Biography of Sylvia Lopez -

Sylvia Lopez (1931 - November 20, 1959) was a
European model and actress.


Born Tatjana Bernt, in Austria, she was raised in
Paris, France where she began a career in
modelling. Eventually she modeled for couturier
Jacques Fath, the first French fashion designer to
export his creations to the United States.
Appearing under the name  "Sylvia Sinclair", Bernt
earned enough exposure to attract the attention of
film producers. 

In November of 1956 she became the second wife of
the French composer Francis LÃ³pez. As Sylvia
Lopez, she made her first of two French-language
films following which she appeared in several
Italy|Italian swashbucklers with United
States|American stars such as Steve Reeves and Lex
Barker that were commercially successful and for
which she received favorable reviews.

Diagnosed with leukemia, Lopez died while working
on the set of Voulez-vous danser avec moi?, a
French film with Brigitte Bardot.

Sylvia Lopez is interred in the CimetiÃ¨re du
Montparnasse in Paris.

==Filmography includes==

*Hercules Unchained (1959) (originally: Ercole e
la regina di Lidia)
*Son Of The Red Corsair (1959) (originally: Il
Ercole Figlio del corsaro rosso)  
*Il Moralista (1959)
*Herod the Great (film)|Herod the Great 
(originally: Erode il grande)
*Tabarin  (1958) 
*Baratin  (1956)

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Biography of Sylvia Lopez -