Sophia Loren, the Italian screen legend known for classics such as "Two Women," "Marriage Italian Style," "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and "Houseboat," turns 91 on September 20, 2025. Here's a look back at the Academy Award and Golden Globe winner's career through the years.

Charlton Heston (R) gives Sophia Loren a kiss at a celebration during the filming of the movie "El Cid" in 1961. UPI Photo

Loren (L) is seen with her mother, Romilda Villani, in a 1964 file photo. UPI Photo

Loren is pictured in a posh suite at Caesars Palace Hotel overlooking the Las Vegas strip. Photo by UPI

Loren and Carlo Ponti arrive at a White House state dinner on April 2, 1996. The event was hosted by President Bill Clinton for Italian president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. Photo by UPI

Loren holds a rose given to her by a fan at the January 28, 1999, book signing ceremony at Barnes and Noble bookstore in New York City for her book "Sophia Loren's Recipes and Memories". Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown draws a laugh from Loren (C) and Charlotte Schultz on June 3, 1999, as he declares it Sophia Loren Day in the city. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

Loren waves to fans after arriving in San Francisco on Alitalia's first non-stop flight between Milan and San Francisco on June 3, 1999. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

Loren and her son, Edoardo Ponti, listen to questions from journalists at the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for "Between Strangers" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 13, 2002. The film was written and directed by Ponti. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

Loren poses for pictures at the WE: Women's Entertainment Celebration of Sophia Loren's 100th Film with a screening of her film "Between Strangers" at the Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room in New York on September 16, 2003. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

Actresses Meryl Streep (L) and Loren arrive at the Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 22, 2009. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

Loren appears backstage at the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on January 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Loren arrives at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 23, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Loren arrives on the steps of the Palais des Festivals before the screening of the film "Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night)" during the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 20, 2014. Photo by David Silpa/UPI

Loren attends a special tribute to her as part of AFI Fest in Los Angeles on November 12, 2014. The tribute coincides with the 50th anniversary of Loren's Academy Award-nominated role in "Marriage Italian Style." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Left to right. Sasha Alexander,Ponti, Loren and Giuseppe Tornatore attend the Giorgio Armani One Night in Venice runway show on September 2, 2023, in Venice, Italy. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI