Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mel Stuart
Sophia Loren
Armand Assante
John Gavin
Rip Torn
Theresa Saldana
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Sophia Loren's portrayal of not only herself during adulthood but also her mother makes this television biopic quite unusual, since no other major star (with the exception of Audie Murphy) ever has played herself in a dramatization of her own life story. This film covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies. It also marks the final acting appearance of John Gavin (as Grant) before his appointment by Ronald Reagan as Ambassador to Mexico. Ironically, Theresa Saldana (as Loren's sister, Maria) later nearly lost her life in a mugging/slashing and, during the 1984-85 TV season, she was preparing to play herself in her own television biography.
Director
Mel Stuart
Cast
Sophia Loren
Armand Assante
John Gavin
Rip Torn
Theresa Saldana
Ritza Brown
Edmund Purdom
Richard Cucciolla
Anna Miserocchi
Chiara Ferraro
Francesca Desapio
Cyrus Elias
Veronica Wells
Mickey Knox
Lionello Pio Disavoia
Francesca De Sapio
Riccardo Cucciolla
Crew
David Blangsted
Giulio Coltellacci
Joanna Crawford
Dick Darling
Adalgisa Favella
Franco Freda
Roger Gimbel
Herbert Hirschman
George B Hively
A. E. Hotchner
Boris Juraga
Fred Karlin
Peter Katz
Alex Ponti
Alberto Spagnoli
Art Stafford
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 26, 1980
