Silvia Solar (20 March 19369 May 2011) was a French actress and prolific minor star in Spanish cinema. The majority of her appearances were in the 1960s and 1970s.

Early life

Solar was born Geneviève Couzain in

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Career

Couzain won the title of "Miss France" at age 16. Shortly thereafter producer and director

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cast Solar in her first film role. Her career spanned from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, starring in dozens of comedies, romances, drama, crime and spy thrillers as well as horror films. She played a main role in the Italian horror film ''

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'' in 1975. That same year, she appeared alongside

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in '' Night of the Howling Beast''. She starred in the film ''Devil's Kiss'', which received mixed reviews.

Personal

Solar was married to actor and former bullfighter Rogelio Madrid. She died May 18, 2011 in Lloret de Mar,

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Selected filmography

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Les Lavandières du Portugal ''Les Lavandières du Portugal'' (''The Washerwomen of Portugal'') is a 1957 French film comedy directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit. It was produced by Les Films Univers, Société Pathé Cinéma and Suevia Films (Madrid), distributed by Pathé Conso ...

'' (1957) *''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957) - (uncredited) *''

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'' (1957) - Myra *''Hoppla, jetzt kommt Eddie'' (1958) - Gonzales 2. Schwester *''Los clarines del miedo'' (1958) - Fina *'' El emigrante'' (1960) - Rosario *''Despedida de soltero'' (1961) - Carmen *''

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'' (1961) - Margot *''Y el cuerpo sigue aguantando'' (1961) *''Vampiresas 1930'' (1962) *''Operación Embajada'' (1963) - Coralito *''Tela de araña'' (1963) - Rosa *''

The Fair of the Dove ''The Fair of the Dove'' (Spanish:''La verbena de la Paloma'') is a 1963 Spanish musical comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Concha Velasco, Vicente Parra and Miguel Ligero. It is a remake of the film ''Paloma Fair'' ...

'' (1963) - Balbina *''El precio de un asesino'' (1963) - Dana *'' Heroes of the West'' (1964) - Margaret *''

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'' (1964) - Miriam *''

Weeping for a Bandit ''Weeping for a Bandit'' ( es, Llanto por un bandido) is a 1964 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. It was Saura's first film in color. It was co-produced with France and Italy, and starred Italian Lea Massari and French-Italian Lino Ven ...

'' (1964) - Marquesa de los Cerros *''Texas Ranger'' (1964) - Linda Ranson *'' Tomb of the Pistolero'' (1964) - Taffy *''Vivir un largo invierno'' (1964) - Teresa *''

I due mafiosi '' I due mafiosi'' ( es, Dos de la mafia, literally "Two Mafiamen") is a 1964 Italian-Spanish crime comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a parody of Alberto Lattuada's ''Mafioso (film), Mafi ...

'' (1964) - Clementine *''Relevo para un pistolero'' (1964) - Carmen González *'' I due toreri'' (1964) - Margaret *'' El castillo de los monstruos'' (1964) - Pelusa *''

Man Called Gringo ''Man Called Gringo'' ( ger, Sie nannten ihn Gringo) is a 1965 German western film directed by Roy Rowland, written by Clarke Reynolds and Herbert Reinecker and starred by Götz George, Daniel Martín and Alexandra Stewart. Cast * Götz Georg ...

'' (1965) - Kate Rowland *'' Finger on the Trigger'' (1965) - Violet *''

Manhattan Night of Murder ''Manhattan Night of Murder'' (german: Mordnacht in Manhattan) is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Monika Grimm. It was the second of the Jerry Cotton series of films, depicting the ...

'' (1965) - Wilma de Loy *'' M.M.M. 83'' (1965) - Janette *''

The Man from Interpol ''Man from Interpol'' is a 1960 TV series produced by The Danzigers. The NBC series was filmed in England and the music was scored by jazz musician Tony Crombie. Premise Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's Interpol Division at Scotland ...

