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Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Acting1933Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia)

Biography

Sylva Koscina (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsilva ˈkɔʃʃina]; born Silvija Košćina, pronounced [sǐlʋija kǒʃtɕina]; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, maybe best remembered for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules (Steve Reeves) in Hercules (1958) and Hercules Unchained (1960). She also played Paul Newman's romantic interest in The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968).

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Acting History

1992
Ricky & Barabba
as Cristina Bonelli
1991
L'odissea
TVas Minerva
1987
Rimini Rimini
as sorella dell'ingegnere
Cinderella '87
TVas Mafalda Gherardeschi
1984
Cinderella '80
as Mafalda Gherardeschi
Die Nacht der vier Monde
as (special guest)
1983
Magic Touch
as Contessa Irene
This and That
as Dora, madre di Daniela
1981
Ace
as Enrichetta
1980
Sunday Lovers
as Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")
1977
Sex on the Run
as The Prefect's Wife
1974
1973
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
as La moglie del tintore
Lisa and the Devil
as Sophia Lehar
1972
The Crimes of the Black Cat
as Françoise Ballais
The Italian Connection
as Lucia Canali
So Sweet, So Dead
as Barbara Capuana
To Kill in Silence
as Valeria's mother
Sanremo Music Festival
TVas Self - Host3 eps
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as La moglie del presentatore
Sex of the Devil
as Sylvia, the Assistant
African Story
as Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)
Les Jambes en l'air
as Favouille Grandblaise
1968
The Fight for Rome
as Empress Theodora
A Lovely Way to Die
as Rena Westabrook
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
1967
Johnny Banco
as Laureen Moore
Three Bites of the Apple
as Carla Moretti
1966
Funny Money
as Lucile
Four Queens for an Ace
as Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer
1965
The Dictator's Guns
as Rae Osborne
Made in Italy
as Diana (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3") (as Silva Koscina)
Money
as Leda
Thrilling
as Paola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Il morbidone
as Irene
The Double Bed
as Giulietta / Peggy
1964
Love and Marriage
as (segment "Sabato 18 luglio")
Hot Enough for June
as Vlasta Simoneva
Let's Talk About Women
as Reluctant Girl
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
as Ninon de Lenclos
Love in Four Dimensions
as Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")
Corpse for the Lady
as Laura Guglielmetti
The Circular Triangle
as Alexandra Fonseca
1963
The Scapegoat
as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
Rampage
as Stewardess
Judex
as Daisy
1962
The Masseuses
as Marisa
The Swordsman of Siena
as Orietta Arconti
The Iron Mask
as Marion
Jessica
as Nunzia Tuffi
The Four Truths
as Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
La salamandre d'or
as (uncredited)
1959
The Woman's Confidant
as Maria Bonifati
Hercules Unchained
as Iole, bride of Ercole
La cambiale
as Odette Mercury
1958
Toto in Paris
as Juliette Marchand
He Thief, She Thief
as Cesira De Angelis
Love on the Riviera
as Renata Morandi
Hercules
as Iole, Daugher of Pelias
1957
Guendalina
as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina
Oh! Sabella
as Lucia
The Mighty Crusaders
as Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)
1956
Michael Strogoff
as Sangarine
The Railroad Man
as Giulia Marcocci
1955
Are We Men or Corporals?
as The aspiring actress
1954

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
8/22/1933
Day of Death
12/26/1994
Place of Birth
Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia)
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