Sybil Danning (born Sybille Johanna Danninger; 1950) is an Austrian retired actress and film producer, best known for her onscreen appearances in B-movies during the 1970s and 80s.
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Early life
Danning was born in Wels, Austria. Her father was an American military man who returned to the United States, resulting in her growing up primarily in Eatontown, New Jersey, and Sacramento, California. After she finished school, she went to Europe. While in Salzburg, she worked as a nurse and studied cosmetology. She then started working in a clothing store in Salzburg, and tried modeling work, from which she was invited to take up acting roles.
Acting
Danning started her onscreen career in soft-core erotic films such as Rolf Thiele's German-Italian production Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein (Come on, my dearest little bird). In 1971, she was featured in the 1971 "classic sexploitation" movie titled Housewives Report, from which she went on to play in Edward Dmytryk's 1972 thriller Bluebeard (1972 film) alongside Richard Burton and Raquel Welch, and, the same year, to appear in the giallo The Red Queen Kills Seven Times.
