Anita Ekberg

 Anita Ekberg has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars. Her birth date was 29 September 1931, as Kerstin Marianne Annita Ekberg. Ekberg was one of the contestants in the Miss Universe Pageant of 1950 but was not the winner. As one of the six contestants she was given an agreement with Universal Studios. In 1953, she appeared on screen in Abbott and Costello travel to Mars. Ekberg began her modeling career in the 1950s as a pinup model before breaking into the world of film. Ekberg has worked with famous actors like John Wayne, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. Ekberg is often compared to Marilyn Monroe. She has appeared in War and Peace, Back From Eternity The Christmas in Paris (1958), Boccaccio '70 ( 1962) as well as 4 for Texas (1963), and Intervista. Ekberg was married to Anthony Steel, best known as the British actor who played The Wooden Horse (1950), from 1956 to 1959. She was married to Rik Van Nutter--best known for her portrayal as the James Bond character Felix Leiter in the film Thunderball from 1963 to 1975. Ekberg, who had an enviable career that spans more than fifty years, retired in 2002. Ekberg was last seen in Genzano di Roma.