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Inga Swenson

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Inga Swenson (December 29, 1932 – July 23, 2023) was an American actress and singer. She appeared in multiple Broadway productions and was nominated twice for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Lizzie Curry in 110 in the Shade and Irene Adler in Baker Street. She also spent seven years portraying Gretchen Kraus in the ABC comedy series Benson.

Early yearsEdit

Inga Swenson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 29, 1932,<ref>Template:Cite news See also:

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  • "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWN-R1M : 17 October 2017), Axel Carl Richard Swenson and Geneva Pauline Seeger Or Seager, 28 Dec 1918, Mills, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,491,831.
  • "Deaths and Funerals". Omaha World-Herald. p. 12. "SWENSON—Dr. Edward W age 80, Benecia, CA, was born in Omaha, October 26. [...] Preceded in death by parents, Axel and Geveva Swenson, of Omaha and brother, J. Richard Swenson, also of Omaha. Survived by sister, Inga Swenson Harris, and husband Lowell of Los Angeles, CA, and by children..."
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Swenson graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1950.<ref>Profile: OCHS, chsfomaha.org. Accessed December 29, 2022.</ref> While attending OCHS, as a junior, Swenson won the state title in the National Forensic League's speech contest and later, she won the NFL's national contest. As a high school senior she was considered the school's best vocalist and she was also the president of the Central High Players. She studied drama at Northwestern University under Alvina Krause, among others.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Please see also {{#invoke:URL|url}}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:URL with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | 1 | 2 }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

CareerEdit

Early in her career, Swenson had supporting roles in the films Advise & Consent (1962) and The Miracle Worker (1962) in which she played Helen Keller's mother. Swenson was a trained lyric soprano<ref>Gaver, Jack (March 21, 1964). "What Price Praise?". The Oxnard Press-Courier. p. 21.</ref><ref>Witbeck, Charles (January 19, 1983). "Gretchen is Thawing". The Hendersonville Times-News. p. 5.</ref> and starred on Broadway in New Faces (c. 1956), and The First Gentleman (1959), receiving Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in 110 in the Shade (1964) and Baker Street (1965). A life member of The Actors Studio,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> she said that her favorite role was Lizzie Currie in the musical 110 in the Shade.<ref name=Contemp/>

Swenson appeared in two episodes of Bonanza: "Inger, My Love" (1962) and "Journey Remembered" (1963) as Hoss's mother. She portrayed Gretchen Kraus, the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later head housekeeper and budget director) in the TV sitcom Benson. Gretchen's catchphrase was, "I hear you!" and known for childhood stories, starting with, "When I was a little girl in Bavaria..." Her portrayal garnered three Emmy nominations. She was cast after having appeared in a multi-episode stint as the conniving revenge-seeking Ingrid Svenson, the Swedish birth mother of Corinne Tate (Diana Canova), on the TV sitcom Soap. (Benson was a spinoff of Soap and shared the same producers.) She also appeared as Northern matriarch Maude Hazard in the mini-series North and South in 1985 and again in 1986.

Swenson retired from acting in 1998.<ref name=":1" />

Personal life and deathEdit

Swenson married actor/singer Lowell Harris in 1953, and the couple had two sons: Mark and James. James died in a motorcycle accident in 1987, at the age of 26. Mark is retired from the motion picture and television film editing field and the financial services industry.

Swenson died in Los Angeles on July 23, 2023, at the age of 90.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0" />

Stage creditsEdit

Principal stage appearancesEdit

Major theatrical toursEdit

Movie creditsEdit

Television creditsEdit

Television debut – Singer, Chrysler Special, CBC (Canadian television), 1957.<ref name=Contemp/>

Television seriesEdit

  • Gretchen Kraus, Benson, ABC, 1979–86.<ref name=Contemp/>

Television mini-seriesEdit

  • Amelia Foster, Testimony of Two Men, syndicated, 1977.
  • Maude Hazard, North and South, ABC, 1985.
  • Maude Hazard, North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986.<ref name=Contemp/>
  • Marilyn Bradshaw Reagan, Nutcracker: Money, Madness, and Murder, NBC, 1987.<ref name=Contemp/>

Television episodesEdit

Other televisionEdit

Television moviesEdit

Television specialsEdit

  • Kate, The Gay Deceivers, CBC, 1958.<ref name=Contemp/>
  • Lavinia, Androcles and the Lion, NBC, 1967.
  • Mrs. Trimble, My Dear Uncle Sherlock, ABC Short Story Specials, ABC, 1977.
  • Mrs. Marston, The Terrible Secret, ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1979.

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