Ann Smyrner (3 November 1934 – 29 August 2016) was a Danish actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy, the United States, Austria and
West Germany
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. She played in adventure, comedy,
science fiction
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, crime, and horror movies, among which are the
Sidney Pink science fiction movies ''
Reptilicus
''Reptilicus'' is the mutual title of two monster films about a giant, prehistoric reptile. A pair of Danish-American co-productions produced by Cinemagic and Saga Studio, the Danish-language ''Reptilicus'' was directed by Poul Bang and release ...
'' and ''
Journey to the Seventh Planet'' (both 1962).
Ann Smyrner spent most of her screen career in Germany. After she retired from acting in 1971, she moved to Spain because, as she stated in a 2001 interview, "Both the country (Denmark) and its people are too cold and boring." Smyrner was the daughter of Danish stage actor Poul Smyrner.
Selected filmography
* ''Von allen geliebt'' (1957) – Cora Fürst
* ' (1958) – Lilli
* ''
Here I Am, Here I Stay'' (1959) – Karin
* ''
Triplets on Board'' (1959) – Rita
* ' (1960) – Susa Petersen
* ''
Heaven, Love and Twine'' (1960) – Gerti
* ''
Pension Schöller'' (1960) – Erika
* ''
Il peccato degli anni verdi'' (1960) – Martina
* ''
Island of the Amazons'' (1960) – Liz
* ''
Reptilicus
''Reptilicus'' is the mutual title of two monster films about a giant, prehistoric reptile. A pair of Danish-American co-productions produced by Cinemagic and Saga Studio, the Danish-language ''Reptilicus'' was directed by Poul Bang and release ...
'' (1961) – Lise Martens
* ''
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1961) – Boubou
* ''
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
''Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt'' ("The Girl and the Prosecutor") is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George, and Elke Sommer.
Cast
* Wolfgang Preiss as Staatsanwalt Soldan
* ...
'' (1962) – Monika Pinkus
* ''
Journey to the Seventh Planet'' (1962) – Ingrid
* ''
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol'' (1962) – Linda Borg
* ''
Romance in Venice'' (1962) – Andrea von Bruggern
* ''Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett'' (1962) – Marion Keyser
* ''Das haben die Mädchen gern'' (1962) – Helga
* ''
Breakfast in Bed
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'' (1963) – Claudia Westorp
* ''
The Black Cobra'' (1963) – Alexa Bergmann
* ''Wochentags immer'' (1963) – Gwendolyn
* ''
Storm Over Ceylon'' (1963) – Helga Ferlach
* ''
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (1963) – Ruth Morgan
* ''
Victim Five'' (1964) – Helga
* ''
Holiday in St. Tropez'' (1964) – Heidi Kirschmann
* ''
The Seventh Victim
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'' (1964) – Avril Mant
* ''
Marry Me, Cherie'' (1964) – Marianne
* ''
The Spy'' (1964, Egyptian film, directed by
Niazi Mostafa)
* ''
Diamond Walkers'' (1965) – Karen Truter
* ''
L'uomo di Toledo'' (1965) – Doña Rosita
* ''El jassus'' (1965) – Eva / Rashel
* ''The Fountain of Love'' (1966) – Stina
* ''
Angelique and the King'' (1966) – Thérèse
* ''
Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen'' (1966) – Babs Lincoln
* ''
Mission Stardust'' (1967) – Dr. Sheridan
* ''
The House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967) – Marie Armstrong
* ''Heubodengeflüster'' (1967) – Dodo
* ' (1968) – Susanna Schwartz
* ''
Beyond the Law'' (1968) – Lola / Betty
* ''
The Killer Likes Candy'' (1968)
* ''Paradies der flotten Sünder'' (1968) – Laura
* ''Das Go-Go-Girl vom Blow Up'' (1969) – Wilma
* ''
Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice?'' (1969) – Püppi
* ''
11 Uhr 20'' (1970, TV Mini-Series) – Helga
* ''
The Sex Nest'' (1970) – Baronin
* ''
Aunt Trude from Buxtehude'' (1971) – Loni Martell
* ''Zu dumm zum...'' (1971) – Clarissa
* ''Ore di terrore'' (1971) – Maria Daniels
* ''Kreuzfahrt des Grauens'' (1971) – Mary
References
External links
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Ann Smyrner at Danskefilm.dk
1934 births
2016 deaths
Danish film actresses
Actresses from Frederiksberg
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