Uta Erickson (who often used the

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s Artemidia Grillet and Carla Erikson) was a Norwegian actress who was in many

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films of the late 1960s. She starred in several provocatively titled films directed by Michael and Roberta Findlay, including ''The Kiss Of Her Flesh'', ''A Thousand Pleasures'', ''The Curse Of Her Flesh'' and ''The Ultimate Degenerate''. Erickson was also a favorite of the directors

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(''

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'') and Barry Mahon (''Sex Killer''). Some of her films, notably ''Mnasidika'', were arty enough to pass as the "low end" of an arthouse pairing with a film by a European auteur. At her best, such as in ''Passion in Hot Hollows '' directed by

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, her acting could make a softcore scene far more erotic. '' Deep Throat'' rang the death knell to this softcore

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and effectively ended Erickson's film career. Ms Erickson's current whereabouts, or even if she is dead, or alive, are unknown.

Partial filmography

* ''Unholy Matrimony'' (1966) * ''Electronic Lover'' (1966) * ''Olga's Dance Hall Girls'' (1966) * ''The Sex Killer'' (1967) * ''

'' (1968) * ''Seeds of Sin'' (1968) * ''The Curse of Her Flesh'' (1968) * ''See How They Come'' (1968) * ''Passion in Hot Hollows'' (1969) * ''She Came By Bus'' aka ''The Sick Ones'' (1969) * ''Mnasidika'' (1969) * ''She's Doing It Again'' (1969) * ''The Ultimate Degenerate'' (1969) * ''Bacchanale'' (1970) * ''Women Women Women Moira'' (1970) * ''Dynamite'' (1972)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Erickson, Uta Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian film actresses