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Mai Zetterling (1925–1994)

Actress | Director | Writer

Lovely, slim, green-eyed blonde Mai Zetterling with bewitchingly elfin features was born in Sweden in 1925, and lived briefly in Australia while still a child. Trained on the Stockholm repertory stage, she began appearing in war-era films starting in her teens. Following her debut in Lasse Maja... See full bio »

Born:

Mai Elizabeth Zetterling
in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden

Died:

(age 68) in London, England, UK
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1993 Morfars resa
Elin Fromm
 
1990 The Witches
Helga Eveshim
 
1990 Hidden Agenda
Moa
 
1976 Mon coeur est rouge
Nietzsche
 
1968 A Touch of Venus (TV series)
 
1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Alice
– The Dance of Death (1966) … Alice
 
1966 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– Finn Family Moomintroll: Part 5 - The Hobgoblin's Wishes (1966) … Storyteller
– Finn Family Moomintroll: Part 4 - Snork Maiden's Discovery (1966) … Storyteller
– Finn Family Moomintroll: Part 3 - An Excursion to Lonely Island (1966) … Storyteller
– Finn Family Moomintroll: Part 2 - Moomintroll Is Changed (1966) … Storyteller
– Finn Family Moomintroll: Part 1 - The Hobgoblin's Hat (1966) … Storyteller
 
1965 The Vine Bridge
Ruth Hedman
 
1963 The Man Who Finally Died
Lisa Deutsch
 
1963 Operation Mermaid
Helene Bretton
 
1962 The Main Attraction
Gina
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Carla
– There Are Dragons in This Forest (1962) … Carla
 
1962 Only Two Can Play
Liz
 
1961 The Devil Inside
Ruth Lombard
 
1960 Danger Man (TV series)
Nadia
– The Sisters (1960) … Nadia
 
1960 Faces in the Dark
Christiane Hammond
 
1960 Piccadilly Third Stop
Christine Pready
 
1959 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Maya
– Maya (1959) … Maya
 
1959 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Carol
– Diamond S.O.S. (1959) … Carol
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Tania Roskov
– The Prize (1959) … Tania Roskov
 
1959 Jet Storm
Carol Tilley
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Hanna / Jocelyn Davies
– One Kind Word (1959) … Hanna
– Castle in Spain (1959) … Jocelyn Davies
 
1959 The Traitor (TV movie)
Frau Caypor
 
1956-1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Miss Julie
– The Model Marriage (1959)
– Miss Julie (1956) … Miss Julie
 
1958 My Wife and I (TV series)
Phylis Finley
– Episode #1.11 (1958) … Phylis Finley
– Episode #1.10 (1958) … Phylis Finley
– Episode #1.9 (1958) … Phylis Finley
– Episode #1.8 (1958) … Phylis Finley
– Episode #1.7 (1958) … Phylis Finley
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1958 Playing on the Rainbow
Vanja Ringqvist
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Agnes
– The Fourposter (1958) … Agnes
 
1957 The Truth About Women
Julie
 
1957 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
Comedy Regular
 
1957 Abandon Ship
Nurse Julie White
 
1956-1957 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
Ilsa Morgan / Sally Fulton
– The Cellini Cup (1957) … Sally Fulton
– All in the Family (1956) … Ilsa Morgan
 
1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Baroness Mary Vetsera
– The Mayerling Affair (1956) … Baroness Mary Vetsera
 
1956 Ett dockhem
Gurli Pall
 
1956 Afternoon Film Festival (TV series)
– The Girl in the Painting (1956)
 
1955 A Prize of Gold
Maria
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Gabrielle
– Sail with the Tide (1955) … Gabrielle
 
1954 Dance Little Lady
Nina Gordon
 
1954 Knock on Wood
Dr. Ilse Nordstrom
 
1953 Desperate Moment
Anna DeBurg
 
1952 The Ringer
Lisa
 
1952 The Frightened Bride
Doris Richardson
 
1951 Hell Is Sold Out
Valerie Martin
 
1951 Blackmailed
Mrs. Carol Edwards
 
1949 Naughty Arlette
Arlette
 
1949 The Lost People
Lily
 
1949 The Bad Lord Byron
Teresa Guiccioli
 
1948 Lost Daughter
Lidia aka Hildegarde
 
1948 Quartet
Jeanne (segment "The Facts of Life")
 
1948 Life Starts Now
Vera Ullman
 
1948 Music in Darkness
Ingrid
 
1947 Frieda
Frieda
 
1946 Sunshine Follows Rain
Marit Germundsdotter
 
1946 Iris and the Lieutenant
Iris Mattson
 
1944 Torment
Bertha Olsson
 
1944 Prince Gustaf
Anna Maria Wastenius
 
1943 Jag dräpte
Miss Peters
 
1941 Lasse Maja
Fanny (as Maj Zetterling)
 
Show ShowDirector (14 titles)
1990 Chillers (TV series)
– The Thrill Seeker (1990)
– The Stuff of Madness
 
1990 Sunday Pursuit (short)
 
1987 Crossbow (TV series)
 
1986 Amorosa
 
1985 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
– Murderous Feelings (1985)
– Hired Help (1985)
– And If We Dream (1985)
 
1982 Scrubbers
 
1982 Love (segments "Love From the Market Place", "Black Cat in the Black Mouse Socks, The" and "Julia")
 
1977 Månen är en grön ost
 
1973 Visions of Eight (documentary) (segment "Strongest, The")
 
1968 The Girls
 
1968 Doctor Glas
 
1966 Nattlek
 
1964 Loving Couples
 
1963 The War Game (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1989 Chillers (TV series)
– The Stuff of Madness (written by)
 
1986 Amorosa
 
1982 Scrubbers
 
1982 Love (segment "Love From the Market Place")
 
1977 Månen är en grön ost
 
1968 The Girls (writer)
 
1968 Doctor Glas (writer)
 
1966 Nattlek (screenplay / story)
 
1964 Loving Couples
 
1963 The War Game (short) (screenplay)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1986 Amorosa
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1963 The War Game (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1954 Knock on Wood (performer: "All About You" 1953 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1985-1990 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 June 1990 (1990) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
1984 Cinématon (documentary)
Herself (1987) (segment "N°923")
 
1979 Revista de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1979 Cities (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Mai Zetterling's Stockholm … Herself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Herself
– Four Women Film Makers (1971) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1990 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1943) Swedish dubbing for Bambi. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Maj Zetterling
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I have been a child, a girl, a party doll, a mistress, a wife, a mother, a professional woman, a virgin and a grandmother. I have been a woman for more than fifty years and yet I have never been able to discover precisely what it is I am, how real I am. I ask myself - perhaps my femaleness is just a human disease. See more »

Trivia:

Autobiography 1985: "All Those Tomorrows" See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini