Blanche Cardinale: Who Is Claudia Cardinale’s Sister?

Blanche Cardinale is the sister of Claudia Cardinale. Blanche’s sister Claudia is an Italian actress who has been active in the film industry since the 1950s. After she became the winner of the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” competition in 1957, she landed film contracts. She is considered one of the world’s great beauties. She has appeared on several magazine covers in over 25 countries.

Blanche Cardinale: Bio Summary

Who Is Claudia Cardinale’s Sister, Blanche Cardinale?

Blanche Cardinale was welcomed into the world in the year 1939 but her full date of birth is unknown. She will be turning 84 years old after celebrating her birthday in 2023. Her parents are called Francesco Cardinale and Yolanda Greco. Her mother, Yolande was born in Tunisia to Sicilian emigrants from Trapani.

Blanche Cardinale’s father, Francesco was born in Gela, Sicily. Francesco was a railway worker. Blanche is not the only child of her parents, she is one of four children. She has three siblings, a sister, and two brothers. Her sister is Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale and her brothers are Bruno Cardinale and Adrien Cardinale.

Blanche’s native languages were French, Tunisian Arabic, and the Sicilian language of her parents. Her maternal grandparents had a small shipbuilding firm in Trapani but later settled in La Goulette, where a large Italian community existed. Her maternal grandparents’ names are Gaspare Greco and Rosa Matera.

Blanche’s paternal grandparents were Salvatore Cardinale and Giuseppa Greco. She attended the Saint-Joseph-de-l’Apparition school of Carthage. She attended the school alongside her elder sister, Claudia Cardinale who intended to become a teacher but rather became an actress. Blanche worked at Emporio Armani.

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Blanche Cardinale is an actress, according to her IMDb page. She also goes by the name Blanche Cardin. She has not appeared in a lot of films and television series. She appeared in Tutto il bello dell’uomo (1963). She was a performer in Per amore… per magia… (1967). She arranged with her sister Claudia Cardinale who was already an established actress and she changed her name for her stage and film career.

Blanche Cardinale met and married Mario Forges Davanzati. How she and Mario met and their dating history are unavailable. The two married in a beautiful ceremony in 1969. They have three children, Luca, born July 21, 1969, Simone Forges Davanzati, and Tiare, whose name recalls the parents’ dream of living in Polinesia.

Blanche Cardinale and Mario Forges Davanzati have reportedly separated. It is unknown if they have divorced or not. Blanche has raised her children away from the spotlight. She doesn’t share information about her life with the public. She is famous because of her sister Claudia Cardinale. According to Claudia’s website, she first attracted attention in 1957.

This was after she won the ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Tunisia’ contest. “Her prize was a trip to the Venice Film Festival, inspiring her to pursue a career in acting,” Claudia’s website says. She has made appearances in several short films, documentary films, feature films, television, and stage.

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Claudia has appeared in films including Les Francis, Effie Gray, All Roads Lead to Rome, Twice Upon a Time in the West, The Blind and the Cardinal, Nobili bugie, Una gita a Roma, Rudy Valentino, Nonnas on the Run, Rogue City, Claudia, and The Island of Forgiveness. She appeared in 5 episodes of Il bello delle donne… alcuni anni dopo and 6 episodes of Bulle.

Claudia Cardinale published an autobiography with Anne Mori, Io Claudia, Tu Claudia, in 1995. She has supported feminist causes over the years and has been outspoken on women’s rights causes. She has been a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women’s Rights since March 2000 and was a goodwill ambassador for the UNESCO World Water Day in 2006.

Claudia Cardinale has appeared on more than 900 magazine covers in over 25 countries. In the year 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history.