Anita Ekberg net worth: Anita Ekberg is a Swedish actress and model who has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars. She was born Kerstin Marianne Ekberg on September 29, 1931. In the year 1950, Ekberg competed the Miss Universe pageant, but she did not win. In the end, she was among six finalists she was given an exclusive contract with Universal Studios. In the 1953 film Abbott and Costello, Go to Mars, she was a major character. Modeling, Ekberg was a well-known 1950s pin-up girl before she managed to break into the film industry. Ekberg has worked with stars like John Wayne, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. Ekberg has been likened to Marilyn Monroe. Ekberg was seen in War and Peace (1956), Back From Eternity ( 1956), Paris Holiday (1958) and Boccaccio 70 (1962) as well as 4 For Texas (1963) as well as Intervista (1987). Ekberg married Anthony Steel, best known for his 1950 British war film The Wooden Horse. He was married from 1956 to 1959. Rik Van Nuutter, best famous for playing James Bond's character Felix Leiter in Thunderball (1965-1975) was her husband.
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