Multiple choice general knowledge

Name the first actress to win a Best Actress Oscar for a non-English film.

  1. Salma Hayek

  2. Jenifer Lopez

  3. Penelope Cruz

  4. Sophia Loren

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sophia Loren indeed won Best Actress for 'Two Women' (La Ciociara) in 1961, an Italian film - the first Oscar win for a non-English performance. This historic win paved the way for foreign-language performances. Cruz and Hayek were nominated much later.