Britt-Inger Johansson (born 24 September 1950), known professionally as Kristina Wayborn, is a Swedish actress who worked mostly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

Biography

Wayborn was born Britt-Inger Johansson in

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, Småland, Sweden. She was

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in 1970, and was a semi-finalist in the

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pageant that same year. She was also selected as

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1971. Wayborn portrayed screen legend

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in the television movie ''The Silent Lovers'' (1980), an episode of the miniseries

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, which brought her to the attention of the producers of the

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films. She was then cast in probably her best known role as

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in ''

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'' (1983) which features a memorable scene in which Magda beats up several of villain Kamal Khan's guards, showing a surprising agility and acumen for martial arts. During filming of this scene, an accident occurred and Wayborn suffered several broken toes. Wayborn's performance in the film came in an era predating the big female action heroines of the box office. She subsequently appeared in episodes of such American television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' General Hospital'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', which reunited her with her ''Octopussy'' co-star

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, and other

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and

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Filmography

* '' Victory at Entebbe'' (1976) (TV) as Claudine * ''The Silent Lovers'' (1980) (TV) as

* ''

'' (1983) as Magda * ''Hostage Flight'' (1985) (TV) as Ilsa Beck * ''

'' (2 episodes, 1982 and 1986) as Anna Petrovska / Monique Ellis * ''

'' (1 episode 1986 "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky") as Dawn Harrison * ''

'' (1 episode, 1986) as Sara Ashford * '' General Hospital'' (1963) TV series (56 episodes, 1987) as Dr. Greta Ingstrom * ''

'' (1 episode, 1991) as Gail * '' Dangerous Curves'' (1 episode, 1992) as Norma Desmond * ''Little Ghost'' (1997) as Christine * ''

'' (2 episodes, 1993 and 1999) as Lena / Lila Franks * ''

'' (1 episode, 2000) as Honor * ''

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'' (2004) as Sorceress * ''The Prometheus Project'' (2010) as Elizabeth's Mother

References

External links

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Kristina Wayborn – From Sweden with Love
1950 births 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom Expatriate actresses in the United States Living people Miss Sweden winners Miss Universe 1970 contestants People from Kalmar Swedish television actresses Swedish film actresses {{Sweden-actor-stub