Britt Ekland



Happy Birthday to Swedish film actress, Britt Eland, who was born in Stockholm this day in 1942.  In the 1960s and 70s Britt starred in films such as The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), Get Carter (1971), The Wicker Man (1973) and was a Bond Girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).



In 1964, Britt married Peter Sellers after a whirlwind romance, which lead to her being one of the most photographed celebrities in the world during the 1970s.  They divorced in 1968.


Man with the Golden Gun

1960






with Rod Stewart



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