Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning is an actress and iconoclastic scream queen known for her horror and B-movie roles, in films like Battle Beyond The Stars, Hercules, Amazon Women On The Moon, Halloween (2007), and others.

Biography

Sybil Danning (originally born as Sybille Johanna Danninger) was born on May 24th, 1952 in Wels, Austria.

She was the daughter of a major in the United States Army, and an Austrian mother. After growing up on various Army bases around the world, she returned to Austria where she worked as a dental hygienist. She worked as a cosmetologist, where she began modeling. Her first film appearances started in 1968 in German language films.

In 1978, Sybil moved to Hollywood. She began appearing in several Roger Corman-produced films as well as mainstream movies.

She has been married to Horst Lasse since 1991. Although she had a long absence from filmmaking due to a herniated disc, she began appearing in new roles in the late 2000s. She now works mainly as a producer.

For a while in the early 2000s, Danning had partial ownership of the ice hockey team SC Riessersee.

Filmography

Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein (1968) as Lorelei
Sam’s Song (1969)
On the Side (1971)
The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971)
The Resort Girls (1971)
Freedom for Love (1971)
L’amante dell’Orsa Maggiore (1971)
In Trouble (1971)
Liebesmarkt in Dänemark (1971)
The Honest Interview (1971)
Bluebeard (1972)
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) as Toni
Das Mädchen mit der heißen Masche (1972)
Naughty Nymphs (1972)
Sex Olympics (1972)
The Three Musketeers (1973) as Eugenie
Little Funny Guy (1973)
The Four Musketeers (1974) as Eugenie
Run, Run, Joe! (1974)
L’important c’est d’aimer (1975)
The Porcelain Anniversary (1975)
Operation Lady Marlene (1975)
Der Geheimnisträger (1975)
God’s Gun (1976)
The Night of the Askari (1976)
The Twist (1976)
Crossed Swords (1977)
Operation Thunderbolt (1977) as Halima
Crossed Swords (1977) as Mother Canty
Cat in the Cage (1978)
The Concorde… Airport ’79 (1979)
Meteor (1979) as Girl Skier
The Swap (1979)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) as St. Exmin
Day of the Cobra (1980) as Brenda
Nightkill (1980) as Monika Childs
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
The Man with Bogart’s Face (1980)
Il giorno del Cobra (1980)
Cuba Crossing (1980)
Separate Ways (1981)
The Salamander (1981) as Lili Anders
Chained Heat (1983) as Ericka
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) as Julia
Hercules (1983) as Adriana
Julie Darling (1983)
Imps* (1983)
S.A.S. à San Salvador (1983)
They’re Playing with Fire (1984) as Diane Stevens
Jungle Warriors (1984) as Angel
The Panther Squad (1984)
Malibu Express (1985) as Contessa Luciana
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) as Stirba
Young Lady Chatterley II (1985) as Judith Grimmer
The Tomb (1986) as Jade
Reform School Girls (1986) as Warden Sutter
Warrior Queen (1987) as Berenice
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Queen Lara
The Phantom Empire (1988) as The Alien Queen
L.A. Bounty (1989) as Ruger
Pale Blood (1990) as People of the Night
Grindhouse (2007) as Gretchen Krupp
Halloween (2007) as Nurse Wynn
Jump! (2008) as Anna Gruber

Sybil Danning Gallery