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Biography

A Swedish-born actress in both television and motion picture. Inger had a great love of the ocean. Her ashes were scattered at sea. Spouse:…more

Born

10/18/1934, Stockholm, Sweden

Died

4/30/1970

Birth Name

Inger Stensland

Gender

Female

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Star (3)

Role
- The Farmer's Daughter
  Katrin "Katy" Holstrum
  - S 3: Ep 30 Half an Anniversary
    4/22/66
  - S 3: Ep 29 Is He or Isn't He?
    4/8/66
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Wife of Your Friend May Not Be a Friend of Your Wife
    4/1/66
  - S 3: Ep 27 My Papa, the Politician
    3/25/66
  - S 3: Ep 26 The Last to Know
    3/18/66
  - + 96 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Jana
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Lateness of the Hour
    12/2/60
- The Twilight Zone
  Nan Adams
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Hitch-Hiker
    1/22/60
Guest Star (43)

Role
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 79 June 20, 1968
    6/20/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 89 January 23, 1968
    1/23/68
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Season 1, Episode 7
    3/19/67
- The Pat Boone Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 94 February 27, 1967
    2/27/67
  - S 1: Ep 93 February 24, 1967
    2/24/67
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 7 October 23, 1966
    10/23/66
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 255 August 30, 1966
    8/30/66
  - S 3: Ep 247 August 18, 1966
    8/18/66
  - S 3: Ep 123 February 24, 1966
    2/24/66
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 23 February 23, 1966
    2/23/66
- Empire
  Ellen Thompson
  - S 1: Ep 30 Duet For Eight Wheels
    4/30/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Adele Hughes
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Last Of The Big Spenders
    4/16/63
- The Nurses (1962)
  Clarissa Robin
  - S 1: Ep 25 Party Girl
    3/28/63
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Karen Wilson
  - S 1: Ep 17 Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
    1/18/63
- Sam Benedict
  unknown
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Target Over The Hill
    12/29/62
- The Eleventh Hour (1962)
  unknown
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Blues my Baby Gave Me
    12/12/62
- Dick Powell Show
  Anna Beza
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Price of Tomatoes
    1/16/62
- Follow The Sun
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Girl from the Brandenberg
    12/31/61
- Route 66
  Julie Brack
  - S 2: Ep 13 Burning for Burning
    12/29/61
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Thea Templeton
  - S 3: Ep 9 Song of the Guilty Heart
    12/8/61
- Follow The Sun
  Abby Ellis
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cry Fraud
    9/24/61
- The Aquanauts
  Margot Allison
  - S 1: Ep 24 Malibu Run: The Margot Adventure
    4/5/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Britta Sjostrom
  - S 2: Ep 21 Angel of Death
    3/6/61
- Hawaiian Eye
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Stanhope Brand
    2/22/61
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Princess Flavia
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Prisoner of Zenda
    1/18/61
- Route 66
  Wendy
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Beryllium Eater
    12/9/60
- Hong Kong
  Guest Star
- Zane Grey Theater
  Beth Watkins
  - S 4: Ep 26 Calico Bait
    3/31/60
- Sunday Showcase
  Nina Kay
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Indestructible Mr. Gore
    12/13/59
- Bonanza
  Emily Pennington
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Newcomers
    9/26/59
- Playhouse 90
  Gail Lucas
  - S 3: Ep 31 Diary of a Nurse
    5/7/59
- Climax!
  Marge
  - S 3: Ep 42 The Giant Killer
    8/1/57
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself, on film
  - S 10: Ep 38 Johnny Mathis / Polly Bergen / Rusty Draper / Bing Crosby (on film)
    6/16/57
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Laura Ross
  - S 2: Ep 17 My Brother Richard
    1/20/57
- The Millionaire
  Betty Perkins
  - S 3: Ep 15 The Story of Betty Perkins
    12/26/56
- Playhouse 90
  Johanna, a Chambermaid
  - S 1: Ep 8 Eloise
    11/22/56
- On Trial
  Ruth
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Law is for Lovers
    11/9/56
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 189 Another Sky
    7/25/56
- Studio One
  Lucy
  - S 7: Ep 42 The Day Before the Wedding
    7/4/55
- Studio One
  Mary
  - S 7: Ep 26 The Conviction of Peter Shea
    3/14/55
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 17 A Night for Dreaming
    1/10/55
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 14 Strangers in Hiding
    12/29/54
- Mr. Peepers
  Tracey Brown
  - S 4: Ep 10 Episode 97: "The Rumor"
    12/12/54
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Bess
  - S 6: Ep 12 The Contender
    11/30/54
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Jana
  - S 4: Ep 4 Thunder of Silence
    11/21/54
- Studio One
  Sue Ellen
  - S 6: Ep 47 Sue Ellen
    8/9/54

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Trivia
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- After her death in 1970 it was revealed that Inger had been married since 1961 to African-American bit actor Ike Jones. The marriage was kept secret for fear that news of an interracial marriage, which was still controversial at the time, might harm her career.
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- Inger had been cast to co-star in the new ABC adventure series, The Most Deadly Game, in 1970 before her sudden death on April 30 of that year. Yvette Mimieux ended up getting the role in the short-lived series.
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- After moving to the U.S. Inger lost her accent, but had to use it when she played Katy Holstrom in The Farmer's Daughter.
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- Inger Stevens: A career, no matter how successful, can't put its arms around you. You end up being like Grand Central Station with people just coming and going. And there you are--left all alone.
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