Anita Strindberg (born 19 June 1937) is a Swedish former

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who appeared in numerous

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'' films in the 1970s. Strindberg appeared as Anita Edberg in two Swedish films in the late 1950s. She started her career in gialli with

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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' () is a 1971 ''giallo'' film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Monti, ...

'' in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in the

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''. In 1972, she starred in three more gialli:

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Who Saw Her Die? ''Who Saw Her Die?'' () is a 1972 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Aldo Lado and Vittorio De Sisti, starring Anita Strindberg and George Lazenby. Lazenby and Strindberg play the parents of a murdered girl, who pursue her black-veiled killer t ...

'', Martino's ''

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' () is a 1972 Italian '' giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Edwige Fenech, Luigi Pistilli, and Anita Strindberg. The film revolves around a depraved writer and his mistr ...

'' and ''Tropic of Cancer'' alongside

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. After the early 1970s, Strindberg acted in many types of genre films: a

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''-like horror film '' The Antichrist'' (1974); and the ''

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'' film '' Almost Human'' (1974), directed by

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. Her last film was

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Murder Obsession ''Murder Obsession'' (''Follia omicida''), a.k.a. ''Fear'', is a 1981 Italian giallo- horror film directed by Riccardo Freda, and starring Laura Gemser and Anita Strindberg. Plot summary A successful actor named Michael has a dark past where, at ...

'', also known as ''Fear'' co-starring

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Blonde in Bondage ''Blonde in Bondage'' (Swedish: ''Blondin i fara'') is a 1957 Swedish drama crime film directed by Robert Brandt, who also wrote lyrics to the film's two songs. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the US as a double feature ...

'' (1957) - Telephone Operator *''Sköna Susanna och gubbarna'' (1959) - Susanna *''Quella chiara notte d'ottobre'' (1970) - Victim (uncredited) *''

Una lucertola con la pelle di donna ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' () is a 1971 ''giallo'' film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Monti, Anit ...

'' (''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'', 1971) - Julia Durer *''

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'' (''Case of the Scorpion's Tail'', 1971) - Cléo Dupont *''

Coartada en disco rojo ''The Two Faces of Fear'' () is a film directed by Tulio Demicheli. The film is an Italian and Spanish co-production between the Rome based company B.R.C. and Tecisa a Madrid based company. Cast * George Hilton as Dr. Roberto Carli * Fernando Re ...

'' (''The Two Faces of Fear'', 1972) - Dr. Paola Lombardi *''

The Eroticist ''The Eroticist'' () is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It had censorship problems and was banned shortly after its release. Later it was released in a heavily cut version and prohibited for ...

'' (1972) - French Ambassador's Wife *''

Chi l'ha vista morire? ''Who Saw Her Die?'' () is a 1972 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Aldo Lado and Vittorio De Sisti, starring Anita Strindberg and George Lazenby. Lazenby and Strindberg play the parents of a murdered girl, who pursue her black-veiled killer t ...

'' (''Who Saw Her Die?'', 1972) - Elizabeth Serpieri *'' Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave'' (''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'', 1972) - Irina *'' Forza 'G''' (''Winged Devils'', 1972) - Cléo Dupont *'' Al tropico del cancro'' (''Tropic of Cancer'', 1972) - Grace Wright *'' Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (''Halleluja to Vera Cruz'', 1973) *'' Diario segreto da un carcere femminile'' (''Women in Cell Block 7'', 1973) - Daughter of Musumeci *'' Contratto carnale'' (''The African Deal'', 1974) - Eva McDougall *'' La profanazione'' (1974) *'' Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare'' (''Almost Human'', 1974) - Iona Tucci *'' L'uomo senza memoria'' (''Puzzle'', 1974) - Mary Caine *'' L'anticristo'' (''The Antichrist'', 1974) - Greta *'' La verginella'' (1975) *''

My Father's Private Secretary ''My Father's Private Secretary'' () is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Maria Rosaria Omaggio and Renzo Montagnani. Plot Cast *Maria Rosaria Omaggio as Luisa * Renzo Montagnani as Armando Ponzi ...

'' (1976) - Ingrid *'' L'inconveniente'' (1976) *'' The Salamander'' (1981) - Princess Faubiani *''

'' (1981) - Glenda Stanford (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strindberg, Anita 1937 births Living people 20th-century Swedish actresses