Portrait of Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Acting

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.

Born: August 22, 1933

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia)

Filmography

1992
Ricky & Barabba

as Cristina Bonelli

1991
The Odyssey

as Minerva

1987
Rimini Rimini

as sorella dell'ingegnere

1984
Die Nacht der vier Monde

as (special guest)

1984
Cinderella '80

as Mafalda Gherardeschi

1983
This and That

as Dora, madre di Daniela

1983
Magic Touch

as Contessa Irene

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

1974
The Author's Crime

as Milena Gottardi

1973
Lisa and the Devil

as Sophia Lehar

1973
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure

as La moglie del tintore

1972
The Italian Connection

as Lucia Canali

1972
1972
The Crimes of the Black Cat

as Françoise Ballais

1972
So Sweet, So Dead

as Barbara Capuana

1972
1972
To Kill in Silence

as Valeria's mother

1971
African Story

as Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)

1971
1971
Les Jambes en l'air

as Favouille Grandblaise

1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?

as La moglie del presentatore

1971
Sex of the Devil

as Sylvia, the Assistant

1970
Hornets' Nest

as Bianca

1970
1969
1969
1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine

as Marquise de Bressac

1968
The Fight for Rome

as Empress Theodora

1968
1968
A Lovely Way to Die

as Rena Westabrook

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as Countess Francesca De Montefiore

1967
Johnny Banco

as Laureen Moore

1967
Three Bites of the Apple

as Carla Moretti

1967
1966
Four Queens for an Ace

as Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer

1966
Funny Money

as Lucile

1965
Made in Italy

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

1965
Thrilling

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

1965
Il morbidone

as Irene

1965
The Double Bed

as Giulietta / Peggy

1965
The Dictator's Guns

as Rae Osborne

1964
The Circular Triangle

as Alexandra Fonseca

1964
Cyrano and d'Artagnan

as Ninon de Lenclos

1964
Love and Marriage

as (segment "Sabato 18 luglio")

1964
Corpse for the Lady

as Laura Guglielmetti

1964
Let's Talk About Women

as Reluctant Girl

1964
Love in Four Dimensions

as Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")

1964
Hot Enough for June

as Vlasta Simoneva

1964
1963
Judex

as Daisy

1963
1963
Rampage

as Stewardess

1963
1963
The Scapegoat

as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife

1962
La salamandre d'or

as (uncredited)

1962
The Four Truths

as Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")

1962
The Iron Mask

as Marion

1962
The Swordsman of Siena

as Orietta Arconti

1962
The Masseuses

as Marisa

1962
Jessica

as Nunzia Tuffi

1961
Blood Feud

as Carla

1960
1960
Ravishing

as Evelyne Cotteret

1960
1960
1960
Trapped by Fear

as Arabelle

1960
Le pillole di Ercole

as Silvia Pasqui

1959
1959
La cambiale

as Odette Mercury

1959
The Woman's Confidant

as Maria Bonifati

1959
1959
Hercules Unchained

as Iole, bride of Ercole

1958
1958
Love on the Riviera

as Renata Morandi

1958
1958
1958
Toto in Paris

as Juliette Marchand

1958
1958
He Thief, She Thief

as Cesira De Angelis

1958
Hercules

as Iole, Daugher of Pelias

1957
The Mighty Crusaders

as Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)

1957
1957
Oh! Sabella

as Lucia

1957
1957
Guendalina

as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina

1956
Michael Strogoff

as Sangarine

1956
The Railroad Man

as Giulia Marcocci

1955
Are We Men or Corporals?

as The aspiring actress

1951
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Cinderella '87

as Mafalda Gherardeschi