Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1933-08-22
- Day of Death1994-12-26 (61 years)
- Place of BirthZagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia)
- Also Known AsСильва КошинаS. KoscinaSilva KoscinaSilvia KoscinaSylvia Koscinaسیلوا کوشچینا
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 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
1980Sunday Lovers
As: Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")
1977Casanova & Co.
As: The Prefect's Wife
1975Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
As: Mariù
1974Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau
As: Zoraida
1974Witness to Murder
As: Sonja Dorigny
1974The Author's Crime
As: Milena Gottardi
- 1973
Lisa and the Devil
As: Sophia Lehar
1973My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
As: La moglie del tintore
1972The Italian Connection
As: Lucia Canali
1972Blessed Are the Rich
As: Contessa
1972The Crimes of the Black Cat
As: Françoise Ballais
1972So Sweet, So Dead
As: Barbara Capuana
1972Nights of Boccaccio
As: Fiammetta
1972To Kill in Silence
As: Valeria's mother
1971You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife
As: Susana
1971African Story
As: Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)
1971Homo Eroticus
As: Carla
1971Les Jambes en l'air
As: Favouille Grandblaise
1971The Great Swindle
As: Lola
1971Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
As: La moglie del presentatore
1971Sex of the Devil
As: Sylvia, the Assistant
1970Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
As: La baronessa di Valdarno
1970Hornets' Nest
As: Bianca
1970Vertigo For A Killer
As: Sylvie
1970The Modification
As: Cécile
1970The Dove Must Not Fly
As: Anne
1969The Battle of Neretva
As: Danica
1969He and She
As: She
1969Marquis de Sade: Justine
As: Marquise de Bressac
1969The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
As: Theodora
1968The Fight for Rome
As: Empress Theodora
1968The Protagonists
As: Nancy
1968A Lovely Way to Die
As: Rena Westabrook
1968The Secret War of Harry Frigg
As: Countess Francesca De Montefiore
1967Johnny Banco
As: Laureen Moore
1967Three Bites of the Apple
As: Carla Moretti
1967Deadlier Than the Male
As: Penelope
1966Four Queens for an Ace
As: Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer
1966Funny Money
As: Lucile
1966Me, Me, Me... and the Others
As: The 'Star'
1966Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
As: Mania
1965Made in Italy
As: Diana (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3") (as Silva Koscina)
- 1965
Juliet of the Spirits
As: Sylva
1965Thrilling
As: Paola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
1965Il morbidone
As: Irene
1965That Man in Istanbul
As: Kenny
1965The Double Bed
As: Giulietta / Peggy
1965The Dictator's Guns
As: Rae Osborne
1964The Circular Triangle
As: Alexandra Fonseca
1964Cyrano and d'Artagnan
As: Ninon de Lenclos
1964Love and Marriage
As: (segment "Sabato 18 luglio")
1964Corpse for the Lady
As: Laura Guglielmetti
1964Let's Talk About Women
As: Reluctant Girl
1964Love in Four Dimensions
As: Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")
1964Hot Enough for June
As: Vlasta Simoneva
1964Una storia di notte
As: Maddalena
1963Judex
As: Daisy
1963Girl's Apartment
As: Eléna
1963Rampage
As: Stewardess
1963The Little Nuns
As: Elena
1963The Scapegoat
As: Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
1962La salamandre d'or
As: (uncredited)
1962The Four Truths
As: Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
1962Copacabana Palace
As: Ines
1962The Iron Mask
As: Marion
1962The Swordsman of Siena
As: Orietta Arconti
1962The Masseuses
As: Marisa
1962Jessica
As: Nunzia Tuffi
1961Blood Feud
As: Carla
1960Love, the Italian Way
As: Luciana
1960Ravishing
As: Evelyne Cotteret
1960...And Suddenly It's Murder!
As: Carolina
1960Mariti in pericolo
As: Silvana
1960Trapped by Fear
As: Arabelle
1960Le pillole di Ercole
As: Silvia Pasqui
1960I piaceri dello scapolo
As: Eby
1960Siege of Syracuse
As: Clio
1960Genitori in blue-jeans
As: Elena
1959The Surprises of Love
As: Marianna
1959La cambiale
As: Odette Mercury
1959Uncle Was a Vampire
As: Carla
1959The Woman's Confidant
As: Maria Bonifati
1959Poor Millionaires
As: Alice
1959Hercules Unchained
As: Iole, bride of Ercole
1958Totò in the Moon
As: Lidia
1958Love on the Riviera
As: Renata Morandi
1958Dangerous Women
As: Tosca
1958La nipote Sabella
As: Lucia
1958Toto in Paris
As: Juliette Marchand
1958Quando gli angeli piangono
As: Marta
1958Young Husbands
As: Mara
1958He Thief, She Thief
As: Cesira De Angelis
1958Hercules
As: Iole, Daugher of Pelias
1957The Mighty Crusaders
As: Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)
1957Non sono più guaglione
As: Carolina
1957The Innocent with Forty Children
As: Gina Lantois
1957Female Three Times
As: Sonia
1957Oh! Sabella
As: Lucia
1957Engaged to Death
As: Lucia
1957Guendalina
As: Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina
1956Michael Strogoff
As: Sangarine
1956The Railroad Man
As: Giulia Marcocci
1955Are We Men or Corporals?
As: The aspiring actress