Inger Stevens (October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Swedish-American movie and TV actress. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Growing up in Sweden, Stevens was an insecure and often ill child. She was 9 years old when her parents divorced, and she moved with her father to New York City. At age 13, she and her father moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where she attended Manhattan High School (Kansas). At 16 years old, she worked in the Kansas City bu...
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Inger Stevens (October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Swedish-American movie and TV actress. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Growing up in Sweden, Stevens was an insecure and often ill child. She was 9 years old when her parents divorced, and she moved with her father to New York City. At age 13, she and her father moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where she attended Manhattan High School (Kansas). At 16 years old, she worked in the Kansas City burlesque shows. At age 18, she left Kansas for New York City to work as a chorus girl and in the Garment District. Simultaneously, she took classes at the Actors Studio.
She appeared on television programs and commercials and in plays, until she finally got her big chance in the movie, Man on Fire, with Bing Crosby.
Several roles in major films followed, but she had the greatest success with her leading role in the ABC television series The Farmer's Daughter, with William Windom. Stevens also had roles in episodes of Bonanza, The Alfred...
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