Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

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.

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Known For

Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Music Festival

1951 • as Self - Host

Michael Strogoff

Michael Strogoff

1956 • as Sangarine

Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits

1965 • as Sylva

The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

1972 • as Lucia Canali

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968 • as Countess Francesca De Montefiore

Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil

1973 • as Sophia Lehar

Filmography

1992

Ricky & Barabba
Ricky & Barabba
as Cristina Bonelli
Movie - Released: 12/19/1992

1991

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
as Minerva
Movie - Released: 12/13/1991

1987

Rimini Rimini
Rimini Rimini
as sorella dell'ingegnere
Movie - Released: 2/27/1987

1984

Cinderella '80
Cinderella '80
as Mafalda Gherardeschi
Movie - Released: 2/16/1984
Die Nacht der vier Monde
Die Nacht der vier Monde
as (special guest)
Movie - Released: 3/4/1984
TV
...e la vita continua
as Evelina
TV - Released: 4/1/1984

1983

Magic Touch
Magic Touch
as Contessa Irene
Movie - Released: 10/27/1983
This and That
This and That
as Dora, madre di Daniela
Movie - Released: 12/21/1983

1981

Ace
Ace
as Enrichetta
Movie - Released: 4/9/1981

1980

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers
as Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")
Movie - Released: 10/31/1980

1977

Casanova & Co.
Casanova & Co.
as The Prefect's Wife
Movie - Released: 3/1/1977

1975

The House of Exorcism
The House of Exorcism
as Sophia Lehar (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/2/1975
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
as Mariù
Movie - Released: 8/21/1975

1974

Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder
as Sonja Dorigny
Movie - Released: 4/20/1974
Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau
Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau
as Zoraida
Movie - Released: 8/26/1974
The Author's Crime
The Author's Crime
as Milena Gottardi
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974

1973

Lisa and the Devil
Lisa and the Devil
as Sophia Lehar
Movie - Released: 5/8/1973
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
as La moglie del tintore
Movie - Released: 4/14/1973

1972

The Crimes of the Black Cat
The Crimes of the Black Cat
as Françoise Ballais
Movie - Released: 8/12/1972
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
as Lucia Canali
Movie - Released: 9/2/1972
So Sweet, So Dead
So Sweet, So Dead
as Barbara Capuana
Movie - Released: 7/18/1972
Blessed Are the Rich
Blessed Are the Rich
as Contessa
Movie - Released: 8/30/1972
To Kill in Silence
To Kill in Silence
as Valeria's mother
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
Nights of Boccaccio
Nights of Boccaccio
as Fiammetta
Movie - Released: 3/28/1972

1971

The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle
as Lola
Movie - Released: 3/6/1971
Sex of the Devil
Sex of the Devil
as Sylvia, the Assistant
Movie - Released: 1/26/1971
Homo Eroticus
Homo Eroticus
as Carla
Movie - Released: 9/14/1971
African Story
African Story
as Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)
Movie - Released: 10/21/1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as La moglie del presentatore
Movie - Released: 2/25/1971
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife
as Susana
Movie - Released: 10/29/1971
Les jambes en l'air
Les jambes en l'air
as Favouille Grandblaise
Movie - Released: 5/13/1971

1970

Hornets' Nest
Hornets' Nest
as Bianca
Movie - Released: 9/8/1970
The Dove Must Not Fly
The Dove Must Not Fly
as Anne
Movie - Released: 3/11/1970
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
as La baronessa di Valdarno
Movie - Released: 12/20/1970
Vertigo For A Killer
Vertigo For A Killer
as Sylvie
Movie - Released: 8/5/1970
Movie
The Modification
as Cécile
Movie - Released: 7/31/1970

1969

I See Naked
I See Naked
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/17/1969
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
as Danica
Movie - Released: 10/7/1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Marquise de Bressac
Movie - Released: 4/3/1969
He and She
He and She
as She
Movie - Released: 9/28/1969
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
as Theodora
Movie - Released: 2/21/1969

1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
Movie - Released: 2/29/1968
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
as Rena Westabrook
Movie - Released: 4/19/1968
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
as Empress Theodora
Movie - Released: 12/17/1968
The Protagonists
The Protagonists
as Nancy
Movie - Released: 6/7/1968

1967

Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
as Penelope
Movie - Released: 2/12/1967
Three Bites of the Apple
Three Bites of the Apple
as Carla Moretti
Movie - Released: 5/24/1967
Johnny Banco
Johnny Banco
as Laureen Moore
Movie - Released: 8/10/1967
Movie
Italy's in Season
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967

1966

Funny Money
Funny Money
as Lucile
Movie - Released: 3/9/1966
Carré de dames pour un as
Carré de dames pour un as
as Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer
Movie - Released: 10/5/1966
Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
as Mania
Movie - Released: 1/1/1966
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
as The 'Star'
Movie - Released: 2/16/1966

1965

That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul
as Kenny
Movie - Released: 8/11/1965
Made in Italy
Made in Italy
as Diana (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3") (as Silva Koscina)
Movie - Released: 12/22/1965
The Dictator's Guns
The Dictator's Guns
as Rae Osborne
Movie - Released: 6/18/1965
Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits
as Sylva
Movie - Released: 10/22/1965
Movie
Money
as Leda
Movie - Released: 11/25/1965
Il morbidone
Il morbidone
as Irene
Movie - Released: 9/30/1965
Thrilling
Thrilling
as Paola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Movie - Released: 10/21/1965
The Double Bed
The Double Bed
as Giulietta / Peggy
Movie - Released: 8/6/1965

