Anita Strindberg

Acting

Anita Strindberg

Born

1937-06-19 (89)

Place of birth

Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

Anita Strindberg, born Anita Edberg, is a former Swedish actress who became one of the most well-known stars of the Italian giallo films in the 1970s. Strindberg started her career in "gialli" with Lucio Fulci's Una lucertola con la pelle di donna ("A Lizard in a Woman's Skin") in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in Sergio Martino -directed La coda dello scorpione ("Case of the Scorpion's Tail"). In 1972, she starred in two more gialli; in Aldo Lado's Chi l'ha vista morire? ("Who Saw Her Die?") with George Lazenby and Martino's Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave ("Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key") with Luigi Pistilli and Edw…

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 19 titles

Who Saw Her Die? poster
6.3

Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are in over their heads as the body-count keeps rising.

Who Saw Her Die?

1972

My Father's Private Secretary poster
5.2

Ponziani Armando, the owner of a thriving chemical industry, lives in a beautiful villa on Lake Como with his wife and his son Franco Ersilia.

My Father's Private Secretary

1976

The Eroticist poster
5.7

Senator Pupis feels a strong and uncontrollable urge to grab women's bottoms, a habit than can lead to embarrassment, especially if the woman in question is head of another state and the occasion a state visit. In his desperation Pupis turns to the clergy for spiritual and psychological help.

The Eroticist

1972

Puzzle poster
5.7

In London, A man who has amnesia attempts to uncover the truth about his identity. A menacing individual accuses him of betrayal, and soon more pieces of his puzzling past begin to fall in place.

Puzzle

1974

Tropic of Cancer poster
4.9

A couple on holiday in Haiti become involved in a series of savage murders linked to a doctor's new invention, a drug with extreme side effects.

Tropic of Cancer

1972

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key poster
6.5

Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

1972

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin poster
6.5

Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail poster
6.3

After her husband dies in a freak plane accident, a woman leaves London for Athens to collect his generous life insurance policy. She soon discovers that others besides herself are keen to get their hands on the money - and are willing to kill for it. Meanwhile, a private investigator arrives to investigate irregularities in the claim, teaming up with a beautiful reporter.

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail

1971

The Antichrist poster
6.1

An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.

The Antichrist

1974

The Two Faces of Fear poster
4.9

Doctor Miguel Azzini is found shot dead dead. The police suspect his colleagues: Elena Carli, his former mistress and owner of the clinic where he worked; Roberto Carli, her surgeon husband; Doctor Paula Lombardo, Roberto's mistress; and the clinic's administrator. Inspector Nardi discovers that Elena has a heart condition and had offered Miguel an increased sharehold in the clinic in order to dissuade him from leaving for another post. Elena's heart condition is worsened by the relentless police scrutiny and by her suspicion that Roberto is the murderer. She has to be rushed into hospital and is even more alarmed when Roberto prepares to operate...

The Two Faces of Fear

1972

Almost Human poster
7.0

A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't profitable enough, so he figures to hit the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

Almost Human

1974

Women in Cell Block 7 poster
4.8

A woman goes behind bars in order to save her father's life.

Women in Cell Block 7

1973

Quella chiara notte d'ottobre poster
8.0

A unhappily married woman tries to find happiness with a former lover, but when they witnesses crime, it leads them down a path of self-destruction

Quella chiara notte d'ottobre

1970

La profanazione poster
4.3

Dr. Massimo Banti, a surgeon in a hospital, falls in love with Sister Angela, a nun nurse.

La profanazione

1974

Halleluja to Vera Cruz poster
7.0

Two American bandits disguise themselves as priests in order to work undetected in Mexico during the revolution.

Halleluja to Vera Cruz

1973

The African Deal poster
4.3

An inter-racial affair against a background of corrupt businessmen attempting to manipulate the national resources of an emerging nation that bears a distinct resemblance to Ghana.

The African Deal

1973

L'inconveniente poster
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

L'inconveniente

1976

Winged Devils poster
3.5

The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers.

Winged Devils

1972

La verginella poster
4.3

A high school girl is lured into prostitution by a fashion photographer.

La verginella

1975