Anita Ekberg

 Anita Ekberg net worth: Anita Ekberg is a Swedish model and actress who has a net worth of around $10 million dollars. Born on the 29th of September 1931 as Kerstin Anita Marianne Eskberg, she is widely regarded as a sex symbol. In 1950, Ekberg competed the Miss Universe pageant, but she did not win. She was one of six finalists and she received a contract from Universal Studios. In the 1953 film Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, she was a leading actress. As a model, Ekberg was a major pin-up in the 1950s, but she never made it into the world of film. Ekberg has worked alongside stars like John Wayne, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. Ekberg has been called Marilyn Monroe. Ekberg was seen in War and Peace (1956), Back From Eternity ( 1956), Paris Holiday (1958) The Boccaccio Movie (1962), 4 For Texas (1963), and Intervista (1987). Ekberg was married to actor Anthony Steel--best recognized for his performance in the 1950 British war film The Wooden Rider, from 1956 to 1959. She was also married to Rik Van Nutter, best known for his role as James Bond character Felix Leiter in the film Thunderball from 1963 until 1975.