'' (1966) - Lydia *''Pas de panique'' (1966) - Germaine *''Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather'' (1967) - Catherine *''

Danger!! Death Ray ''Danger!! Death Ray'' (Italian: ''Il Raggio infernale'', lit. ''The Infernal Ray''Blake, Deal, p.56) is a 1967 Italian Eurospy secret agent spy film starring Gordon Scott. The film was satirized on a 1995 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 30 ...

'' (1967) - Mrs. Carver *''La piel quemada'' (1967) - La turista belga *''

Mexican Slayride "Mexican Slayride" is the feature-length pilot episode of the Action film, action Adventure film, adventure television series ''The A-Team.'' The pilot aired in its complete form originally, airing in North America on January 23, 1983. In syndicat ...

'' (1967) - Francine *''Si muore solo una volta'' (1967) - Jane *''Mr Dinamite'' (1967) - Natascha *''Gentleman Killer'' (1967) - Vicky, Saloon Girl *'' Death and Diamonds'' (1968) - Lana *''Sharon vestida de rojo'' (1969) - Carla *''Agáchate, que disparan'' (1969) - Espía *''La Lola, dicen que no vive sola'' (1970) - Nelly *''La liga no es cosa de hombres'' (1972) - Colette Duval *''Horror Story'' (1972) - Anuschka *''Crimson'' (1973) - Ana *''Las juergas de 'El Señorito (1973) - Mujer de Toni *''La redada'' (1973) - Rosario *''Busco tonta para fin de semana'' (1973) - Empleada del hotel *''Aborto criminal'' (1973) - Clo *''Les enjambées'' (1974) - La doctoresse *''Serre-moi contre toi, j'ai besoin de caresses'' (1974) - Docteur Custer *''La muerte llama a las 10'' (1974) - Jackie Polianski *''La maison des filles perdues'' (1974) - Sylvia *''Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau'' (1974) - Maria Pia *''Chicas de alquiler'' (1974) - Carmen *''El último proceso en París'' (1974) - Linda Dexter *''

La Maldicion de la Bestia ''La Maldicion de la Bestia'' (''The Curse of the Beast'') is a 1975 Spanish horror film that is the eighth in a long series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. The film has also been known as ''The Werewolf and the ...

'' (1975) - Wandesa *''

'' (1975) - Gail Alvarado *''Relación matrimonial y otras cosas'' (1975) *''Guapa, rica y... especial'' (1976) - Doctora Rosalba *''La nueva Marilyn'' (1976) - Harriette *''Mauricio, mon amour'' (1976) - Susan *''Devil's Kiss'' (1976) - Claire Grandier *''Una prima en la bañera'' (1976) - Tía Elvira *''Las alegres chicas de 'El Molino (1977) - Merche *''Las marginadas'' (1977) - María José *''La máscara'' (1977) - Madre de Diana *''¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal?'' (1977) - Julia *''Los violadores del amanecer'' (1978) - Dana's Aunt *''Trampa sexual'' (1978) - Madre de María *''Las que empiezan a los quince años'' (1978) - Madre de Susi / Susi's Mother *''La amante ingenua'' (1980) *''Un millón por tu historia'' (1980) - Berta *'' Cannibal Terror'' (1980)"Cannibal Terror"
''Oddity Cinema'', by Walter Lyng • February 3, 2009 - Madame Danville *''Viciosas al desnudo'' (1980) - María *''Barcelona sur'' (1981) - Madame *''Los embarazados'' (1982) - Tatiana *''Esas chicas tan pu...'' (1982) - Madame *''Los locos, locos carrozas'' (1984) - Clara *'' The Cheerful Colsada Girls'' (1984) *''Últimas tardes con Teresa'' (1984) *''Crónica sentimental en rojo'' (1986) - Olvido Montal *''Más allá de la muerte'' (1986) *''Adela'' (1987) - Ángela *''Sinatra'' (1988) - Mujer madura *''Makinavaja, el último choriso'' (1992) - Radio Show Host

References

* Tom Lisanti, Louis Paul
''Film fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television''
1962-1973. 2002, P. 274

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solar, Silvia 1936 births 2011 deaths 20th-century French actresses French expatriates in Spain