Essy Persson

Acting

Essy Persson

Born June 15, 1941 · Gothenburg, Sweden (age 85)

Essy Ingeborg Vilhelmina Persson is a Swedish stage and film actress most noted for her role in "I, a Woman" (1965). She started out on the theatre before being discovered by Swedish film director and cinematographer Mac Ahlberg. Later American producer Radley Metzger offered Essy a string of parts in international erotic films. She studied at the Art Academy Valand and Konstfack, University of A…

Known For

Mission StardustMission Stardust · 1967
Mission Stardust
4.51967
MovieScience Fiction
A team of astronauts is sent to the moon to rescue an alien who is seeking help to save her dying race. They are attacked by a force of bandit robots and discover that enemy spies are out to kill the alien.
Therese and IsabelleTherese and Isabelle · 1968
Therese and Isabelle
3.91968
MovieDramaRomance
Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school.
Cry of the BansheeCry of the Banshee · 1970
Cry of the Banshee
5.41970
MovieHorror
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
VibrationVibration · 1968
Vibration
6.21968
MovieDrama
Mauritz, a handsome but frustrated writer, journeys to an island idyll of the coast of Sweden to enjoy the fleeting summer sun. Soon he becomes romantically involved with Barbro, a sexy young temptress.
Flygplan saknasFlygplan saknas · 1965
Flygplan saknas
9.01965
MovieActionDrama
Two pilots must fly together in spite of the strong dislike of each other. At a training mission the aircraft wrecks over open water and they have to save themselves by parachute.
I, a WomanI, a Woman · 1965
I, a Woman
6.51965
MovieDrama
Liv is a frankly sexual being. She finds herself in a series of sexual relationships with men who, she says, fall too much in love with her and become oppressive. Finally she meets a man who is very much like her, but that brings its own problems.
Love Is Not a GameLove Is Not a Game · 1971
Love Is Not a Game
10.01971
MovieDramaRomance
When stewardess Lillemor falls in love with her ​​jazz ballet teacher Robert, a black American man, relatives and friends take offense at their relationship.
Devil's GirlsDevil's Girls · 1967
Devil's Girls
8.01967
MovieCrime
Betty is in jail after a failed raid on a jewelry store while her accomplice Bob escaped. But by chance she finds Bob's hiding place and towers with four other girls. *English title is "The Devil's Girls" not "Devil's Girls"

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Strike First FreddyStrike First Freddy · 1965
Strike First Freddy
6.01965
MovieComedy
Frede Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and kidnapped by enemy agents. He escapes and now the secret service want to use him as bait to track the enemy. They assign their best agent, Smith to be his partner and supervisor. Their main task is to eliminate the head of the enemy conspiracy, the mysterious 'Dr. Pax' who's real identity is unknown. Freddy accompanies Smith to Stockholm where they are to meet Sonja, an agent for Dr. Pax, who is also on Smith's liquidation list. Thanks to his bag of game tricks, Freddy manages to avoid being done in by Kolick, a killer for Dr. Pax. Freddy falls for Sonja, and he, she and Smith are taken as prisoners to Dr. Pax's hideout, a remote island fortress from which a major power is to be attacked by missiles guided by trained pigeons. Freddy manages to teach Dr. Pax a lasting lesson in the difference between trained pigeons and homing pigeons.

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