Ann Smyrner (3 November 1934 – 29 August 2016) was a Danish actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy, the United States, Austria and

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. She played in adventure, comedy,

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, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies ''

Reptilicus ''Reptilicus'' is a 1961 Danish-American Monster film, giant monster film about a prehistoric reptile. The film was produced by Cinemagic and Saga Studio and separate versions were released in Denmark and in the United States, with American Inter ...

'' and ''

Journey to the Seventh Planet ''Journey to the Seventh Planet'' is a 1962 Danish-American science fiction film. It was directed by Sid Pink, written by Pink and Ib Melchior, and shot in Denmark with a budget of only US$75,000. Uranus, the seventh planet in the solar system, ...

'' (both 1962). Ann Smyrner spent most of her screen career in Germany. After she retired from acting in 1971, she moved to Spain because, as she stated in a 2001 interview, "Both the country (Denmark) and its people are too cold and boring." Smyrner was the daughter of Danish stage actor Poul Smyrner.

Selected filmography

* ''Von allen geliebt'' (1957) – Cora Fürst * ' (1958) – Lilli * ''

Here I Am, Here I Stay ''Here I Am, Here I Stay'' (german: Hier bin ich – hier bleib ich) is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and produced by Artur Brauner. It stars Caterina Valente, Hans Holt and Ruth Stephan. The film also featur ...

'' (1959) – Karin * ''

Triplets on Board ''Triplets on Board'' (german: Drillinge an Bord) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ann Smyrner and Ingrid van Bergen. Three identical brothers all go on the same cruise using only one ticket.H ...

'' (1959) – Rita * ' (1960) – Susa Petersen * ''

Heaven, Love and Twine ''Heaven, Love and Twine'' (German: ''Himmel, Amor und Zwirn'') is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Hartmut Reck, Ann Smyrner and Hannelore Schroth. It is based on the 1952 novel of the same title by Thomas W ...

'' (1960) – Gerti * '' Pension Schöller'' (1960) – Erika * '' Il peccato degli anni verdi'' (1960) – Martina * ''

Island of the Amazons ''Island of the Amazons'' (german: Die Insel der Amazonen) is a 1960 West German adventure film directed by Otto Meyer and starring Adrian Hoven, Ann Smyrner and Jan Hendriks.Bergfelder p.211 In the United States it was released with the alter ...

'' (1960) – Liz * ''

'' (1961) – Lise Martens * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1961) – Boubou * ''

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt ''Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt'' ("The Girl and the Prosecutor") is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer. Cast * Wolfgang Preiss as Staatsanwalt Soldan * Elke Somm ...

'' (1962) – Monika Pinkus * ''

'' (1962) – Ingrid * ''

Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol ''Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol'' is a 1962 Austrian comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Ann Smyrner, Trude Herr and Paul Hörbiger. Partial cast * Ann Smyrner - Linda Borg * Udo Jürgens - Martin Hinterkirchner * Hans Moser - Leop ...

'' (1962) – Linda Borg * ''

Romance in Venice ''Romance in Venice'' (German: ''Romanze in Venedig'') is a 1962 Austrian romance film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Ann Smyrner, Walther Reyer and Willy Birgel.Bock & Bergfelder p.474 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich a ...

'' (1962) – Andrea von Bruggern * ''Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett'' (1962) – Marion Keyser * ''Das haben die Mädchen gern'' (1962) – Helga * ''

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'' (1963) – Claudia Westorp * '' The Black Cobra'' (1963) – Alexa Bergmann * ''Wochentags immer'' (1963) – Gwendolyn * '' Storm Over Ceylon'' (1963) – Helga Ferlach * ''

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 ''Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (german: Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Helmut Wildt. Cast * Helmut Wildt - Mike Hilton * Hanns Lothar - Jack Bellamy * Ann Smyrner - Ruth Mo ...

'' (1963) – Ruth Morgan * ''

Victim Five ''Victim Five'', also known as ''Code 7, Victim 5!'', originally filmed as ''Table Bay'', is a 1964 British crime film produced by Harry Alan Towers and US television producer Arthur "Skip" Steloff that was shot in Cape Town in Technicolor and ...

'' (1964) – Helga * '' Holiday in St. Tropez'' (1964) – Heidi Kirschmann * ''

The Seventh Victim ''The Seventh Victim'' is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton f ...

'' (1964) – Avril Mant * '' Marry Me, Cherie'' (1964) – Marianne * '' The Spy'' (1964, Egyptian film, directed by

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) * '' Diamond Walkers'' (1965) – Karen Truter * '' L'uomo di Toledo'' (1965) – Doña Rosita * ''El jassus'' (1965) – Eva / Rashel * ''The Fountain of Love'' (1966) – Stina * ''

Angelique and the King ''Angelique and the King'' (French: ''Angélique et le Roy''), Italian: ''Angelica alla corte del re'') is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier. It was made as a co-production between France, Ita ...

(1966) – Thérèse * ''

Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen ''Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen'' is a 1966 Eurospy film written and co-directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Gianfranco Parolini. Filmed in Ceylon, it stars Tony Kendall, Brad Harris and Dan Vadis with Harris and Vadis doing their own stuntw ...

'' (1966) – Babs Lincoln * ''

Mission Stardust ''Mission Stardust'' ( it, ...4...3...2...1...Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels of the popular German '' Perry Rhodan'' series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting. Plot In a quest to find a source of radioactive ma ...

'' (1967) – Dr. Sheridan * ''

The House of 1,000 Dolls ''The House of 1,000 Dolls'' is a 1967 Harry Alan Towers German-Spanish international co-production white slavery thriller starring Vincent Price. It has been described as "quite possibly the sleaziest movie AIP ever made". The film is set in T ...

'' (1967) – Marie Armstrong * ''Heubodengeflüster'' (1967) – Dodo * ' (1968) – Susanna Schwartz * '' Beyond the Law'' (1968) – Lola / Betty * ''

The Killer Likes Candy ''The Killer Likes Candy'' ( it, Un killer per sua maestà, french: Le tueur aime les bonbons, german: Zucker für den Mörder) is a 1968 Italian-French-German Eurospy film directed by Maurice Cloche and Federico Chentrens and starring Kerwin Ma ...

'' (1968) * ''Paradies der flotten Sünder'' (1968) – Laura * ''Das Go-Go-Girl vom Blow Up'' (1969) – Wilma * '' Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice?'' (1969) – Püppi * '' 11 Uhr 20'' (1970, TV Mini-Series) – Helga * '' The Sex Nest'' (1970) – Baronin * ''

Aunt Trude from Buxtehude ''Tante Trude aus Buxtehude'' ("Aunt Trude from Buxtehude") is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter and Theo Lingen.Bock & Bergfelder p.291 It was one of several German films in ...

'' (1971) – Loni Martell * ''Zu dumm zum...'' (1971) – Clarissa * ''Ore di terrore'' (1971) – Maria Daniels * ''Kreuzfahrt des Grauens'' (1971) – Mary

References

External links

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Ann Smyrner at Danskefilm.dk
1934 births 2016 deaths Danish film actresses People from Frederiksberg {{Denmark-actor-stub