Sybil Danning (born May 24, 1952) is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.
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 United States Army major who moved the family to the United States when his tour of duty in Austria with the occupation forces was over.
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Sybil Danning (born May 24, 1952) is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.
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 United States Army major who moved the family to the United States when his tour of duty in Austria with the occupation forces was over.
Danning became an actress after leaving home about 1968 at the age of sixteen.
Danning made her film debut in 1968, portraying the legendary German mermaid "Lorelei" only clothed with her long blond tresses. The next year, she had a role in one of Robert De Niro’s first movies, "Sam’s Song".
Danning next trained for three years with a drama coach in Munich. In 1972, she was included in the cast of Bluebeard, along with Raquel Welch and Richard Burton, playing a high-caliber prostitute. The same year, she was also in the "Eye of the Labyrinth", a giallo...
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