Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland
Britt Eklandis a Swedish film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's, and the British crime film Get Carter, which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Manand appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 October 1942
CityStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
I never really learned the value of money. My father didn't spoil me, but I think my grandparents did.
I had a husband who, I'm convinced, was an undiagnosed manic depressive. He didn't treat me as if I had a brain - I was just this beautiful little doll he could show off.
I was brought up very conservatively. My father was positively Victorian - I wasn't even allowed to wear my hair down.
I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.
I've been doing Pilates since 1974, I lift weights, I power walk every day and I run backwards. That's sometimes a little hard when you're not on your home turf, because you've got to find a place where there are no bumps in the way - or people.
Little bitty bags are completely impractical - I like big slouchy bags because they have to be comfortable for my lovely wee Chihuahua Tequila, who comes everywhere with me. I'm devoted to him, now my kids have long since flown the nest.
I am planning my one woman show. It will be a showcase of my life. It starts at the beginning and ends where I am today. It will have every single inch of my life - as much as you can get into an hour. I will be touring everywhere.
I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.
I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be.
I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.
The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.
There are so many young women who throw their talent away.
I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.
This is the moment behind which I could forget every other moment that has passed.