About
Inger Stevens (born Ingrid Stensland; October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970)[1] was a Swedish–American film, television, and stage actress. Stevens was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the eldest child of Per Gustaf and Lisbet Stensland. When she was six years old, her mother abandoned the family (taking her youngest son Peter with her). Soon afterwards Stevens' father moved to the United States, leaving Stevens and her brother, Ola, in the custody of the family maid—and then later with an aunt in Lidingö, near Stockholm. In 1944, she and her brother moved to the United States and lived with their father and his new wife in New York City where he was teaching at Columbia University. At age 13, Stevens moved with her family to Manhattan, Kansas, where her father taught at Kansas State University. Stevens attended Manhattan High School. At 16, she ran away from home to Kansas City, and worked in...
Known for
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Climax!Series • 1954
Route 66Series • 1960
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Armstrong Circle TheatreSeries • 1950
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
The Farmer's DaughterSeries • 1963
Sam BenedictSeries • 1962
The AquanautsSeries • 1960
Hang 'em HighMovie • 1968
MadiganMovie • 1968
5 Card StudMovie • 1968
FirecreekMovie • 1968
The BuccaneerMovie • 1958
A Guide for the Married ManMovie • 1967