Inger Stevens (born Ingrid Stensland; October , â€" April , ) was a
Swedishâ€"American film, television, and stage actress.Inger Stevens
was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of Per Gustaf and Lisbet
Stensland.[self-published source] As a child, she was often ill. When
she was six years old, her mother abandoned the family and her father
moved to the United States, leaving Inger and her sister in the
custody first of the family maid and then with an aunt in Lidingö,
near Stockholm. In , the girls moved with their father and his new
wife to New York City, where he had found work teaching at Columbia
University. At age , she and her father moved to Manhattan, Kansas,
where she eventually attended Manhattan High School.At , she ran away
from home to Kansas City, and worked in burlesque shows. At , she left
Kansas City to return to New York City, where she worked as a chorus
girl and in the Garment District while taking classes at the Actors
Studio.
Swedishâ€"American film, television, and stage actress.Inger Stevens
was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of Per Gustaf and Lisbet
Stensland.[self-published source] As a child, she was often ill. When
she was six years old, her mother abandoned the family and her father
moved to the United States, leaving Inger and her sister in the
custody first of the family maid and then with an aunt in Lidingö,
near Stockholm. In , the girls moved with their father and his new
wife to New York City, where he had found work teaching at Columbia
University. At age , she and her father moved to Manhattan, Kansas,
where she eventually attended Manhattan High School.At , she ran away
from home to Kansas City, and worked in burlesque shows. At , she left
Kansas City to return to New York City, where she worked as a chorus
girl and in the Garment District while taking classes at the Actors
Studio.
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