---
name: "Britt Ekland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/britt-ekland"
fi1m_id: "britt-ekland"
imdb_id: "nm0001180"
tmdb_id: 10341
wikidata_id: "Q233837"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 October 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T21:06:27.776908+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Britt Ekland

## Identity

Britt Ekland

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/britt-ekland
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** britt-ekland
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001180
- **TMDB ID:** 10341
- **Wikidata ID:** Q233837
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_Ekland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10341

Actor. Born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 October 1942, Stockholm, Sweden
- **Active:** 1971–1989
- **Also known as:** Britt Marie Eklund, Britt-Marie Eklund, Britta Ekman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 4 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Lee](https://film.one/person/christopher-lee.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 77 (3), 1980s 66 (1), 1990s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $107m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_Ekland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10341

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Wicker Man*](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md) (90)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Britt Ekland

> Britt Ekland is a memorable presence in films that too often treat glamour as sufficient character. We value her work in British horror and crime, but the parts can leave frustratingly little room for an actress.

In *Get Carter* (1971), Britt Ekland’s Anna matters chiefly because of what men want from her. Mike Hodges gives male viciousness far more attention than the women who receive it, and Ekland cannot make up for that lack of interest on her own. We were frustrated by the treatment of Anna and Geraldine Moffat’s Glenda, because neither is given enough room for her own thoughts and desires. We still recommend the film, but that is a substantial reservation.

Her earlier work offers a less familiar place to start. After small Swedish and international parts in the early 1960s, she played the lead as an Amish girl turned burlesque dancer in William Friedkin’s *The Night They Raided Minsky’s* (1968). That lead role matters when so much of the subsequent casting seems interested chiefly in how she looks. *Get Carter* and *The Wicker Man* helped establish her as a sex symbol in British cinema during the early 1970s. They also show how differently a director can use that image.

In Robin Hardy’s *The Wicker Man* (1973), Willow’s seductiveness belongs in a police enquiry that makes attraction itself unsettling. Edward Woodward gives the religious conflict its stubborn human presence, while Ekland makes the seduction credible. We find her better used here than in *Get Carter*, though the film has some stiff passages. Annie Ross dubbed her voice to mask her Swedish accent, and a body double was used for some nude scenes. Any appreciation of Willow needs to leave room for those contributions rather than crediting Ekland with everything we hear and see.

*The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974) gave her Mary Goodnight opposite Roger Moore, with scope for the light comedy she could do well. It also kept her within the glamorous casting that had become familiar, rather than giving her much opportunity to do something different. Lower-profile film work followed after the mid-1970s, before a shift towards stage and television from the 1990s. Start with *The Wicker Man*; come to *Get Carter* prepared to find a fine crime film that has disappointingly little interest in her.

## Biography

Britt Ekland is a Swedish actress. Born Britt-Marie Eklund on 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, she trained at a drama school and joined a travelling theatre group before entering films.

She appeared in British crime film *Get Carter* (1971) as Anna and the cult horror *The Wicker Man* (1973) as Willow MacGregor. Other credits include *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974) as Mary Goodnight.

