Inga Swenson

Inga Swenson

Acting

Birthday

1932/12/29

Day of death

2023/07/23 (90 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Also know as

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inga Swenson (December 29, 1932 - July 23, 2023) was an American actress. Inga Swenson was a graduate of Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, Class of 1950. Swenson was a member of Alpha Phi sorority at Northwestern University where she studied in their famed Drama Department. Swenson is best known to American audiences for her portrayal of Gretchen Kraus, the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later Head Housekeeper and Budget Director) on the TV si...Read more

Acting
The Miracle Worker
7.9

(1962) The Miracle Worker

as Kate Keller

Advise & Consent
7.2

(1962) Advise & Consent

as Ellen Anderson

Earth II
5.3

(1971) Earth II

as Ilyana Kovalefskii

Bay Coven
4.2

(1987) Bay Coven

as Matty Kline

The Betsy
4.6

(1978) The Betsy

as Mrs. Craddock

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
5.0

(1978) Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

as Nora Bayes

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

(1985) Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

The Mountain Men
5.8

(1980) The Mountain Men

as White Singer at the Mountain Men Gathering. (uncredited)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Self (segment "Rose-Marie") (archive footage)

Androcles and the Lion
0.0

(1967) Androcles and the Lion

as Lavinia

Heart of Darkness
0.0

(1958) Heart of Darkness

as Maria

Lipstick
5.3

(1976) Lipstick

as Sister Monica

The Rookies
6.8

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

Benson
7.1

(1979) Benson

as Gretchen Kraus

The Golden Girls
7.5

(1985) The Golden Girls

as Holly

Soap
7.3

(1977) Soap

as ---

Doctor Doctor
7.8

(1989) Doctor Doctor

as ---

Newhart
7.1

(1982) Newhart

as ---

Soap
7.3

(1977) Soap

as Ingrid Svenson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Jane

7.6

(1977) Weekend Special

as ---

Vega$
7.0

(1978) Vega$

as ---

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Paula Waller

ABC Afterschool Special
6.4

(1972) ABC Afterschool Special

as Mrs. Marston

North and South
7.4

(1985) North and South

as Maude Hazard

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
6.5

(1987) Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

as Marilyn

5.0

(1973) Griff

as Katherine McAfee