Sylvia Lopez

Sylvia Lopez, born Tatjana Bernt, stood out as a 5'10" Austrian-born actress and model. She was raised in Paris, where she began a modeling career. 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, she earned enough exposure to catch the attention of film producers.

In November 1956 she became the second wife of composer Francis Lopez. She made her first of two French-language films, then appeared in several Italian swashbucklers with American stars like Steve Reeves and Lex Barker. Those films were commercially successful and earned her favorable reviews. Diagnosed with leukemia, Lopez died a few months after she withdrew while working on the set of Voulez-vous danser avec moi?, which was posthumously released a month later. She is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.