Inger Taube(1939-1996)

Inger Taube, born 1939 in Gothenburg, was a Swedish stage and screen actress, and model. She was discovered at 14 by an agent of Toni-Models, where she became a coveted international model. Her film debut was in "Det svänger på slottet / Swinging at the Castle" (1959) directed by Alf Kjellin. Two years earlier she appeared in "Ninotchka", directed by Sven Lindberg, at the Stockholm theatre Intiman. In 1963 she got her big breakthrough when she played against Thommy Bergren in Bo Widerberg's feature film debut "Barnvagnen / The Pram". In all Inger Taube appeared in 7 feature films, a couple of shorts and a number of plays. She was married to singer/actor Sven-Bertil Taube with whom she gave birth to their son Jesper in 1960. She died of a heart attack in 1996.