Sophia Loren | Italian/French

Born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome, actress Sophia Loren hailed from a trying childhood. From her humble beginnings, she ventured to Hollywood where she met her stardom and her husband Carlo Ponti. As a couple, the pair went through some tough times. Other than the fact that their first marriage was not accepted by both Italy and Vatican because Ponti’s earlier divorce was not recognized by the same, Ponti was accused of bigamy and Loren of being a concubine. These court undertakings made them leave the country and soon lose their Italian citizenship.

They moved to France after this where they earned their French citizenship. They married again legally when Ponti and his ex-wife hired a divorce lawyer to work with an Italian-recognized process. They had two children. Loren remained married to Carlo Ponti until his death on 10 January 2007 from pulmonary complications.