Sophia Loren, 89, is recovering from emergency surgical procedure after sustaining a number of ‘severe fractures’ following a fall at her residence in Geneva

Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has had emergency surgical procedure following a fall in her Swiss residence, her agent has confirmed.

The 89-year-old fell in her lavatory and sustained a number of ‘severe fractures’ to completely different elements of her hip, together with her femur, which wanted ‘pressing surgical procedure’, her agent Andrea Giusti instructed the PA information company.

Sophia’s consultant additionally confirmed each Loren’s sons, Carlo and Edoardo Ponti, had been at her bedside.

The Academy-Award profitable Italian actress was married to movie producer Carlo Ponti Sr from 1966 till his demise in 2007.

Throughout her illustrious profession, Sophia has starred reverse Hollywood greats together with Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant – who she rejected a wedding proposal from after they appeared collectively in The Satisfaction And The Ardour in 1957.

Recovering: Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren, 89, has had emergency surgical procedure following a fall in her Swiss residence, her agent has confirmed (pictured in 2019)

Her efficiency as Cesira in 1960’s Two Girls, directed by Vittorio De Sica, earned her the Oscar for finest actress and made her the primary actor or actress to win an Academy Award for a foreign-language efficiency.

In 1990, Loren additionally gained an honorary award on the Oscars for being “one of many real treasures of world cinema” who has had a “profession wealthy with memorable performances” and added “everlasting lustre” to the business.

News about Sophia’s condition emerged on Monday and was was shared by the group at her self-titled restaurant chain, who shared the information on their Instagram web page.

The assertion learn: ‘A fall at her residence in Geneva at this time brought on Ms Loren hip fractures. Operated with a constructive final result, she is going to now have to look at a brief interval of restoration and observe a highway to rehabilitation.

‘Fortunately every thing labored out for the perfect and the Woman can be again with us very quickly. The entire group at Sophia Loren Restaurant takes this chance to want her a speedy restoration.’

The submit asserting Sophia’s surgical procedure information was flooded with assist from her devoted followers, wishing the star a speedy restoration.

Sophia had been resulting from open a fourth department of her restaurant chain in Bari, Italy, on Tuesday. The Italian native was additionally resulting from obtain honorary citizenship from town.

The occasions have been cancelled alongside together with her different upcoming public engagements.

Painful: The 89-year-old fell in her lavatory and sustained a number of ‘severe fractures’ to completely different elements of her hip, together with her femur, which wanted ‘pressing surgical procedure’ (pictured in 2014)

Replace: Information about Sophia’s situation was shared by the group at her self-titled restaurant chain, who shared the information on their Instagram web page

Sophia can have a brief a convalescence earlier than present process a protracted rehabilitation course of with the intention to get better from the surgical procedure.

Sophia most just lately appeared within the 2020 Netflix movie The Life Forward, directed by her son Edoardo, which gained her a David di Donatello Award for finest actress. Sophia performs a Holocaust survivor who bonds with a 12-year-old Nigerian immigrant.

Chatting with Ew.com, she defined: ‘I really like cinema a lot. I need to hold doing it eternally. I do know it is troublesome to seek out good tales, however typically I fall in love with the fitting ones. I intend to make films eternally.’

Earlier this yr, Sophia was named as one of many AFT 50 biggest films of classical Hollywood cinema. She is the one residing actress on the listing.

A few of her most iconic movies embrace Two Girls (1961) and Yesterday, In the present day and Tomorrow (1963).

She gained the Academy Award in 1961 for Finest Actress for her efficiency within the warfare drama function, Two Girls.

Upon receiving the award, she turned the primary actress to take residence the Oscar for a efficiency that was not within the English language.

Loren’s final public look was on the Armani style present in Venice on September 2, which was held throughout the eightieth Venice Movie Competition.

Residing legend: Earlier this yr, Sophia was named as one of many biggest stars of classical Hollywood cinema. A few of her most iconic movies embrace Two Girls (1961) and Yesterday, In the present day and Tomorrow (1963) (pictured right here in 1957) 

Sophia regarded as glamorous as ever as she arrived on the Movie Competition earlier this month, days earlier than her 89th birthday.

The showbiz icon regarded wore a blazer and shirt, which she paired with black trousers and flat footwear as she waved to close by followers upon arrival.

Sophia’s ageless look clearly matches how she feels inside, as she beforehand opened up about how she feels decades younger.

Sophia mentioned: ‘Generally after I say I am 86, I do not imagine it. I really feel 20.’

Discussing ageing naturally, she mentioned: ‘Why change your physique and be any individual else in case you are completely happy inside? I by no means considered that – by no means. I like what I’ve. I like me!’

Sophia was born poor, although her father was an Italian nobleman.

He who wouldn’t marry her mom, leaving her to boost Sophia and her youthful daughter Maria as a single mom.

By age six, the star was hit within the chin and scarred by shrapnel whereas working to a bomb shelter throughout World Battle II.

‘After I was a baby rising up throughout the warfare, my thoughts was at all times within the sky – I needed to be an actress like Rita Hayworth,’ including that she wanted assist to attain her dream.

‘Now I’m an actress, like Rita Hayworth, and it is stunning. It is a dream.’

At age 16, she entered a magnificence contest with a costume fabricated from her household’s front room curtains sewed by her grandma.

One of many judges was Italian director and her future husband Carlo, who was 37 on the time.

When she co-starred with Cary Grant within the movie The Satisfaction and the Ardour in 1957, the duo launched into an affair – Cary was married to Betsy Drake on the time.

Sophia and Cary’s romantic relationship was over by the point they filmed Houseboat quickly after. Whereas Cary needed to proceed their relationship, Sophia selected to marry Carlo.

Marriage: At age 16, she entered a magnificence contest with a costume fabricated from her household’s front room curtains sewed by her grandma. One of many judges was Italian director and her future husband Carlo, who was 37 on the time (pictured collectively in 1966)

Sophia and Carlo married on September 17, 1957 regardless of the very fact he was not but legally divorced from first spouse Giuliana, though they’d separated for some time.

In 1962, their marriage needed to be annulled so he wouldn’t be charged with bigamy since on the time divorce was forbidden in Italy; however they continued to reside collectively.

They turned French residents in 1965 and bought a divorce from Giuliana quickly after, permitting Carlo and Sophia to marry on April 9, 1966.

They welcomed Carlo Jr in 1968 and Edoardo in 1973; Carlo and Sophia remained collectively till his demise in 2007.