Britt Ekland
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Britt Ekland (born October 6, 1942 as Britt-Marie Eklund) is a Swedish actress, long resident in the UK.
Ekland became famous as a result of her whirlwind romance with British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who proposed after seeing her photograph in the paper; they had one daughter, Victoria, born in 1964 before divorcing. The couple made two films together, After the Fox in 1966 and The Bobo in 1967. Her daughter Victoria was recently deported from the US for a number of drug and theft charges. Britt has a son, Nicholai, from a relationship with Lou Adler.
She later had a much-publicised romance with rock star Rod Stewart, they were introduced in 1975 by Joan Collins and lived together for two years. Stewart has since admitted the relationship broke down mainly because of his infidelity. After a high profile separation she tried to sue him for $12 million. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. (She is heard whispering on his song Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)), and in 1984 she married rock musician Slim Jim Phantom who was almost two decades her junior; they also divorced. They had one son together, Thomas, who was born in 1988.
She had a number of guest appearances in Television shows and Made for TV movies including The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica (1978), The Love Boat, Matt Houston, Fantasy Island, and Lexx.
She appeared in the 1974 James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. Other film appearances include The Night They Raided Minsky's, Get Carter, the 1973 film The Wicker Man (for which her voice was dubbed - see notes) and The Ultimate Thrill.
In the 1999 BBC television series I Love the '70s she hosted the 1971 episode in homage to her role as Anna in Get Carter, which was released that year.
She was portrayed by Charlize Theron in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). She has criticised the film publicly and claimed it is not an accurate representation of her life with Sellers.
She is a close friend of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and is still a regular fixture on the rock and roll social scene. In the last few years she has appeared in several pantomimes in the UK.
In the 1970s' she was one of the most photographed and talked about celebrities in the world.
She was one of the first celebrities to do Pilates in the 1970's and she published a beauty and fitness book in 1984 and a fitness video in 1992.
Britt has often worked with stage actor Benn Perry on various productions.
Miss Ekland credits her personal Swedish trainer, Herb Genendelis, for her workout regimen that has kept her in "show biz shape" as he calls it.
Ekland's father was a successful retailer and she has 3 brothers. Her mother died some years ago after a long battle with Alzheimers. She speaks fluent English, French and German.
