Edwige Fenech

Fenech in 2007, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Edwige Sfenek

Place of Birth: Bône, French Algeria (now Annaba, Algeria)

Date of Birth: 24 December, 1948

Ethnicity: Maltese, Italian/Sicilian

Edwige Fenech is a French-born Italian actress and producer. She was a sex symbol in Europe during the 1970s. After many years of work in movie production, she appeared in Hostel: Part II.

Edwige was born in Bône, French Algeria, now Annaba, Algeria, to a Maltese father and a Tunisian-born mother, whose roots were in Sicily. She was raised by her mother in Nice, France. Her son, Edwin, has been CEO of Ferrari Asia-Pacific, Ferrari Greater China, and Ferrari North America.

Edwige’s maternal grandfather was named Salvatore Maganuco. Salvatore was born in Acate, Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy.