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May Britt

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May Britt pulling up her garter on her wedding day to Sammy Davis Jr. 11-13-1960
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Murder, Inc. (1960)
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She was only 18 years old and working as a photographer's assistant in Stockholm when two Italians showed up. Producer Carlo Ponti and director Mario Soldati were there to see pictures of beautiful models, searching for a blonde girl for a movie. They picked her instead and soon she found herself in Rome. She quickly made a number of movies, almost all of them forgotten, where all she had to do was look beautiful. She was offered a contract with 20th Century Fox and came to Hollywood, where her part in The Blue Angel (1959) got pretty good reviews.

But she got tired of always playing the femme fatale and after marrying Sammy Davis Jr. she left the movies to take care of her children instead.
BornMarch 22, 1934
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    Known for

    Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, May Britt, Richard Egan, and Lee Philips in The Hunters (1958)
    The Hunters
    6.4
    • Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
    • 1958
    War and Peace (1956)
    War and Peace
    6.7
    • Sonia Rostova
    • 1956
    Fatal Desire (1953)
    Fatal Desire
    7.1
    • Santuzza
    • 1953
    Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (1953)
    Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero
    6.3
    • Jolanda
    • 1953

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Probe (1988)
      Probe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Helga
      • 1988
    • May Britt in Haunts (1976)
      Haunts
      4.6
      • Ingrid
      • 1976
    • Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)
      The Partners
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Miss Winters
      • 1971
    • Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux in The Most Deadly Game (1970)
      The Most Deadly Game
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Lili
      • 1971
    • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
      Mission: Impossible
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Eva Gollan
      • 1969
    • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
      The Danny Thomas Hour
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Anna
      • 1968
    • Murder, Inc. (1960)
      Murder, Inc.
      6.6
      • Eadie Collins
      • 1960
    • The Blue Angel (1959)
      The Blue Angel
      6.2
      • Lola-Lola
      • 1959
    • Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, May Britt, Richard Egan, and Lee Philips in The Hunters (1958)
      The Hunters
      6.4
      • Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
      • 1958
    • Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin in The Young Lions (1958)
      The Young Lions
      7.1
      • Gretchen Hardenberg
      • 1958
    • War and Peace (1956)
      War and Peace
      6.7
      • Sonia Rostova
      • 1956
    • Prigionieri del male (1955)
      Prigionieri del male
      5.2
      • Nadia Ulianova, giornalista Sovietica
      • 1955
    • L'ultimo amante (1955)
      L'ultimo amante
      5.5
      • Maria Spanisch
      • 1955
    • Ça va barder (1955)
      Ça va barder
      5.8
      • Gina
      • 1955
    • Vergine moderna (1954)
      Vergine moderna
      5.3
      • Claudia Bardi
      • 1954

    Soundtrack



    • Murder, Inc. (1960)
      Murder, Inc.
      6.6
      • performer: "Hey! Mister"
      • 1960
    • The Blue Angel (1959)
      The Blue Angel
      6.2
      • performer: "Lola-Lola", "Falling in Love Again"
      • 1959

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    Murder, Inc.
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    Murder, Inc.
    Murder, Inc.
    Trailer 2:30
    Murder, Inc.

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • May Britt Ringquest
    • Height
      • 5′ 8¾″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • March 22, 1934
      • Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Spouses
        Lennart RingquistMay 20, 1993 - January 20, 2017 (his death)
    • Children
        Tracey Davis
    • Relatives
        Sam Garner(Grandchild)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 2 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In 1958 she was briefly married to actor and future horse-trainer Edwin Gregson, trainer of 1982 Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol. Since 1993 she has been married to Lennart Ringqust, who was the second husband of Penny Chenery, the owner of Secretariat.

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    • How old is May Britt?
      91 years old
    • When was May Britt born?
      March 22, 1934
    • Where was May Britt born?
      Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • What is May Britt's birth name?
      Maybritt Wilkens
    • How tall is May Britt?
      5 feet 9 inches, or 1.75 meters

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