One of the most famous sex symbols in cinema, Sophia Loren is renowned for her beauty, charisma and voluptuous figure. Yet her life away from the screen has contradicted her roles as a siren. Married to the film producer, Carlo Ponti, throughout her career and until his recent death in 2007, she struggled to become a mother and has said that she considers her two children her greatest accomplishment.<BR>Escaping impoverished roots, Loren rose to fame in the late 1950s, becoming one of the greatest Italian actresses of all time. The only woman to win a Best Actress award for a foreign film at the Oscars, her career now spans over 50 years and 100 films.<BR>Illustrating the contrasts and contradictions of Loren's private and public persona, Sophia Loren: A Life in Pictures celebrates the achievements and captures the true essence of this much loved actress in stunning pictures and an incisive biography.