Gina Lollobrigida began her career in her native Italy, and although she achieved fame in America, she worked more often in Europe. She later had a second career as an artist and filmmaker. Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian movie actress who became one of the post-World War II era’s first major European sex symbols, died on Monday in Rome. She was 95. The death was confirmed by her agent, Paola Comin.