Seyn, Seyna

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 18/04/2023, 21:42

: Seyna Seyn in a publicity shot

Seyna Seyn was an exotic-looking small-part actress, active in Italian and European films from 1962 to 1977.

I found internet sites saying she was Indonesian, one Spanish magazine article which describes her as Burmese, a press release which describes her as Burmese with a British father and Burmese mother and an Italian news clipping which says she was born in London to an English father and Hawaiian mother - so make of that what you will. The press release further says that she was a popular model in Britain and was also a professional dancer.

She first appeared on the screen in 1962 in The Road to Hong Kong, shot in Britain. The following year she shot one film in Spain, then seems to have made Italy her home after going there on a publicity jaunt for Dr. No (in which she did not appear). Seyna is most associated with the eurospy and crime caper genres, in which, being perceived as oriental, she inevitably got cast as villains. When those genres went out of fashion at the close of the 60's, her film work became far more sporadic - she never appeared nude, so probably found work hard to come by once that became the norm.

Since her 2 early uncredited roles are not (currently) documented in any other online filmographies then it could be possible that there are a few more undocumented roles to be found.

Filmography

1962

The Road to Hong Kong .... Harem girl (uncredited)

1963
55 Days at Peking .... Handmaiden of the Dowager Empress (uncredited)
Gli imbroglioni .... Exotic beauty (credited)
Mondo cane 2 .... Cover model for violent pulp novels (uncredited)

1964
002 agenti segretissimi .... Agent who seduces Franco (credited as "Selina Seyn")
I due evasi di Sing Sing .... Nightclub hostess (uncredited)
I marziani hanno 12 mani .... Girl by the jukebox (credited)
Sandok, il Maciste della giungla .... Sara (credited)

1965
Agente 3S3: Passaporto per l'inferno .... Jacky Vein (credited)
Agente segreto 777 - Operazione Mistero .... Doctor Serens (credited)
Casanova '70 .... Indonesian airline hostess (credited)
Giulietta degli spiriti .... Seyna (uncredited)
Un tango dalla Russia .... Katya (credited)

1966
Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore .... Violetta (uncredited)
Perry Grant, agente di ferro .... Sonia (credited)
Ray Master l'inafferrabile .... Princess Ratana (credited)
Se tutte le donne del mondo... .... Wilma Soong (credited)
Tabú .... Anahita (credited as "Seyna Sein")

1967
Flashman .... Flower (credited)
Le 7 cinesi d'oro .... Vietnamese agent (poster credit - role unconfirmed)

1968
Niente rose per OSS 117 .... The Major's assistant (credit unknown)

1971
Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo? .... Lulu Mao (credited)

1973
Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro .... Lee Yang (credited)
Ming, ragazzi! .... Mig-Not (credited)

1976
L'unica legge in cui credo .... Zael (uncredited)

1977
Il mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong .... Brothel Madam (uncredited)