Marie Liljedahl (born 15 February 1950) is a

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actress who had a short-lived film career in the late-1960s and early-1970s, in the films of Joseph W. Sarno and

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Biography

Born in

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, Liljedahl became a stage actress at the age of ten, and a member of the

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ballet at the age of twelve. She was discovered dancing with a Stockholm ballet company by director Joseph W. Sarno. At seventeen, she began her film career with the lead role in Sarno's ''

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'' (1968), which transformed her into an international

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. Her other film roles included Eugenie in ''

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'' (1970) and Sibyl Vane in ''

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'' (1970). In 1971, she appeared in the sequel to ''Inga'' (''The Seduction of Inga''), her last major role. She grew weary of the film industry and retired from acting at the age of twenty-one. Liljedahl appeared in two ''

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'' magazine pictorials: "The Girls of Scandinavia" (June 1968) and "Flicker Flicka" (March 1969). Decades later, she said in DVD interviews that she regretted having made the sex films when she was young.

Filmography

*''O Zestos minas Augoustos'' (1966) *''

'' (1968) *''Three-Cornered Bed'' (1969) *'' The New Adventures of Snow White'' (1969) *' (1969) *''

'' (1970) *''

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'' (1970) *' (1971)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liljedahl, Marie 1950 births Actresses from Stockholm Living people