1964

Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June
as Vlasta Simoneva
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
Una storia di notte
Una storia di notte
as Maddalena
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
Let's Talk About Women
Let's Talk About Women
as Reluctant Girl
Movie - Released: 3/28/1964
Love in Four Dimensions
Love in Four Dimensions
as Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")
Movie - Released: 3/21/1964
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
as Ninon de Lenclos
Movie - Released: 10/22/1964
Corpse for the Lady
Corpse for the Lady
as Laura Guglielmetti
Movie - Released: 8/19/1964
The Circular Triangle
The Circular Triangle
as Alexandra Fonseca
Movie - Released: 12/17/1964
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
as (segment "Sabato 18 luglio")
Movie - Released: 10/16/1964

1963

Judex
Judex
as Daisy
Movie - Released: 12/4/1963
Girl's Apartment
Girl's Apartment
as Eléna
Movie - Released: 12/4/1963
The Little Nuns
The Little Nuns
as Elena
Movie - Released: 8/29/1963
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
Movie - Released: 8/23/1963
Rampage
Rampage
as Stewardess
Movie - Released: 10/9/1963
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
Movie - Released: 2/14/1963

1962

The Swordsman of Siena
The Swordsman of Siena
as Orietta Arconti
Movie - Released: 10/19/1962
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
as Marion
Movie - Released: 10/26/1962
The Masseuses
The Masseuses
as Marisa
Movie - Released: 9/20/1962
The Four Truths
The Four Truths
as Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
Movie - Released: 12/21/1962
La salamandre d'or
La salamandre d'or
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1962
Copacabana Palace
Copacabana Palace
as Ines
Movie - Released: 11/3/1962
Jessica
Jessica
as Nunzia Tuffi
Movie - Released: 4/19/1962

1961

Blood Feud
Blood Feud
as Carla
Movie - Released: 3/11/1961
Destination Fury
Destination Fury
Movie - Released: 7/23/1961

1960

The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman
as Herself
Movie - Released: 11/16/1960
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse
as Clio
Movie - Released: 3/17/1960
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
as Carolina
Movie - Released: 12/13/1960
Trapped by Fear
Trapped by Fear
as Arabelle
Movie - Released: 11/4/1960
Le pillole di Ercole
Le pillole di Ercole
as Silvia Pasqui
Movie - Released: 9/10/1960
Mariti in pericolo
Mariti in pericolo
as Silvana
Movie - Released: 11/24/1960
Love, the Italian Way
Love, the Italian Way
as Luciana
Movie - Released: 12/22/1960
I piaceri dello scapolo
I piaceri dello scapolo
as Eby
Movie - Released: 3/30/1960
Ravishing
Ravishing
as Evelyne Cotteret
Movie - Released: 12/14/1960
Genitori in blue-jeans
Genitori in blue-jeans
as Elena
Movie - Released: 2/10/1960

1959

Hercules Unchained
Hercules Unchained
as Iole, bride of Ercole
Movie - Released: 2/14/1959
La cambiale
La cambiale
as Odette Mercury
Movie - Released: 11/19/1959
The Woman's Confidant
The Woman's Confidant
as Maria Bonifati
Movie - Released: 6/20/1959
Uncle Was a Vampire
Uncle Was a Vampire
as Carla
Movie - Released: 10/28/1959
Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires
as Alice
Movie - Released: 5/2/1959
The Surprises of Love
The Surprises of Love
as Marianna
Movie - Released: 12/2/1959

1958

La nipote Sabella
La nipote Sabella
as Lucia
Movie - Released: 11/20/1958
Toto in Paris
Toto in Paris
as Juliette Marchand
Movie - Released: 10/23/1958
Hercules
Hercules
as Iole, Daugher of Pelias
Movie - Released: 2/20/1958
He Thief, She Thief
He Thief, She Thief
as Cesira De Angelis
Movie - Released: 3/12/1958
Love on the Riviera
Love on the Riviera
as Renata Morandi
Movie - Released: 11/27/1958
Totò nella Luna
Totò nella Luna
as Lidia
Movie - Released: 11/28/1958
Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women
as Tosca
Movie - Released: 11/26/1958
Quando gli angeli piangono
Quando gli angeli piangono
as Marta
Movie - Released: 8/8/1958
Young Husbands
Young Husbands
as Mara
Movie - Released: 3/13/1958

1957

Oh! Sabella
Oh! Sabella
as Lucia
Movie - Released: 8/29/1957
Female Three Times
Female Three Times
as Sonia
Movie - Released: 10/25/1957
Guendalina
Guendalina
as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina
Movie - Released: 3/14/1957
The Mighty Crusaders
The Mighty Crusaders
as Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)
Movie - Released: 12/23/1957
The Innocent with Forty Children
The Innocent with Forty Children
as Gina Lantois
Movie - Released: 12/20/1957
Engaged to Death
Engaged to Death
as Lucia
Movie - Released: 4/13/1957
Non sono più guaglione
Non sono più guaglione
as Carolina
Movie - Released: 12/23/1957

1956

The Railroad Man
The Railroad Man
as Giulia Marcocci
Movie - Released: 11/21/1956
Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff
as Sangarine
Movie - Released: 12/14/1956

1955

Are We Men or Corporals?
Are We Men or Corporals?
as The aspiring actress
Movie - Released: 8/26/1955

1954

Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
TV - Released: 3/25/1954

1951

Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 1/29/1951

Unknown

Cinderella '87
Cinderella '87
as Mafalda Gherardeschi
TV