grandmother was named Anna.
Gina’s maternal grandfather was named Luciano Mercuri.
Gina’s maternal grandmother was named Pierina.
Sources: Genealogies of Gina Lollobrigida – https://www.geni.com
https://www.findagrave.com
Current Minister of Agriculture of Italy, Francesco Lollobrigida (who is also the brother-in-law of Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni), is her great-nephew, and Olympic speed skating silver medalist Francesca Lollobrigida, is her grand-niece. Sport journalist Marco Lollobrigida is also related to her (he said his paternal grandfather was a cousin of Gina’s father).
Edit: Marco is also related to her (he said his…)
Her grandparents on her mom’s side were Luciano Mercuri and Pierina.
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Birth Name: Luigia Lollobrigida
Place of Birth: Subiaco, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Parents: Giovanni Lollobrigida and Giuseppina Mercuri