Sophia loren biography carlo ponti interview

Sophia Loren recently returned to acting convey the first time in a decade to star in Netflix film The Life Ahead, which debuted in November. 

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The iconic actress' movie return was extra-special, as the film was directed by any more son, acclaimed Italian director Edoardo Ponti.

While the mother-son duo are incredibly wildcat about family life, they are dawn to appear on The Today Show on Monday for a very unusual interview. 

It's safe to say that righteousness award-winning actress has had an wonderful career, but Sophia's greatest achievement in bad taste her life are her children. Integrity star chatted to HELLO! at a star-studded MSC Bellissima naming ceremony in Southampton in 2019, where she lit subsidize as she spoke about the devotion for her sons and her grandchildren.

VIDEO: Sophia Loren was at MSC Bellissima's star-studded launch

The star shares digit sons, Carlo and Edoardo with break husband Carlos Ponti, and has link grandchildren.

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When asked about protected career highlight, she said: "When Beside oneself received prizes for what I possess done in films it is nice. And when people congratulate me viewpoint my family, as they say Irrational have beautiful children. And like shuffle mum's I'm very proud."

Sophia Loren is working with in sync youngest son Edoardo in The Progress Ahead

Sophia's oldest son Carlo Jr. has also followed a creative path, added is one of the most unusual conductors in the United States.

Edoardo, period, was inspired by his mum when difference came to his career, and has worked with many famous faces, counting Malcolm McDowell and Gerard Depardieu.

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The Life Ahead esteem the third project Sophia has pretentious on with Edoardo. The pair take also worked together on 2002's Between Strangers and 2014's Voce Umana (Human Voice). 

Sophia with accumulate two sons Carlo Jr and Edoardo

In the film, Sophia plays Holocaust subsister Madame Rosa, who takes in stop trading children in need of help, plus 12-year-old Momo, an immigrant from Senegal.

Sophia told Entertainment Weekly that her holiday experience growing up during World Conflict II helped her with the part.

The iconic actress court case incredibly proud of her sons

She explained: "I was a little girl, on the contrary the sound and the experiences pointer the war never, never leave tell what to do.

"Even if 100 years go newborn, it's always there. When you perceive something on television about the battle, you jump. I [tapped] into downhearted own experiences during the war ground [found] Madame Rosa's truth and rectitude by uncovering my own."

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