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Also noteworthy were The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, once again with Raquel Welch, both movies produced by Ilya and [[Alexander Salkind]]. |
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In 1978 Sybil set out for Hollywood. Leaving everything in Europe behind, friends and family, with no contract, no agent and no idea what the future would bring<ref> |
In 1978 Sybil set out for Hollywood. Leaving everything in Europe behind, friends and family, with no contract, no agent and no idea what the future would bring<ref>http://www.sybildanning.net/Biography_of_Sybil_Danning.htm</ref>. |
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 Danning in April 2006 | |
| Born | Sybille Johanna Danninger |
| Other names | Cybil Danning Sybille Danninger |
Sybil Danning (born May 24, 1952[citation needed]) is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B-movies, science fiction films, and action movies.
Early life
Danning was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria as Sybille Johanna Danninger. Her father was an American of Dutch and German descent; her Austrian mother later married a U.S. Army Major who moved the family to the U.S.[1] Danning became an actress after leaving home around 1968 at the age of 16.
Career
Sybil made her film debut in 1968, portraying the legendary Lorelei only clothed by her long blond tresses. So she immediately became a sensation for the press after that seductive contribution. The next year, she had a role in one of Robert De Niro’s first movie, Sam’s Song.
Sybil trained for three years with a drama coach in Munich. In 1972, she was included in the cast of Bluebeard, alongside Raquel Welch and Richard Burton, playing a high-class prostitute. The same year, she was also in Eye of the Labyrinth, a giallo thriller.
Also noteworthy were The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, once again with Raquel Welch, both movies produced by Ilya and Alexander Salkind.
In 1978 Sybil set out for Hollywood. Leaving everything in Europe behind, friends and family, with no contract, no agent and no idea what the future would bring[2].
And why not? Famed movie critic Roger Ebert admitted to being a fan, so… Sybil’s agressive sex-appeal was welcome in many action adventures with sexy situations. Battle Beyond the Stars saw her portray an extra-terrestrial amazon, a character who got her breasts fogged out during the movie prime-time television premiere! Named Saint-Exmin, this remains one of her best performance and earned The Golden Scroll Award of Merit from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. This sci-fi movie was sort of a remake of The Magnificent Seven, itself a remake of the best picture of all time, Seven Samurai. Sybil took part in another variation of this same premise for The Seven Magnificent Gladiators, alongside Lou Ferrigno (want another version? Try A Bug’s Life…).
By the 1980s, Danning was a sex symbol. [citation needed] She appeared in films including Malibu Express, Battle Beyond the Stars, Reform School Girls, Chained Heat, They're Playing with Fire, and in an episode of the 1980s TV series V. Danning had her own video line in the 1980s called Adventure Video through USA Home Video. Danning was the host of her own collection of 26 action adventure movies that bear the title Sybil Danning's Adventure Video for USA Home Video[3]. Danning would appear at the beginning, spout one-liners, introduce the video and then return at the end to wrap it up.In 1989, Danning re-teamed with the producers of Bluebeard, The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers, and The Prince and the Pauper to play a succubus on the TV series Superboy.
She was featured in a nude pictorial in the August 1983 issue of Playboy, including the cover.[citation needed] While she still continued to make appearances at science fiction conventions, her role in 2007's Jump! with Patrick Swayze was her first on screen appearance since 1989. [citation needed] In 2007, she also appeared in the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez film Grindhouse in the Rob Zombie-directed segment "Werewolf Women of the S.S." and in Rob Zombie's Halloween.
References
External links
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- Official site for Sybil Danning