Sylva Koscina was born on August 22, 1933 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Zagreb, Croatia]. She was an actress, known for Hercules (1958), Judex (1963) and Hornets' Nest (1970). She was married to Raimondo Castelli. She died on December 26, 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Was a physics student at Naples University before she went into movies. Was Miss Da Tapa of 1952. Since the early 1960s has invested most of her considerable salary from film work in a luxurious villa--in the well-to-do district of Marino, Rome--complete with 16th-century furniture and paintings. That lasted until her spending was overtaken by dwindling income and, in 1976, she had to face a tax evasion inquest, and was forced to sell her house.. Lived with Raimondo Castelli since 1960, but did not marry because of the opposition of Italian law and of his wife, Marinella, refusing divorce to couples married by the Catholic rite. They did marry in Mexico in 1967, but that was not recognized in Italy. Posed nude for "Playboy" in 1975, when she was 42. Her family fled Yugoslavia after World War II and resettled in Italy. She won several beauty contests and worked as a fashion model. She was offered a screen test by Eduardo De Filippo, but failed. Nonetheless, she persevered and went to Rome seeking work as an actress, eventually ending up with several bit parts. These led to more substantial leading roles in light comedies, costume dramas and sword-and-sandal epics like Hercules (1958).[on her infamous love scene in He and She (1969)] Of course, if it had not been for the director, I wouldn't have done this film. Nudity can be nice, beautiful, but should not be vulgar. It depends on which way you are treating something. I'm not for pornography. I'm for nudity, but for the classic, beautiful, clean nude. [on He and She (1969)] It was definitely the strangest and most sexy picture I've done up to now. I was very nervous at the beginning because I'm really a very shy person. Also, it was something new for me to shoot these kind of scenes.