ROME, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Italian movie star Sophia Loren is celebrating her 80th birthday on Monday.
Loren began acting at the tender age of 14 and rose to fame in the 1960s after starring in the war drama Two Women. She received an Academy Award for her performance on the flick in 1962 and became the first actress to receive an Oscar for a performance in a foreign language film.