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My Take
Sybil Danning is pure 1970s and 80s B-movie royalty, and I mean that affectionately. Austrian-born, she carved out a niche in exactly the kind of lurid, low-budget genre films that critics sneered at and audiences quietly loved. A Golden Raspberry win is the sort of badge most actors hide; for someone in her corner of cinema, it's almost a cult honor. I respect that she leaned into the persona rather than apologizing for it, and later moved into producing, which suggests she understood the business better than her on-screen image let on. She's a reminder that not every great screen presence needs prestige.
Overview
Sybil Danning (born Sybille Johanna Danninger; 1950) is an Austrian–American retired actress, model, and film producer, best known for her onscreen appearances in B-movies during the 1970s and 80s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sybil Danning
- Name (Japanese)
- シビル・ダニング
- Reading
- しびる・だにんぐ
- Born
- May 24, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / model / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1984 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film producer — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from Austria →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.