Inger Stevens
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| Born |
Ingrid Stensland October 18, 1934 , Sweden |
| Died | April 30, 1970 (aged 35) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Drug-related overdose |
| Resting place | Remains scattered into the Pacific Ocean |
| Years active | 1954–1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Soglio (1955–1958; divorced) Ike Jones (1961–1970; her death) (disputed) |
| Awards | Best TV Star – Female 1964 The Farmer's Daughter |
Inger Stevens (born Ingrid Stensland, October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Swedish-American film, television and stage actress.
Inger Stevens was born in , Sweden. As a child, she was often ill. When she was nine, her mother abandoned the family and her father moved to the United States, leaving Inger and her sister in the custody first of the family maid and then with an aunt in Lidingo, near Stockholm. In 1944, the girls moved with their father and his new wife to New York City, where he had found work teaching at Columbia University. At age 13, she and her father moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where she attended Manhattan High School.
At 16, she worked in burlesque shows in Kansas City, Missouri. At 18, she left Kansas to return to New York City, where she worked as a chorus girl and in the Garment District while taking classes at the Actors Studio.
Stevens appeared on television series, in commercials, and in plays until she received her big break in the film Man on Fire, starring Bing Crosby.
Roles in major films followed, but she achieved her greatest success in the ABC television series The Farmer's Daughter, with William Windom. Previously, Stevens had appeared in episodes of Bonanza, Route 66, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Eleventh Hour, Sam Benedict and The Twilight Zone.
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