Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sylva Koscina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-08-22 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia)
Acting

1987

Rimini Rimini as sorella dell'ingegnere

1984

...e la vita continua as Evelina

1984

Cinderella '80 as Mafalda Gherardeschi

1981

Ace as Enrichetta

1980

Sunday Lovers as Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")

1977

Casanova & Co. as The Prefect's Wife

1975

The House of Exorcism as Sophia Lehar (archive footage)

1974

Witness to Murder as Sonja Dorigny

1973

Lisa and the Devil as Sophia Lehar

1972

The Italian Connection as Lucia Canali

1972

So Sweet, So Dead as Barbara Capuana

1971

Homo Eroticus as Carla

1971

The Great Swindle as Lola

1971

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? as La moglie del presentatore

1970

Hornets' Nest as Bianca

1969

Marquis de Sade: Justine as Marquise de Bressac

1969

The Battle of Neretva as Danica

1969

I See Naked as Self

1969

He and She as She

1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Countess Francesca De Montefiore

1968

A Lovely Way to Die as Rena Westabrook

1967

Deadlier Than the Male as Penelope

1966

Me, Me, Me... and the Others as The 'Star'

1966

Funny Money as Lucile

1965

Juliet of the Spirits as Sylva

1965

Made in Italy as Diana (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3") (as Silva Koscina)

1965

That Man in Istanbul as Kenny

1965

Thrilling as Paola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")

1964

Hot Enough for June as Vlasta Simoneva

1964

Cyrano and d'Artagnan as Ninon de Lenclos

1964

Let's Talk About Women as Reluctant Girl

1963

Rampage as Stewardess

1963

The Shortest Day as Not available

1963

Judex as Daisy

1963

The Scapegoat as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife

1962

The Swordsman of Siena as Orietta Arconti

1962

Jessica as Nunzia Tuffi

1962

The Four Truths as Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")

1962

The Iron Mask as Marion

1960

Trapped by Fear as Arabelle

1960

Siege of Syracuse as Clio

1960

The Traffic Policeman as Herself

1959

Hercules Unchained as Iole, bride of Ercole

1959

Uncle Was a Vampire as Carla

1959

La cambiale as Odette Mercury

1959

The Surprises of Love as Marianna

1958

Hercules as Iole, Daugher of Pelias

1958

He Thief, She Thief as Cesira De Angelis

1958

Totò in the Moon as Lidia

1958

Love on the Riviera as Renata Morandi

1958

Toto in Paris as Juliette Marchand

1958

Young Husbands as Mara

1957

Oh! Sabella as Lucia

1956

Michael Strogoff as Sangarine

1956

The Railroad Man as Giulia Marcocci

1954

Reflets de Cannes as Self

1951

Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Host

NaN

Cinderella '87 as Mafalda Gherardeschi

1992

Ricky & Barabba as Cristina Bonelli

1991

The Odyssey as Minerva

1984

Die Nacht der vier Monde as (special guest)

1983

This and That as Dora, madre di Daniela

1983

Magic Touch as Contessa Irene

1974

The Author's Crime as Milena Gottardi

1973

My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure as La moglie del tintore

1972

Nights of Boccaccio as Fiammetta

1972

The Crimes of the Black Cat as Françoise Ballais

1972

Blessed Are the Rich as Contessa

1972

To Kill in Silence as Valeria's mother

1971

African Story as Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)

1971

Sex of the Devil as Sylvia, the Assistant

1971

Les Jambes en l'air as Favouille Grandblaise

1970

Vertigo For A Killer as Sylvie

1970

The Modification as Cécile

1968

The Fight for Rome as Empress Theodora

1968

The Protagonists as Nancy

1967

Three Bites of the Apple as Carla Moretti

1967

Italy's in Season as Self

1967

Johnny Banco as Laureen Moore

1966

Four Queens for an Ace as Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer

1965

The Double Bed as Giulietta / Peggy

1965

Money as Leda

1965

The Dictator's Guns as Rae Osborne

1965

Il morbidone as Irene

1964

The Circular Triangle as Alexandra Fonseca

1964

Love in Four Dimensions as Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")

1964

Corpse for the Lady as Laura Guglielmetti

1964

Una storia di notte as Maddalena

1964

Love and Marriage as (segment "Sabato 18 luglio")

1963

The Little Nuns as Elena

1963

Girl's Apartment as Eléna

1962

The Masseuses as Marisa

1962

Copacabana Palace as Ines

1962

La salamandre d'or as (uncredited)

1961

Blood Feud as Carla

1961

Destination Fury as Not available

1960

Ravishing as Evelyne Cotteret

1960

Le pillole di Ercole as Silvia Pasqui

1960

Love, the Italian Way as Luciana

1960

Mariti in pericolo as Silvana

1959

Poor Millionaires as Alice

1959

The Woman's Confidant as Maria Bonifati

1958

Dangerous Women as Tosca

1958

La nipote Sabella as Lucia

1957

The Mighty Crusaders as Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)

1957

Guendalina as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina

1957

Engaged to Death as Lucia

1957

Non sono più guaglione as Carolina

1957

Female Three Times as Sonia

1955

Are We Men or Corporals? as The aspiring actress