Ekland was married to actor Peter Sellers from 1964 to 1968.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Scandal* (1989), Fi1m 66, as Mariella Novotny — [page](https://film.one/film/scandal.md)
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), Fi1m 56, as Mary Goodnight — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *The Wicker Man* (1973), Fi1m 90, as Willow MacGreagor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)
- *Get Carter* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Anna — [page](https://film.one/film/get-carter.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Brass Eye* (1997), Fi1m 86, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/brass-eye.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Search* (2006), as Lisas bordsgranne
- *Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man* (2001), Actor
- *Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'* (2000), Actor
- *Lexx* (1997), series, as Dulcibella Sternflanks
- *The Children* (1990), as Zinnia Wrench
- *Grand* (1990), series, as Viveca
- *Cold Heat* (1989), as Jackie Mallon
- *Beverly Hills Vamp* (1989), as Madame Cassandra
- *Scandal* (1989), as Mariella Novotny — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/scandal.md)
- *Moon in Scorpio* (1987), as Linda
- *Az aranyifjú* (1986), as Mrs. Pidlington
- *The Mind of David Berglas* (1985), series, Actor
- *Fraternity Vacation* (1985), as Eyvette
- *Marbella* (1985), as Deborah
- *Love Scenes* (1984), as Annie
- *Dead Wrong* (1983), as Penny Lancaster
- *Doctor Yes: The Hyannis Affair* (1983), as Susannah
- *Erotic Images* (1983), as Julie Todd
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Satan's Mistress* (1982), as Ann-Marie
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"* (1981), as Françoise
- *The Monster Club* (1981), as Busotsky's Mother
- *The Hostage Tower* (1980), as Leah
- *King Solomon's Treasure* (1979), as Queen Nyleptha
- *Skeppsredaren* (1979), series, as Patricia Berg
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), series, as Tenna
- *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Laura
- *Slavers* (1978), as Anna von Erken
- *The Great Wallendas* (1978), as Jenny Wallenda
- *Ring of Passion* (1978), as Amy Ondra Schmeling
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Karen Ellison, Alice Robbins
- *Casanova & Co.* (1977), as Countess Trivulzi
- *High Velocity* (1976), as Mrs. Andersen
- *Royal Flash* (1975), as Dutchess Irma
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), as Mary Goodnight — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *The Ultimate Thrill* (1974), as Michelle Parlay
- *The Wicker Man* (1973), as Willow MacGreagor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)
- *The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War* (1973), as Katrina Volana
- *Baxter!* (1973), as Chris Bentley
- *Asylum* (1972), as Lucy
- *What the Peeper Saw* (1972), as Elise
- *Endless Night* (1972), as Greta
- *A Time for Loving* (1972), as Josette
- *The Stronger* (1971), as Woman 1
- *Percy* (1971), as Dorothy Chiltern-Barlow
- *Get Carter* (1971), as Anna — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/get-carter.md)
- *Tintomara* (1970), as Adolfine
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Vicki Erickson
- *The Conspirators* (1969), as Princess Spada
- *The Year of the Cannibals* (1969), as Antigone
- *Stiletto* (1969), as Illeana
- *Machine Gun McCain* (1969), as Irene Tucker
- *The Night They Raided Minsky's* (1968), as Rachel Schpitendavel
- *The Double Man* (1967), as Gina
- *The Bobo* (1967), as Olimpia Segura
- *Too Many Thieves* (1966), as Claudia
- *After the Fox* (1966), as Gina Vanucci/Gina Romantica
- *Carol for Another Christmas* (1964), as The Mother
- *Dax igen* (1964), as Various
- *I Say I Say I Say* (1964), Actor
- *Advance to the Rear* (1964), as Greta (uncredited)
- *The Prize* (1963), as Nudist (uncredited)
- *The Commandant* (1963), as Iris
- *Lyckodrömmen* (1963), as TV-vocalist
- *Det är hos mig han har varit* (1963), as Li's Work Mate (uncredited)
- *Kort är sommaren* (1962), as Edvarda's friend
- *Handen på hjärtat* (1962), Actor
- *The Happy Thieves* (1961), as Mrs. Pickett
- *G.I. Blues* (1960), as Britta - Redhead (uncredited)
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Karen

## Gallery

- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-a72ac8855737.jpg) Britt Ekland — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Britt_Ekland_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Britt_Ekland_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britt Ekland in trailer for "Get Carter" (1971) (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-37155e4d42d2.jpg) Britt Ekland in trailer for "Get Carter" (1971) (2013) — Trailer for "Get Carter" (1971), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Britt-ekland-get-carter-trailer.jpg/1280px-Britt-ekland-get-carter-trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britt Ekland in 1972](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-02b165dbee05.jpg) Britt Ekland in 1972 — Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Britt_Ekland_1972.jpg/1280px-Britt_Ekland_1972.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mid Atlantic Nostalgia conv Hunt Valley M.D. Sept 2019](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-3911a73e9a03.jpg) Mid Atlantic Nostalgia conv Hunt Valley M.D. Sept 2019 — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Britt_Ekland_2019.jpg/1280px-Britt_Ekland_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-d05ca02e6c5c.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-2b29f15167e0.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-8accb1fd3c03.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB
- ![Britt Ekland at her home in London (1992)](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-2f4601053c59.jpg) Britt Ekland at her home in London (1992) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Britt_Ekland_22_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Britt_Ekland_22_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britt Ekland taken in her apartment London (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-214fee07c679.jpg) Britt Ekland taken in her apartment London (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Britt_Ekland_2_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Britt_Ekland_2_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-d6139a1d063f.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-ca33d0cc5adf.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB
- ![Britt Ekland](https://film.one/media/person/59635/gallery-1ba249080094.jpg) Britt Ekland — Image via TMDB

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