Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation: [a²niːta ²eːkbærj] (About this sound listen); 29 September 1931 – 11 January 2015) was a Swedish born Italian actress in American and European films. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.
