Sandahl Bergman Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Saturn Award for Best Actress from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for "Conan the Barbarian" in 1983
• Graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas
• Appeared in a number of Broadway shows in her 20s and often worked with Bob Fosse
• Best known for her roles in the films "Conan the Barbarian," "Red Sonja," and "All That Jazz․"
• She did all of her own stunts in "Conan the Barbarian" because they couldn't find a stunt woman who matched her
• Appeared in the music video for Helix's "Heavy Metal Love․"
• Her love scene with Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Conan the Barbarian" was the first one either of them had ever done
• She was originally offered the leading role in "Red Sonja" but wanted to play the villain instead