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).
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Known For
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Marquise de Bressac
Juliet of the Spirits
(1965)
Sylva
Casanova & Co.
(1977)
The Prefect's Wife
Hercules
(1958)
Iole, Daugher of Pelias
Ace
(1981)
Enrichetta
The Battle of Neretva
(1969)
Danica
I See Naked
(1969)
Self
Rimini Rimini
(1987)
sorella dell'ingegnere
The Shortest Day
(1963)
Hercules Unchained
(1959)
Iole, bride of Ercole
La cambiale
(1959)
Odette Mercury
Sunday Lovers
(1980)
Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")
Homo Eroticus
(1971)
Carla
The Railroad Man
(1956)
Giulia Marcocci
Michael Strogoff
(1956)
Sangarine
Cinderella '80
(1984)
Mafalda Gherardeschi
Full Filmography
Acting
Are We Men or Corporals?
(1955)
The aspiring actress
The Railroad Man
(1956)
Giulia Marcocci
Michael Strogoff
(1956)
Sangarine
Oh! Sabella
(1957)
Lucia
Female Three Times
(1957)
Sonia
The Mighty Crusaders
(1957)
Clorinda (as Silva Koscina)
Guendalina
(1957)
Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina
The Innocent with Forty Children
(1957)
Gina Lantois
Engaged to Death
(1957)
Lucia
Non sono più guaglione
(1957)
Carolina
La nipote Sabella
(1958)
Lucia
Toto in Paris
(1958)
Juliette Marchand
Hercules
(1958)
Iole, Daugher of Pelias
He Thief, She Thief
(1958)
Cesira De Angelis
Love on the Riviera
(1958)
Renata Morandi
Totò nella Luna
(1958)
Lidia
Dangerous Women
(1958)
Tosca
Young Husbands
(1958)
Mara
Quando gli angeli piangono
(1958)
Marta
Hercules Unchained
(1959)
Iole, bride of Ercole
La cambiale
(1959)
Odette Mercury
The Woman's Confidant
(1959)
Maria Bonifati
Uncle Was A Vampire
(1959)
Carla
Poor Millionaires
(1959)
Alice
The Surprises of Love
(1959)
Marianna
The Traffic Policeman
(1960)
Herself
Siege of Syracuse
(1960)
Clio
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
(1960)
Carolina
Trapped by Fear
(1960)
Arabelle
Le pillole di Ercole
(1960)
Silvia Pasqui
Mariti in pericolo
(1960)
Silvana
Love, the Italian Way
(1960)
Luciana
I piaceri dello scapolo
(1960)
Eby
Ravishing
(1960)
Evelyne Cotteret
Genitori in blue-jeans
(1960)
Elena
Blood Feud
(1961)
Carla
Destination Fury
(1961)
The Swordsman of Siena
(1962)
Orietta Arconti
The Iron Mask
(1962)
Marion
The Masseuses
(1962)
Marisa
The Four Truths
(1962)
Mia (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
Copacabana Palace
(1962)
Ines
Jessica
(1962)
Nunzia Tuffi
La salamandre d'or
(1962)
Judex
(1963)
Daisy
Girl's Apartment
(1963)
Eléna
The Little Nuns
(1963)
Elena
The Scapegoat
(1963)
Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
Rampage
(1963)
Stewardess
The Shortest Day
(1963)
Hot Enough for June
(1964)
Vlasta Simoneva
Let's Talk About Women
(1964)
Reluctant Girl
Love in Four Dimensions
(1964)
Irma, la moglie (segment "Amore e vita")
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
(1964)
Ninon de Lenclos
Corpse for the Lady
(1964)
Laura Guglielmetti
The Circular Triangle
(1964)
Alexandra Fonseca
Love and Marriage
(1964)
(segment "Sabato 18 luglio")
Una storia di notte
(1964)
Maddalena
That Man in Istanbul
(1965)
Kenny
Made in Italy
(1965)
Diana (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3") (as Silva Koscina)
The Dictator's Guns
(1965)
Rae Osborne
Juliet of the Spirits
(1965)
Sylva
Money
(1965)
Leda
Il morbidone
(1965)
Irene
Thrilling
(1965)
Paola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
The Double Bed
(1965)
Giulietta / Peggy
Funny Money
(1966)
Lucile
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
(1966)
The 'Star'
Carré de dames pour un as
(1966)
Dolores Arrabal, Fashion Designer
Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
(1966)
Mania
Deadlier Than the Male
(1967)
Penelope
Three Bites of the Apple
(1967)
Carla Moretti
Johnny Banco
(1967)
Laureen Moore
Italy's in Season
(1967)
Self
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Countess Francesca De Montefiore
A Lovely Way to Die
(1968)
Rena Westabrook
The Fight for Rome
(1968)
Empress Theodora
The Protagonists
(1968)
Nancy
I See Naked
(1969)
Self
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Marquise de Bressac
He and She
(1969)
She
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
(1969)
Theodora
The Battle of Neretva
(1969)
Danica
Hornets' Nest
(1970)
Bianca
The Dove Must Not Fly
(1970)
Anne
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
(1970)
La baronessa di Valdarno
Vertigo For A Killer
(1970)
Sylvie
The Modification
(1970)
Cécile
The Great Swindle
(1971)
Lola
Sex of the Devil
(1971)
Sylvia, the Assistant
Homo Eroticus
(1971)
Carla
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
(1971)
La moglie del presentatore
African Story
(1971)
Barbara Hayland (as Silva Koscina)
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife
(1971)
Susana
Les jambes en l'air
(1971)
Favouille Grandblaise
The Crimes of the Black Cat
(1972)
Françoise Ballais
The Italian Connection
(1972)
Lucia Canali
So Sweet, So Dead
(1972)
Barbara Capuana
Blessed Are the Rich
(1972)
Contessa
To Kill in Silence
(1972)
Valeria's mother
Nights of Boccaccio
(1972)
Fiammetta
Lisa and the Devil
(1973)
Sophia Lehar
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
(1973)
La moglie del tintore
Witness to Murder
(1974)
Sonja Dorigny
Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau
(1974)
Zoraida
The Author's Crime
(1974)
Milena Gottardi
The House of Exorcism
(1975)
Sophia Lehar (archive footage)
The Demonic Womanizer Costante Nicosia, or: Dracula in Brianza
(1975)
Mariù
Casanova & Co.
(1977)
The Prefect's Wife
Sunday Lovers
(1980)
Zaira (segment "Armando's Notebook")
Ace
(1981)
Enrichetta
Magic Touch
(1983)
Contessa Irene
This and That
(1983)
Dora, madre di Daniela
Cinderella '80
(1984)
Mafalda Gherardeschi
Die Nacht der vier Monde
(1984)
(special guest)
Rimini Rimini
(1987)
sorella dell'ingegnere
The Odyssey
(1991)
Minerva
Ricky & Barabba
(1992)
Cristina Bonelli