Britt-Marie Eklund (born 6 October 1942), better known as Britt Ekland, is a Swedish actress and singer, and a long-time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for her roles as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun, and in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man, as well as marriage to actor Peter Sellers, and her high-profile social life.
The Man with the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man, Get Carter, What the Peeper Saw, The Night They Raided Minsky's, After the Fox, The Bobo, The Double Man, Asylum, Endless Night, Satan's Mistress, Machine Gun McCain, The Monster Club, Beverly Hills Vamp, Royal Flash, Fraternity Vacation, Casanova & Co., ...
[on how lover Warren Beatty handled her like an elevator] He knew exactly where to locate the top button. One flick and we were away.
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I just like someone who satisfies me sexually and is fun, but puts no demands on me and who disappears out of my life when I like them to disappear out of my life.
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[on Warren Beatty] Warren is the most divine lover of all. His libido was as lethal as high-octane gas. I had never known such pleasure of passion in my life.
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[on Peter Sellers] I would squirm with embarrassment at the demeaning lengths he would go to in order to ingratiate himself with the Royal Family.
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I said I don't sleep with married men, but what I meant was I don't sleep with happily married men.
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The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.
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Became a grandmother ("at last!") in August 2013 when her daughter-in-law Alison (wife of Britt's son Nikolaj Adler) gave birth to a boy named Cash.
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She was originally cast as Ottilie Harsham Trafford in Quest for Love (1971) but she was replaced by Joan Collins.
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Her ears used to stick out. When she was 40 years of age she had an operation to correct them, which she later said she regretted.
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As a teenager, she had a resemblance to Brigitte Bardot and got work as a lookalike.
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Her son T.J. Mcdonnell's initials stand for Thomas Jefferson.
According to her autobiography, she was approached by Dino De Laurentiis for the role of "Dwan" in King Kong (1976) but turned him down.
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She was pregnant at the time she was filming The Wicker Man (1973), and as a result, a body double had to be used for some of the rear shots during the sequence where her character is dancing around naked and singing in an attempt to seduce Edward Woodward's character.
Lost her mother in December 2005 to Alzheimer's Disease after a lengthy illness. Britt is currently involved with the Alzheimer's Disease Association, trying to spread awareness, etc., of this illness.
Had an affair with rocker Rod Stewart in the mid-'70s, and sang French on his smash hit "Tonight's the Night". When she found out he was unfaithful to her, she filed a $12.5-million palimony suit, claiming that she gave up much of her career for him and that she deserved a large portion of his income as compensation. The lawsuit was dismissed by the courts.
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Fractured her ankle and broke her wrist at the Kerrang! Music Awards in London when she fell as she was heading towards the stage to present the Hall of Fame award to Marilyn Manson. Osteoperosis contributed to this which she is still dealing with. [August 2000]
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Auctioned some belongings at Christies for $146,000. [December 1996]
$18 Million
