Loren ascended to stardom when she attended the 1955 Cannes Film Festival and became the most-photographed guest at the event. The 1955 melodrama The River Girl stars Loren as a pregnant peasant ...

Sophia Loren made history when she won the Oscar for ... I couldn’t allow myself to do that in front of that audience, and before the eyes of the whole world,” she continued.

Ahead of the 2025 Oscars, PEOPLE is looking back at past ceremonies and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood's most prestigious event. Sophia Loren made history when she won the Oscar ...