Analysis of Sophia Loren's astrological chart

A Shy Virgo and an Ambitious Capricorn Ascendant

Neapolitan in essence, Sophia Loren remains of course one of the greatest movie stars. Her extraordinary destiny brought her to Cinecittà then to Hollywood without changing her personality. Discreet, she has always preferred to demonstrate her worth. In this regard, she is a classic Virgo, the sign where her natal Sun is posited.

Her career is exemplary in that she did not always eat her fill because of war. Her father abandoned the family. Her mother, a piano teacher, dreamed of being an actress. The daughter took over with perseverance. Luckily, the young Sofia (the spelling of her first name in those days, with a different family name) can rely on her sensual physique as well as on her striking natural grace and elegance.

Ambitious, due to the Capricorn Ascendant, she decided to move to Rome to compete in the Miss Italy contest. She ended up number two. She was only 17. This is how she started to make a name for herself and could approach the world of cinema. The conjunction in Virgo of Venus and Neptune, two planets related to arts, supports this evolution. It seems that this configuration explains many aspects of Loren's destiny.

Emotions Ruled by Venus and Neptune

It is not surprising that the members of the audience immediately fantasised and praised to the skies an actress who – as she admitted herself – had not had to make many efforts to become famous. However, Loren was pragmatic. Although her physique was her asset, she did not spend hours in front of a mirror admiring herself. Above all, she wanted to come across as a decent person, to put on a brave face and to smile even when held back by shyness. Virgo is definitely in action.

The conjunction of two planets linked to emotional life, namely Venus, seduction, and Neptune, intuition, accounts for many details of Loren's love affairs. She said she was convinced that important encounters would take place. Among those, she did not miss Carlo Ponti, who later became her producer and Pygmalion.

Love at first sight happened during the much-vaunted Miss Italy contest. Ponti, 22 years her senior, was already celebrated and married. Nevertheless, the young Sofia finally understood that he held in his hands the reins of her fate, as she later wrote in her autobiography, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life, published in 2014, long after the death of the man who was her husband despite all opposition and all temptations. Venus in Virgo tends to be quite faithful because reason suppresses the planet's and Neptune's impulses. It must be noted that it was Carlo Ponti who changed her name into Sophia Loren, more suitable for an international career.

In addition to the role of Venus and Neptune, Uranus probably puts in his two cents. In an angle in the 4th House – the home – he indicates unstable roots, an atypical situation, and the instinct, in Loren's turn, to start a non-traditional family. She even had to marry Carlo Ponti twice for legal reasons.

Jupiter's Expansion

Luckily, Jupiter has the lead role in the natal chart. Conjunct the cusp of the Midheaven (career, social destiny), though in the 9th House, the Greater Benefic is busy facilitating Loren's quest for her ideal. Indeed, she worked with directors of the young generation of the Italian cinema and experienced a string of successes.

She owed a great deal in particular to Vittorio de Sica, because he let her perform duets with Marcello Mastroianni. Since Jupiter is often synonymous with success abroad, she was among the few comedians able to impose themselves across the Atlantic. She played in the US with Frank Sinatra, Anthony Perkins and Cary Grant, who all fell under her spell. It took her a great deal of good sense to finally prefer security with "her" Carlo Ponti.

Saturn's Support

Let us also observe that Jupiter forms two especially interesting trines with another conjunction, i.e. the Moon and Saturn in Aquarius. This points to Loren's precocious sense of responsibility. She never acted like a diva, for she was acutely aware that she was a privileged person.

It is partly this serious, professional and at the same time generous facet which nurtures the duration of career. For example, despite her status and since a very young age, she learned English, driven by an admirable concern for perfection so as to be able to play in Hollywood.

Saturn, ruler of the chart, also influences her prudent decisions. Owing to his position in Aquarius, of which he is the second ruler, a career in the film industry seems a sensible choice. This ensures the actress that her success will be long-lasting.

Today, although she works less, she gladly attends festivals, and she has become an ambassadress for MSC, a private Italian cruise company. At over 84, Loren does not rest on her laurels.

However, it must be underlined that Saturn, transiting the Ascendant for the third time, heralds a turning point in her life probably made of wisdom and serene detachment.

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Thursday, September 20, 1934

Rome (Italy)

26°53' Virgo

20°45' Aquarius

5°27' Capricorn

0°51' Scorpio

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Biography of Sophia Loren (excerpt)

ofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Italian: ; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren (/ləˈrɛn/ lə-REN, Italian: ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. As of 2023, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of...

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