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 ...
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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: Caccia alla volpe (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). Show less «
[on Warren Beatty] Warren is the most divine lover of all. His libido was as lethal as high-octane g...Show more »
[on Warren Beatty] Warren is the most divine lover of all. His libido was as lethal as high-octane gas. I had never known such pleasure of passion in my life. Show less «
[on Peter Sellers] I would squirm with embarrassment at the demeaning lengths he would go to in orde...Show more »
[on Peter Sellers] I would squirm with embarrassment at the demeaning lengths he would go to in order to ingratiate himself with the Royal Family. Show less «
I just like someone who satisfies me sexually and is fun, but puts no demands on me and who disappea...Show more »
I just like someone who satisfies me sexually and is fun, but puts no demands on me and who disappears out of my life when I like them to disappear out of my life. Show less «
The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.
The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.
I said I don't sleep with married men, but what I meant was I don't sleep with happily married men.
I said I don't sleep with married men, but what I meant was I don't sleep with happily married men.
[on how lover Warren Beatty handled her like an elevator] He knew exactly where to locate the top bu...Show more »
[on how lover Warren Beatty handled her like an elevator] He knew exactly where to locate the top button. One flick and we were away. Show less «