Sybil Danning

Biography

Tall, leggy, buxom and statuesque 5'7" blonde beauty Sybil Danning reigns supreme as one of the sexiest, most dynamic and commanding actresses to achieve cult B-movie queen status. She was born Sybille Johanna Danninger on May 24, 1952, in Wels, Austria, the daughter of a US Army major father and an Austrian mother. She grew up on army bases in such places as New Jersey, Maryland and Sacramento, California. Sybil attended Etontown's Star of the Sea Catholic School. At age 14 she worked for her uncle as a dental assistant. Two years later she moved to Vienna, Austria, and worked for a dental supply company. She then relocated to Salzburg and worked as an assistant to a top oral surgeon. Danning then enrolled in the Buchner School of Cosmetology in Salzburg and received a diploma in facial treatment, decorative make-up, manicure and body massage. She soon began doing fashion shows and photo layouts. Danning made her film debut as Lorelei in _Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein (1968)_ (qv). She next portrayed Kriemhild in _Siegfried und das sagenhafte Liebesleben der Nibelungen (1971)_ (qv). Sybil studied for three years with noted Munich drama coach 'Anne-Marie Hanschke' (qv). Sybil made memorable appearances in such mainstream features as _Bluebeard (1972)_ (qv), _The Three Musketeers (1973)_ (qv), _The Prince and the Pauper (1977)_ (qv) and _The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)_ (qv). She also continued to act in such enjoyably lowbrow exploitation items as _Die liebestollen Apothekerstöchter (1972)_ (qv), _Das Mädchen mit der heißen Masche (1972)_ (qv) and _Cat in the Cage (1978)_ (qv). Danning was especially excellent and impressive as the fierce Valkyrie warrior Saint-Exmin in the science-fiction cult classic _Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)_ (qv). Other notable roles are tough prison inmate Ericka in the babes-behind-bars classic _Chained Heat (1983)_ (qv), a formidable female swordfighter in _I sette magnifici gladiatori (1983)_ (qv), wicked werewolf queen Stirba in _Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (1985)_ (qv), a cunning femme fatale English professor in _They're Playing with Fire (1984)_ (qv), the Queen of the Moon in the hilarious _Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)_ (qv), the strict Warden Sutter in the amusing chicks-in-chains parody _Reform School Girls (1986)_ (qv), an alien queen in _The Phantom Empire (1988) (V)_ (qv) and a rugged lady bounty hunter in _L.A. Bounty (1989)_ (qv). Sybil has done guest spots on the television series _"Vega$" (1978)_ (qv), _"Simon & Simon" (1981)_ (qv), _"V" (1984)_ (qv), _"Masquerade" (1983)_ (qv), _"The Fall Guy" (1981)_ (qv), _"The Hitchhiker" (1983)_ (qv), _"Street Hawk" (1985)_ (qv) and _"Superboy" (1988)_ (qv). She did a ten-page pictorial for the August 1983 issue of "Playboy". Outside of acting, Danning has also worked on several movies as a producer and wrote the story for "L.A. Bounty". After a regrettably lengthy absence from acting, Sybil Danning has made a welcome comeback by appearing as an evil Nazi villainess in the "Werewolf Women of the SS" mock trailer for _Grindhouse (2007)_ (qv) and a nurse in 'Rob Zombie' (qv)'s remake _Halloween (2007)_ (qv).