Marie Liljedahl
Encyclopedia
Marie Liljedahl is a Swedish
actress who had a short-lived film career in the late-1960s and early-1970s, in the films of Joseph W. Sarno
and Jesus Franco
.
, Sweden
, and was discovered dancing with a Stockholm ballet company by director Joseph W. Sarno
. At 17 years old, she began her film career with the lead role in Sarno's Inga (1968), which transformed her into an international sex symbol
. Her other film roles included Sybil Vane in Dorian Gray (1970) and Eugenie in Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion (1970). In 1971, she appeared in the sequel to Inga, The Seduction of Inga, her last major role. She grew weary of the film industry and retired from acting at the age of 21.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actress who had a short-lived film career in the late-1960s and early-1970s, in the films of Joseph W. Sarno
Joseph W. Sarno
Joseph W. Sarno was an American film director and screenwriter.One of the most prolific and distinctive auteurs to emerge from the proto-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1960s, Joe Sarno had written and directed approximately 75 theatrically released feature films in the sexploitation,...
and Jesus Franco
Jesús Franco
Jesús "Jess" Franco is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. His career took off in 1961 with his cult classic The Awful Dr. Orloff, which received wide distribution in the United States and England...
.
Biography
Liljedahl was born in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and was discovered dancing with a Stockholm ballet company by director Joseph W. Sarno
Joseph W. Sarno
Joseph W. Sarno was an American film director and screenwriter.One of the most prolific and distinctive auteurs to emerge from the proto-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1960s, Joe Sarno had written and directed approximately 75 theatrically released feature films in the sexploitation,...
. At 17 years old, she began her film career with the lead role in Sarno's Inga (1968), which transformed her into an international sex symbol
Sex symbol
A sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
. Her other film roles included Sybil Vane in Dorian Gray (1970) and Eugenie in Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion (1970). In 1971, she appeared in the sequel to Inga, The Seduction of Inga, her last major role. She grew weary of the film industry and retired from acting at the age of 21.
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- A stage actress from age 10 and a member of the Swedish Royal Opera ballet at 12. Has also featured in PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine; 'The Girls of Scandinavia' (June 1968) and 'Flicker Flicka' (March 1969).
- A stage actress from age 10 and a member of the Swedish Royal Opera ballet at 12. Has also featured in Playboy