May Britt

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Characters played by May Britt

Sonia Rostova — War and Peace (1956)

The loyal cousin of Natasha Rostova who helps protect her family's honor by exposing and thwarting Natasha's planned elopement with the deceitful Anatole Kuragin.

Gretchen Hardenberg — The Young Lions (1958)

The wife of Capt. Hardenberg, whose wartime experience reveals the destructive effects of the conflict on both of them. When Christian Diestl visits the seriously wounded captain, she explains that he used the bayonet Christian brought to take his own life.

Kristina 'Kris' Abbott — The Hunters (1958)

Kristina is Carl Abbott's worried wife, and she asks Major Saville to watch over him because Carl lacks confidence in combat. She and Saville fall in love, creating a painful conflict, but after Carl survives and sincerely seeks another chance, she chooses to leave with him.

Eadie Collins — Murder, Inc. (1960)

A dancer and Joey's wife who becomes entangled with the Murder, Inc. syndicate. After mob enforcer Abe Reles rapes her and threatens her life, she bravely cooperates with prosecutor Burton Turkus, identifying key gang members. While staying at a hotel, she ventures onto a pier to persuade Joey to testify, only to be brutally murdered by a mob assassin, which ultimately galvanizes Joey to speak out.

Gina Diego — Give 'em Hell (1955)

Gina Diego is connected to both Jordan and Diego, and her relationship with Jordan is a source of tension. Diego invokes her as an alibi, claiming she was with him all evening, but Jordan challenges that account. Gina later tells Jordan she does not want their relationship to begin again and says she knew nothing about Sammy.

Ingrid Swenson — Haunts (1976)

A young Swedish woman living with her uncle Carl on a farm in rural Northern California, Ingrid sings in the local church choir and becomes the focus of attacks she attributes to Frankie. The ending reveals that the attacks were hallucinations; after killing Frankie in her perception, she dies by suicide, and her apparition later appears to Carl.

Jolanda — Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (1953)

Raised among gypsies after being taken in at age two, Jolanda was trained in military arts by her guardian and grew up appearing and behaving like a young man. Learning that she is the daughter of the Black Corsair and that Van Gould murdered her father, she seeks revenge, allies with pirates, and risks capture to secure the release of Ralf and the other arrested pirates.

Career Overview

May Britt has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Signature works include Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's, Murder, Inc., The Blue Angel. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

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Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
19
Birth Date
1934-03-22
Birth Place
Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden

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