Italian actor Gina Lollobrigida

One of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, passes away at 95

Born on July 4, 1927, in Subiaco, a mountain village 50 kilometres  east of Rome

 Her big breakthrough came in 1953 starring alongside Bogart in John Huston's romp "Beat the Devil".

She was "one of the most important performers of her generation, who contributed to the diffusion of the Italian image in the world", Meloni said in a statement

Best known for Luigi Comencini's 1953 classic "Bread, Love and Dreams" and Jean Delannoy's 1956 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Lollobrigida starred with many of the leading men of the time, including Errol Flynn, Burt Lancaster and Humphrey Bogart.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to Lollobrigida, describing the actor as a "great talent, passionate, intense, enthralling".

Lollobrigida won seven David di Donatello awards during her career, Italy's Oscar equivalent.