Anita Ekberg

Swedish actress (1931–2015)
Person human Q230662
Anita Ekberg
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Summary

Anita Ekberg was born on September 29, 1931[1], in Malmö[2]. She died on January 11, 2015[3], in Rocca di Papa[4]. She worked as a fashion model[5], film actor[6], beauty pageant contestant[7], model[8], and actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,296 views/month, #6,186 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Skanör old cemetery[11]
  • Father: Gustav Fredrik Ekberg[12]
  • Spouse: Anthony Steel[13], Rik Van Nutter[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[15]
  • Educated at: Malmö Borgarskola[16], Q89903266[17]
  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Commons category: Anita Ekberg[21]
  • Cause of death: disease[22]
  • Family name: Ekberg[23]
  • Given name: Kerstin[24]
  • Pseudonym: Anita Ekberg[25]
  • Significant event: beauty pageant winner[26]
  • Commons gallery: Anita Ekberg[27]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[28]
  • Eye color: blue[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30], Italian[31], Swedish[32]
  • Birth name: Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg[33]
  • Name in native language: Anita Ekberg[34]
  • Hair color: blond hair[35]
  • Different from: Anita Strindberg[36]
  • Start of work period: 1953[37]
  • End of work period: 2002[38]
  • Competition won: Miss Sweden[39]

Why It Matters

Anita Ekberg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Anita Ekberg born?

Anita Ekberg was born in Malmö[2].

Where did Anita Ekberg die?

Anita Ekberg died in Rocca di Papa[4].

Who were Anita Ekberg's parents?

Anita Ekberg's father was Gustav Fredrik Ekberg[12].

Who was Anita Ekberg married to?

Anita Ekberg's spouses include Anthony Steel[13] and Rik Van Nutter[14].

What did Anita Ekberg do for work?

Anita Ekberg worked as a fashion model[5], film actor[6], beauty pageant contestant[7], model[8], and actor[9].

Where did Anita Ekberg go to school?

Anita Ekberg was educated at Malmö Borgarskola[16] and Q89903266[17].

What awards did Anita Ekberg receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress[18].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 40880
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 40880, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321990828|アニタ・エクバーグ (#321990828)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 258798
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze person id: 258798, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270242|batch #270242]]"
  3. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 60980
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 60980, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4E48-1ACD-A3FD-2CDE-F2B2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46379|batch #46379]]: HAND ID (2)"
  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → anita-ekberg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: anita-ekberg, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289908897|anita ekberg (#289908897)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  6. 12w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 108565
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 108565, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296168470|Anita Ekberg (#296168470)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] "
  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 24815
    End of work period → +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42278|batch #42278]]"
  8. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svt play id → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Svt play id: medverkande/Anita_Ekberg"
  9. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → beauty pageant winner
    Occupation → fashion model, film actor, beauty pageant contestant +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Significant event: beauty pageant winner"
  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → fashion model, film actor, beauty pageant contestant +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  11. 22w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31397|batch #31397]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P4963 is present."
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