# Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning (born Sybille Johanna Danninger, May 24, 1947) is an Austrian–American former actress, model, and film producer. She is best known for her frequent appearances in B movies during the 1970s and 1980s.

## Biography
### Early years and first films

Born in Austria, Danning spent most of her childhood on military bases and traveling with her family around the world. After their return to Austria, she landed a job as a dental hygienist to support her family following her parents' divorce. At the age of sixteen, Danning left her home and relocated to Salzburg, where she enrolled at a school of cosmetology.
Working as a cosmetician, Danning was soon offered fashion shows and photo layouts. She made her onscreen debut in the German comedy, Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein (1968), followed by the role of Kriemhild in the erotic action film, The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971). She continued receiving small parts in films mostly based on her sex symbol image.

### Rise to fame (1980–1990)

In 1978, Danning moved to Hollywood to further her career. Roger Corman's space opera cult classic, Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) helped to established her as a B movie actress. In August 1983, she appeared in a ten-page Playboy pictorial. She appeared in a number of films during the 1980s: Chained Heat (1983), Hercules (1983), Malibu Express (1985), Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985), and Reform School Girls (1986).
In 1990, her acting career was disrupted when she suffered a spinal disc herniation while rehearsing a film stunt.

### Return (2003–2011)

In 2003, Danning was invited by Kevin Clement of the Chiller Theatre, New Jersey, to meet her long-time fans. She went and was overwhelmed by fans who told her they wanted to see her on the big screen again. Chiller Theater prominently featured Danning in her first appearance after her hiatus in its 2004 documentary, UnConventional. The year 2007 marked Danning's return to the big screen in a faux trailer directed by Rob Zombie titled Werewolf Women of the SS for Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse, and again for Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of John Carpenter's original 1978 film, Halloween.
Danning returned to Austria in 2008 to play Patrick Swayze's witness Anna Gruber in the drama film Jump!, loosely based on the real-life Halsman murder case. She also appeared in five episodes of the gay-themed vampire television series The Lair as a sinister vampire out for revenge. In 2010, Danning appeared in the horror film, Virus X. In 2011, she starred in and produced a horror/music video for American hard rock band, the Last Vegas.

## Other ventures
### Sports

From 2002 to 2003, Danning was a shareholder of the German ice hockey team, SC Riessersee. As the first ever female co-owner of a German hockey team, Danning brought in three American players to the team, and saw the team return to the Vice Championship.

## Selected filmography

* 1968 Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein [de] as Lorelei
* 1971 Liebesmarkt in Dänemark as Diane
* 1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried [de] as Kriemhild
* 1971 Hausfrauen-Report as Edith Heimann
* 1971 Ehemänner-Report as Sybille
* 1971 Paragraph 218 – Wir haben abgetrieben, Herr Staatsanwalt as Judge's Wife
* 1971 Holiday Report as Ina, die Anhalterin
* 1971 Das ehrliche Interview (The Honest Interview)
* 1971 Lover of the Great Bear
* 1972 Das Mädchen mit der heißen Masche (Loves of a French Pussycat) as Andrea (uncredited)
* 1972 Eye in the Labyrinth as Toni
* 1972 Gelobt sei, was hart macht as Phyllilia
* 1972 The Red Queen Kills Seven Times as Lulu Palm
* 1972 Bluebeard as The Prostitute
* 1972 Die liebestollen Apothekerstöchter (Naughty Nymphs) as Elizabeth
* 1973 Little Funny Guy as Pamela
* 1973 The Three Musketeers as Eugenie
* 1974 Run, Run, Joe! as Betty Parkintosh
* 1974 The Four Musketeers as Eugenie
* 1975 That Most Important Thing: Love (scenes deleted)
* 1975 Derrick: Zeichen der Gewalt [de] (TV series episode 008 - 05) as Irina Hausmann
* 1975 Les Noces de porcelaine as Héléna
* 1975 Opération Lady Marlène as Georgetta
* 1975 The Secret Carrier as Tanja
* 1976 God's Gun as Jenny
* 1976 Whispering Death as Sally
* 1976 The Twist as La Secrétaire / Secretary
* 1977 Operation Thunderbolt as Halima
* 1977 Crossed Swords as Mother Canty
* 1978 Cat in the Cage as Erica Moore (new scenes)
* 1979 The Concorde ... Airport '79 as Amy
* 1979 Meteor as Girl Skier
* 1980 Cuba Crossing as Veronica
* 1980 The Man with Bogart's Face as Cynthia
* 1980 How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Charlotte
* 1980 Battle Beyond the Stars as Saint-Exmin
* 1980 Day of the Cobra as Brenda
* 1980 Nightkill as Monika Childs
* 1981 The Salamander as Lili Anders
* 1981 Separate Ways as Mary
* 1983 The Seven Magnificent Gladiators as Julia
* 1983 S.A.S. à San Salvador as Countess Alexandra Vogel
* 1983 Julie Darling as Susan
* 1983 Chained Heat as Ericka
* 1983 Hercules as Adriana
* 1984 They're Playing with Fire as Dr. Diane Stevens
* 1984 Jungle Warriors as Angel
* 1984 The Panther Squad as Ilona / The Panther
* 1985 Malibu Express as Contessa Luciana
* 1985 Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf as Stirba Crosscoe
* 1985 Young Lady Chatterley II as Judith Grimmer
* 1985 Private Passions as Kathrine
* 1986 The Tomb as Jade
* 1986 Reform School Girls as Warden Sutter
* 1987 Warrior Queen as Berenice
* 1987 Talking Walls as Bathing Beauty
* 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon as Queen Lara (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
* 1988 The Phantom Empire as Alien Queen
* 1989 L.A. Bounty as Ruger
* 1990 Pale Blood as People of the Night (uncredited)
* 2007 Grindhouse as Gretchen Krupp (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
* 2007 Halloween as Nurse Wynn
* 2008 Jump! as Anna Gruber
* 2009 Imps* as Sherry (segment "Long Distances")
* 2010 Virus X as Danita Herrington

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 1981 | Saturn Award | Outstanding Achievement | Battle Beyond the Stars | Won |
| 1984 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Chained Heat and Hercules | Won |