Essy Persson

Essy Persson

Actor

Gothenburg, Sweden
June 15, 1941

Biography

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 Arts, Crafts and Designs, from 1981 to 1984 and became an artist.

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Essy Persson 1
Essy Persson 2
Essy Persson 3

Representative Works

Sadist
Sadist
6.5
/ Swedish
Vibration
Vibration
6.2
/ Swedish
Flygplan saknas
Flygplan saknas
9.0
/ Swedish
Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee
5.4
/ English
Mission Stardust
Mission Stardust
4.5
/ Italian
Love Is Not a Game
Love Is Not a Game
10.0
/ Swedish
I, a Woman
I, a Woman
6.5
/ Danish
Devil's Girls
Devil's Girls
8.0
/ German
Väckning kl. 06.00
Väckning kl. 06.00
7.5
/ Swedish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Vibration
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Vibration

Flygplan saknas
1965Winner

Best Performance

Flygplan saknas

Therese and Isabelle
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Therese and Isabelle

Career Highlights

Cry of the Banshee
1970Highlight

Best Performance

Cry of the Banshee

Strike First Freddy
1965Highlight

Best Performance

Strike First Freddy

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