Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone OMRI (Italian: [soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne]; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren (/ləˈrɛn/ lə-REN,[1] Italian: [ˈlɔːren]), is an Italian former actress. With a career spanning over 70 years, she was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest stars of classical Hollywood cinema[2] and is one of the last surviving major stars from the era. Loren is also the only remaining living person to appear on AFI's list of