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1990 Time Magazine Compact Almanac, The (1991)(Time).iso
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PEOPLE, Page 60An Actress By Any Other Name . . .By Emily Mitchell
The cheekbones and slanting green eyes are familiar. So is the
name. Actress Alessandra Mussolini, 24, is the niece of Sophia
Loren and the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini. While the former
connection may be a career asset, the latter isn't. Five years ago,
objections from the Italian Jewish community forced her to give up
a role as a Jewish woman. Now she is at work on a film in Israel,
and again she is playing a Jew -- an Israeli soldier, no less. But
so far, reports il Duce's descendant, "people have been friendly."
At Jerusalem's Western Wall, it was her limbs, not her lineage that
caused a stir: she was handed a shawl to cover her well-exposed
legs.