Ewa Strömberg

Ewa Strömberg
Born(1940-01-13)13 January 1940
Died24 January 2013(2013-01-24) (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
Other nameEva Louise Strömberg
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1973

Eva Louise Strömberg (13 January 1940 – 24 January 2013), was a Swedish actress. Strömberg was born in Bromma, Stockholm in 1940. In the late 1960s, she would appear in a number of Edgar Wallace film adaptations such as Alfred Vohrer's The College Girl Murders (1967) and The Man with the Glass Eye (1969). She would appear in five films with director Jesús Franco, with the last being The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1971). She died in Stockholm in 2013.

Biography

Eva Louise Strömberg was born on January 13, 1940 in Bromma, Stockholm.[1] In the late 1960s, she would make a number of Edgar Wallace film adaptations in West Germany such as Alfred Vohrer's The Monk with the Whip (1967) and The Man with the Glass Eye (1969).[2] She appeared in Robert Siodmak's final film The Last Roman as Rauthgundis. The film was first released in two parts first in 1968 and 1969 and then later released in the United States with both films edited down to one in 1973.[3]

She was cast in Jesús Franco's Vampyros Lesbos (1971) at the request of the German producers.[2] She would make five films with Franco, with the last being The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1971).[4]

Strömberg died on January 24, 2013 in Stockholm.[1][5]

Selected filmography

Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1959 Raggare! A girl at the 7 Sekel restaurant [6]
1959 Rider in Blue Unnamed role [7]
1963 To Bed or Not to Bed Unnamed role [8][9]
1964 En historia till fredag  The girl under the chestnut tree Television film[10]
1965 Ett sommaräventyr  Kristina, photomodel [11]
1966 Wie lernt man Mädchen kennen...? Unknown role Television film[12]
1967 Mördaren – en helt vanlig person  Pia [13]
1967 The College Girl Murders Pam Walsbury [14]
1968 Im Banne des Unheimlichen Library Clerk [15]
1968 Erotik auf der Schulbank  English teacher Miss Horn [16]
1968 Heimlichkeiten  Britta [17]
1968 Kampf um Rom. 1. Teil Rauthgundis [18]
1969 The Man with the Glass Eye Doris [19]
1969 Kampf um Rom. 2. Teil Rauthgundis [20]
1969 The Wedding Trip Kay [21]
1971 The Devil Came from Akasava Ingrid Thorsson [22]
1971 Vampyros Lesbos Linda Westinghouse [23]
1971 X312 - Flight to Hell  Mrs. Wilson [24]
1971 She Killed in Ecstasy Dr. Crawford [25]
1971 The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse Jennifer Paganini, aka 'Jennifer Herring the Pussy Cat' [26][27]
1972 Zum zweiten Frühstück: Heiße Liebe  Green widow [28]
1972 Hochzeitsnacht-Report  Berta [29]
1973 Det går i sextakt Unknown role [30]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ewa Strömberg". Swedish Film Database (in English and Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  3. ↑ "Kampf um Rom". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  5. ↑ "Ewa Strömberg". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Raggare!". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2026. Ewa Strömberg - en flicka på restaurang 7 Sekel [Ewa Strömberg - A girl at the 7 Sekel restaurant]
  7. ↑ "Ryttare i blått". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Kärlek i Stockholm". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Information". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "En historia till fredag". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026. Ewa Strömberg - flickan under kastanjeträdet [Ewa_Strömberg - The girl under the chesnut tree]
  11. ↑ "... då skall du få en gungstol av mig - en blå". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026. Ewa Strömberg - Kristina, fotomodell [Ewa Strömberg - Kristina, photomodel]
  12. ↑ "Wie lernt man Mädchen kennen...?". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mördaren - en helt vanlig person". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Der Mönch mit der Peitsche". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Im Banne des Unheimlichen". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Erotik auf der Schulbank". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026. Ewa Strömberg - Englischlehrerin Fräulein Horn (3. Episode) [Ewa Strömberg as English Teacher Miss Horn (Episode 3)]
  17. ↑ "Heimlichkeiten". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on October 30, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Kampf um Rom. 1. Teil". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Der Mann mit dem Glasauge". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Kampf um Rom. 2. Teil". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Die Hochzeitsreise". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on January 20, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  22. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  23. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  24. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. pp. 254, 257. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  25. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. pp. 244, 247. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  26. ↑ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
  27. ↑ Wilkins, Budd (August 20, 2025). "Review: Jess Franco's 'The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse' on Kino Cult Blu-ray". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on September 18, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Zum zweiten Frühstück: Heiße Liebe". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Hochzeitsnacht-Report". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on January 19, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Det går i sextakt". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved April 7, 2026.