Sian Phillips

. With the news of her passing, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among "the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment.". She is also a leading light in Social, Welsh and Sexy (SWS), the London-based organisation for Welsh socialites. After several years battling her cancer, Delia Scala died in 2004 in Livorno, Tuscany. In June 2000, she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Although Scala achieved great fame, life was not easy and she was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing a radical mastectomy. She married and divorced Peter O'Toole after having two daughters by him and in 2001 she launched an autobiography revealing details of her tempestuous marriage to him. She ultimately married Piero Giannotti, but he was killed in a bicycle mishap.

She was born Jane Elizabeth Ailwen Phillips in Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales. However, he died in 1957 when his Ferrari crashed while attempting a speed record at the Modena racetrack. Siān Phillips (born May 14, 1934) CBE, is a British actress. During the mid 1950s she gained much publicity for her relationship with Formula One racecar driver Eugenio Castellotti. She starred in several variety shows during the 50s and 60s, and became one of her country's most beloved TV showgirls. In 1956, she began a career in television, an industry that at the time in Italy was still in its infancy.

She performed in numerous ballets until World War II, after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the stage name, Delia Scala. Born Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, as a young girl the family moved to Milan where she studied ballet at La Scala Ballet School for seven years. Delia Scala, born September 25, 1929 - died January 15, 2004, was an Italian ballerina and actress.