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May Britt is a Actor Suédoise born on 22 march 1933 at Lidingö (Suede)

May Britt

May Britt
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Birth name Maybritt Wilkens
Nationality Suede
Birth 22 march 1933 (91 years) at Lidingö (Suede)

May Britt (born 22 March 1934) is a Swedish actress who had a brief career in the 1950s in Italy and later in the United States. She retired from the screen after she married Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1960.

Best films

The Young Lions
The Young Lions
(1958)
(Actress) Give 'em Hell
Give 'em Hell
(1955)
(Actress)

Usually with

Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
(4 films)
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
(4 films)
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
(5 films)
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
(5 films)
Kerima
Kerima
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of May Britt (15 films)

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Actress

Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. (1960)
, 1h43
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Burt Balaban
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment, Gangster films
Actors Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Peter Falk, Henry Morgan, Harry Morgan, Simon Oakland
Roles Eadie Collins
Rating65% 3.2964453.2964453.2964453.2964453.296445
Abe Reles (Peter Falk) and Bug Workman (Warren Finnerty), two killers from Brooklyn's Brownsville district, meet in the Garment District to meet with Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, kingpin of an organized crime mob, who hires them as the syndicate's hit men.
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1959)
, 1h47
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Curd Jürgens, Stella Stevens, May Britt, Theodore Bikel, John Banner, Ludwig Stössel
Roles Lola-Lola
Rating61% 3.093893.093893.093893.093893.09389
Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens) is shocked to discover a number of his students have been frequenting a nightspot called the Blue Angel, where a scandalous entertainer named Lola (May Britt) performs. Rath attends the show one night in order to catch some of his boys in this den of wickedness, but he is soon drawn into Lola's sensual spell, and in time becomes involved in an obsessive romance with her that costs him his job, his savings and his dignity.
The Hunters
The Hunters (1958)
, 1h48
Directed by Dick Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Children's films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, May Britt, Richard Egan, Lee Philips, John Gabriel
Roles Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
Rating63% 3.1947153.1947153.1947153.1947153.194715
Major Cleve "Iceman" Saville (Robert Mitchum), a veteran World War II fighter ace, returns to combat, eager to fly an F-86 Sabre fighter. His commanding officer, Colonel "Dutch" Imil (Richard Egan), assigns him command of a flight.
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
, 2h47
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, May Britt, Maximilian Schell
Roles Gretchen Hardenberg
Rating70% 3.546333.546333.546333.546333.54633
German ski instructor Christian Diestl (Marlon Brando) is hopeful that Adolf Hitler will bring new prosperity to Germany, so when war breaks out he joins the army as a lieutenant. Dissatisfied with police duty in Paris, he requests to be transferred and is assigned to the front in North Africa. He sees what the war has done to his captain (Maximilian Schell) and the captain's wife (May Britt), and he is sickened by their behavior.
War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)
, 3h28
Directed by King Vidor, Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Oskar Homolka, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg
Roles Sonia Rostova
Rating66% 3.349083.349083.349083.349083.34908
En 1805 à Moscou, les défilés militaires, les fêtes et les bals se succèdent à la cour de Russie du Tsar Alexandre Ier de Russie, bien que les 200 000 hommes de la grande armée dominatrice de l'empereur Napoléon Ier aient envahi toute l'Europe et s'approchent chaque jour un peu plus de la capitale.
Give 'em Hell
Give 'em Hell (1955)
, 1h30
Directed by John Berry, Jacques Nahum
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Mob film, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Eddie Constantine, May Britt, Monique van Vooren, Irène Galter, Roger Saget, Jean Danet
Roles Gina Diego
Rating59% 2.9517952.9517952.9517952.9517952.951795
L'aventurier Johnny Jordan travaille pour l'importateur Moreno qui a des problèmes avec des voleurs parmi ses collaborateurs. Jordan découvre que le directeur Sammy Kern trahit son patron en utilisant les bateaux de Moreno pour faire du trafic d'armes.
Fatal Desire
Fatal Desire (1954)

Directed by Carmine Gallone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Ettore Manni, Kerima, May Britt, Anthony Quinn, Virginia Balistrieri, Umberto Spadaro
Roles Santuzza
Rating74% 3.745643.745643.745643.745643.74564
Le film s'appuie sur l'opéra Cavalleria rusticana.
Funniest Show on Earth
Funniest Show on Earth (1953)
, 1h10
Directed by Mario Mattoli
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors May Britt, Totò, Mario Castellani, Peppino De Filippo, Gianni Agus, Alberto Sorrentino
Roles Brigitte
Rating64% 3.215013.215013.215013.215013.21501
In the circus a clown named Tottons Togni (Totò), obliged not to make-up off never to not reveal his identity, is constantly haunted by jealousy of three women (a lion tamer, a fantasist, a trapeze artist) and also by the investigation of a police officer.
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
, 1h39
Directed by Mario Monicelli, Steno
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Gina Lollobrigida, May Britt, Pierre Cressoy, Tina Lattanzi, Marina Vlady, Irène Papas
Roles Liliana Capacci Rodgers
Rating64% 3.233963.233963.233963.233963.23396
Un jeune homme, se disant journaliste, est en réalité un personnage sans scrupules qui vit de chantage envers les femmes mondaines qui trompent leur mari. Mais la carrière de l'individu est brisée tragiquement par une de ses anciennes relations qui, révoltée par son cynisme, le tue froidement.
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf (1953)
, 1h33
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Kerima, May Britt, Ettore Manni, Ignazio Balsamo, Giovanna Ralli, Maurizio Arena
Roles Maria Maricchia
Rating67% 3.3713653.3713653.3713653.3713653.371365
Dans un village reculé de l'Italie du Sud, La Lupa (« La Louve »), une femme à l'attitude et aux mœurs libres, fascine et attire maris et fils qui ne peuvent lui résister. Pourtant, elle s'éprend tout particulièrement de Nanni qui cultive l'olivier et qui souhaite plutôt épouser la fille de celle-ci, Maricchia. Sur les instances de sa mère, Maricchia se marie avec Nanni. Mais, « la Louve » rôde toujours autour de ce dernier, au grand désespoir de Maricchia, sa fille. Excédé, Nanni décide alors de tuer « la Louve »... qui connaîtra une fin atroce.