Sylvia Lopez

Sylvia Lopez, born in 1931 - died 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 López. As Sylvia Lopez, she made her first of two French-language films following which she appeared in several Italian swashbucklers with 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 Cimetičre du Montparnasse in Paris.

  • 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 (originally: Erode il grande)
  • Tabarin (1958)
  • Baratin (1956)

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Sylvia Lopez is interred in the Cimetičre du Montparnasse in Paris. McGuire has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd. Diagnosed with leukemia, Lopez died while working on the set of Voulez-vous danser avec moi?, a French film with Brigitte Bardot. She appeared in such other movies as Three Coins in the Fountain, Friendly Persuasion, Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, Summer Magic and The Greatest Story Ever Told. As Sylvia Lopez, she made her first of two French-language films following which she appeared in several Italian swashbucklers with American stars such as Steve Reeves and Lex Barker that were commercially successful and for which she received favorable reviews. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1947 for Gentleman's Agreement. In November of 1956 she became the second wife of the French composer Francis López. By 1943, at the age of 27, she was already playing mother roles, in such movies as A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

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. Her first film was Claudia, in which she played the character she had originated on Broadway, that of a child bride who almost destroys her marriage through her selfishness. Born Tatjana Bernt, in Austria, she was raised in Paris, France where she began a career in modelling. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she began her career on the stage. Sylvia Lopez, born in 1931 - died November 20, 1959, was a European model and actress. Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 - September 13, 2001) was an American actress. Baratin (1956).

Tabarin (1958). Herod the Great (originally: Erode il grande). Il Moralista (1959). Son Of The Red Corsair (1959) (originally: Il Ercole Figlio del corsaro rosso).

Hercules Unchained (1959) (originally: Ercole e la regina di Lidia).