Sylvia Lopez Sylvia Lopez

Born Tatjana Bernt, she was raised in Paris, 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 1956 she became the second wife of the composer Francis Lopez. Diagnosed with leukemia, Lopez died while working on the set of a film Voulez-vous danser avec moi? with Brigitte Bardot. Sylvia Lopez is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.