Brigitte Nielsen (born
Gitte Nielsen; 15 July 1963) is a naturalised-Italian, Danish-born actress, model, singer and reality television personality who began her career modelling for
Greg Gorman and
Helmut Newton and several years later acted in the 1985 films
Red Sonja and
Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to
Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film
Cobra. She played Karla Fry in
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), co-starring
Eddie Murphy, and played the Black Witch in the Italian film series
Fantaghiro between 1992–96.