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Age82
Birthday 6 October, 1942
Birthplace Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Blonde
Zodiac Sign Libra
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Actress
Claim to Fame her roles as Bond girl Mary Goodnight in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, and Willow in the 1973 cult horror film The Wicker Man, as well as her marriage to actor Peter Sellers, and her high-profile social life
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Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960's and 1970's, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973).

Britt Ekland was born in Sweden and grew up to be the poster girl for beautiful, big-eyed Scandinavian blondes. She attended a drama school and then joined a traveling theater group. With her looks as her passport, Britt entered films and became a star in Italy. When Peter Sellers met her in a hotel, he fell hard for her and they soon married. The combination of Sellers' stardom and her stunning beauty contributed to her fame (the fact that Sellers suffered a heart attack in bed on their wedding night did not hurt, either). She appeared in two films with her husband: After the Fox (1966), written by Neil Simon, and the forgettable The Bobo (1967). Her claim to fame would come as the young girl who invented the striptease in The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968). After that, she appeared in a string of movies that were built around her looks and not much else. She did appear in some first-rate productions over the years, though, two of them being Get Carter (1971) and the cult classic The Wicker Man (1973). The high point in her career would be her role as Bond girl Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). After her much publicized breakup with rocker Rod Stewart in 1977, Britt continued to make movies--both features and made-for-TV films--and tried the stage. By that time, the quality of her film projects had decreased markedly, and she was reduced to appearing in things like Fraternity Vacation (1985) and Beverly Hills Vamp (1989).

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana

Spouse (2)

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Slim Jim Phantom (20 March 1984 - 1992) (divorced) (1 child)

Peter Sellers (19 February 1964 - 18 December 1968) (divorced) (1 child)

Trade Mark (4) 1. Platinum blonde hair 2. Sparkling blue eyes 3. Voluptuous figure 4. Deep sultry voice

Trivia (25)

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Salary (1) The Double Man (1967) $20,000 .00

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