Claudia Cardinale, the Italian movie star known for the films “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “The Pink Panther,” died Sept. 23. She was 87. Her agent, Laurent Savry, confirmed her death in an email to USA TODAY on Sept. 24.
Scroll through for a look back at her career, starting with Cardinale at a reception in London on April 6, 1959.
Cardinale on Jan. 12, 1962 in the film ‘Senilità’, aka ‘Careless’, adapted from the novel by Italo Svevo.
Cardinale in London on Feb. 23, 1962.
Alain Delon with Cardinale in “The Leopard”, directed by Luchino Visconti on Sept. 17, 1962, in Rome
Cardinale is the guest of honor at an exhibition of costumes and set decorations from the film “Il Gattopardo” (“The Leopard”) at an art gallery in Rome, Italy, in February 1963. She starred as Angelica in the film, which was directed by Luchino Visconti.
Cardinale attends the premiere of the film “8 ½” in Rome, Italy on February 1963. She starred in the film, which was directed by Federico Fellini.
Cardinale at a UK airport on Nov. 19, 1964.
Cardinale in a shot from the film “Vaghe Stelle dell’Orsa” (aka “Sandra”), directed by Luchino Visconti in Volterra, Italy on Sept. 16, 1964.
Cardinale at the London Airport on Feb. 20, 1965.
Cardinale during the filming of “The Fairy”, later titled “Le Fate” or “The Queens”, in June 1966.
Cardinale at her hotel in London on March 1, 1967 while in the capital to scout locations for her upcoming film ‘Where Are You Going, Lavinia?’
Charles Bronson Claudia Cardinale during the filming of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western “Once Upon a Time in the West,” in April 1968.
Cardinale appears on the French television show “Numéro Un” on TF1 in France on Dec. 20, 1977.
Cardinale alongside fellow winners Monica Bellucci and Elle Macpherson during the Women’s World Awards show on Feb. 5, 2009 in Vienna, Austria.
Cardinale walks a red carpet for “Moonlight” at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica on Oct. 13, 2016 in Rome.
