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Inga Swenson
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When Did Inga Swenson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/12/1932Born inOmaha, Nebraska, USADied23/07/2023 (aged 90)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ443982 ↗Buried atMount Tamalpais CemeteryTMDb#15667 ↗

Inga Swenson was an American actress and singer. She appeared in multiple Broadway productions and was nominated twice for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Lizzie Curry in 110 in the Shade and Irene Adler in Baker Street. She also spent seven years portraying Gretchen Kraus in the ABC comedy series Benson.

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsMovieSelf (segment "Rose-Marie") (archive footage)73
1989Doctor DoctorSeries—57
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & MurderSeriesMarilyn55
1985The Golden GirlsSeriesHolly53
1985North and SouthSeriesMaude Hazard53
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieSelf53
1982NewhartSeries—50
1979BensonSeriesGretchen Kraus47
1978Vega$Series—46
1978The BetsyMovieMrs. Craddock46
1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenMovieNora Bayes46
1977SoapSeriesIngrid Svenson45
1977Testimony of Two MenSeriesAmelia Foster45
1977Weekend SpecialSeries—45
1976LipstickMovieSister Monica44
1973GriffSeriesKatherine McAfee41
1972The RookiesSeries—40
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialSeriesMrs. Marston40
1971Earth IIMovieIlyana Kovalefskii39
1967Androcles and the LionMovieLavinia35
1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesKate34
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf30
1962Advise & ConsentMovieEllen Anderson30
1962The Miracle WorkerMovieKate Keller30
1961Dr. KildareSeriesPaula Waller29
1961Victoria ReginaMovieLady Jane29
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesLady Jane19