Lena Janet Yvonne Ågren (born 6 April 1949) is a Swedish former actress and model, known for her roles in Italian exploitation films.Borstahustjejen som blev filmstjärna i Italien 12 August 2007 "Janet Ågren är i dag 58 år gammal och jobbar som inredningsarkitekt i Miami. "

Early life Ågren was born in Landskrona, Scania Province, a town she once described to Italian entertainment journalists as a "Northern Naples".Sydsvenskan: Lars-Håkan Svensson läser om Landskrona 26 January 2006 "Så illa var det inte förr även om jag erinrar mig att en av stadens forna storheter, Janet Ågren, en gång i ett försök att ge italienska nöjesjournalister en idé om vad för slags miljö hon kom ur karakteriserade sin hemstad som ett Nordens Neapel." After winning a beauty contest in Copenhagen, she began a modeling career, notably for Christian Dior. Her modeling career brought her to Rome where she studied acting at the Drama School directed by Alessandro Fersen.

Acting career Ågren made her film debut in Luciano Salce's Colpo di stato, and her early roles included the Michael Caine film Pulp (1972) as a receptionist, and the Jack Lemmon comedy Avanti! (1972) as a nurse. She appeared in 57 films, including The Left Hand of the Law (1975), Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead (1980), Umberto Lenzi's Eaten Alive! (1980), Panic (1982), Red Sonja (1985), the Bud Spencer comedy Aladdin (1986) and the cult horror film Ratman (1988). In the early 1980s, she also had a brief musical career."Janet Agren canta il rap e sogna il teatro «serio»". La Stampa. 28 August 1983. p. 16.

Personal life Ågren is married to Italian film producer Carlo Maietto.

Ågren left acting in the early 1990s and moved to the US where she currently resides. She works as an interior designer and decorator in Miami.

Selected filmography

Donne... botte e bersaglieri (1968) – Rika The Two Crusaders (1968) – Clorinda Normal Young Man (1969) – Diana One on Top of the Other (1969) – Girl looking for Neurosedyl (uncredited) Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) – (uncredited) Du soleil plein les yeux (1970) – Monica Io non spezzo... rompo (1971) – Carla Viganò Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente (1971) – Monica Gorletti Pulp (1972) – Publisher's Receptionist Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972) – Stella Avanti! (1972) – Nurse The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972) – Simonetta Master of Love (1972) – Maddalena Fiorina la vacca (1972) – Tazia Tecnica di un amore (1973) – Monica Ingrid sulla strada (1973) – Ingrid The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974) – Kim The Profiteer (1974) – Teresa Adiutori Erotomania (1974) – Ciccia Persichetti Paolo Barca, Schoolteacher and Weekend Nudist (1975) – Giulia Hamilton The Left Hand of the Law (1975) – Gloria Sensualidad (1975) – María José Chi dice donna dice donna (1976) – Anita (segment "Ma non ci sposano") Vai col liscio (1976) – Celeste Per amore (1976) – Daniela Rovati Stato interessante (1977) – Carla (first story) Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks (1978) – Angelica The Uranium Conspiracy (1978) – Helga The Perfect Crime (1978) – Lady Gloria Boyd Deadly Chase (1978) – Giulia Medici The Iron Commissioner (1978) – Vera Lobster for Breakfast (1979) – Monique Dubois 7 ragazze di classe (1979) – Laura Maria – Nur die Nacht war ihr Zeuge (1980) – Maria Eaten Alive! (1980) – Sheila Morris City of the Living Dead (1980) – Sandra Prestami tua moglie (1980) – Ingrid Nillsen L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto (1981) – Anna Vinci La gatta da pelare (1981) – Margaret Don't Play with Tigers (1982) – Frau Kuppler Sogni mostruosamente proibiti (1982) – Dalia Panic (1982) – Jane Blake L'inceneritore (1982) Dagger Eyes (1983) – Pamela Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983) – Helen Questo e Quello (1983) – Lucilla (segment "Questo... amore impossibile") Vediamoci chiaro (1984) – Geneviève Red Sonja (1985) – Varna Hands of Steel (1986) – Linda Aladdin (1986) – Janet Haddin Karate Warrior (1987) – Julia Scott Night of the Sharks (1988) – Liz Ziegler Ratman (1988) – Terry Magdalene (1988) – Anna Per sempre (1991) – Eleonora Rondi (final film role)

References

External links

National Library of Sweden Catalog – Janet Ågren