Ewa Aulin

Ewa Aulin
Ewa Aulin in Col cuore in gola (1966)
Born	(1950-02-13) 13 February 1950 (age 66) Landskrona, Sweden
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965 - 1996

Ewa Brigitta Aulin (born 13 February 1950 in Landskrona, Skåne County) is a former Swedish actress who appeared in a number of Italian and some American films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is remembered for playing the title character in the cult film Candy where she appeared alongside such stars as John Huston, Ringo Starr, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, Richard Burton and Marlon Brando. She is known to horror film fans for 3 genre films she starred in...Death Smiles at a Murderer, Death Laid an Egg and Ceremonia Sangrienta (aka Legend of Blood Castle).

Ewa Aulin first rose to fame in her native Sweden when she won the title of Miss Teen Sweden in 1965 at age 15. In the same year Aulin had been approached by Gunnar Fischer to appear as the young girl in his short film, Djävulen's Instrument (The Devil's Instrument). Subsequently, she went on to represent Sweden in the first ever Miss Teen International pageant, which was held on April 6, 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Aulin won; thereby earning the title of Miss Teen International 1966.

Aulin's success as Miss Teen International attracted attention not only in Sweden, where she appeared on the popular entertainment show Hylands Hörna, but also in Italy, and in 1967 at age 16 she made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in the comedy Don Giovanni in Sicilia (Don Juan in Sicily), based on the novel by Vitaliano Brancati. This film led to a movie star career for Aulin that would last a little more than 6 years, starting with leading roles in two notable giallo films; the pop art-style Col cuore in gola (With Heart in Mouth, 1967) directed by Tinto Brass, and the bizarre avant-garde-inspired La morte ha fatto l'uovo (Death Laid an Egg, 1968) directed by Giulio Questi. Aulin's co-star in both these films was the acclaimed actor Jean-Louis Trintignant.