Sica

In her left hand, she holds a sica, a hooked sword, which she lifts skyward to celebrate her conquest.

She went on to work alongside some of Italy’s most famous leading men, including Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman and Vittorio De Sica, and for some of the country’s most renowned directors, including Roberto Rossellini, Dino Risi and later Pupi Avati and Gabriele Salvatores.

She won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as Cesira in Vittorio De Sica’s 1960 war drama “Two Women.”

She won the Academy Award for best actress for her role as Cesira in Vittorio De Sica’s 1960 war drama “Two Women.”

Cookie, Sophus and Sica were chosen for their barking skills, and went through three months of training: not only to bark on command, but to remain quiet for the rest of the performance.