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Anita Strindberg

Anita Strindberg

Actor · Born June 19, 1937 (89) · Sweden

Anita Strindberg, born Anita Edberg, is a former Swedish actress who became one of the most well-known stars of the Italian giallo films in the 1970s. Strindberg started her career in "gialli" with Lucio Fulci's Una lucertola con la pelle di donna ("A Lizard in a Woman's Skin") in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in Sergio Martino -directed La coda dello scorpione ("Case of the Scorpion's Tail"). In 1972, she starred in two more gialli; in Aldo Lado's Chi l'ha vista morire? ("Who Saw Her Die?") with George Lazenby and Martino's Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave ("Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key") with Luigi Pistilli and Edwige Fenech.[1] After the early 1970s, Strindberg acted in many types of "genre films"; a women in prison film Diario segreto da un carcere femminile ("Women in Cell Block 7"), The Exorcist-like horror film L'anticristo ("The Antichrist") and a poliziotteschi film Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare ("Almost Human"), directed by Umberto Lenzi. Her last film was Riccardo Freda's Murder Obsession (Follia Omicida), also known as "Fear" and co-starred by Laura Gemser.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1937 (89)
From
Sweden
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Anita Strindberg's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Power
25%
Morality
20%
Self
14%
Bonds
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anita Strindberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anita Strindberg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Salamander(1981)

    as Princess Faubiani

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Murder Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Glenda

  • My Father's Private Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ingrid

  • L'inconveniente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • La verginella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Pamela

  • The Antichrist(1974)

    as Greta

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • La profanazione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Puzzle(1974)

    as Mary Caine

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Almost Human(1974)

    as Iona Tucci

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The African Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Eva McDougall

  • Women in Cell Block 7(1973)

    as Hilda

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Halleluja to Vera Cruz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Tropic of Cancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Grace Wright

  • Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key(1972)

    as Irina Rouvigny

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Who Saw Her Die?(1972)

    as Elizabeth Serpieri

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Eroticist(1972)

    as moglie dell'ambasciatore francese

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Two Faces of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dr. Paola Lombardi

  • Winged Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gianni's friend

  • The Case of the Scorpion's Tail(1971)

    as Cléo Dupont

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Lizard in a Woman's Skin(1971)

    as Julia Durer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Quella chiara notte d'ottobre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Victim

  • Sköna Susanna och gubbarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Joakim's Wife

  • Blonde in Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Telephone Operator

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1957 to 1981; peak year 1971.

Highest rated

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

The Eroticist (1972)

Film career

19571981

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1971Screen debut· A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1950s2 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Anita Strindberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)

60th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Almost Human (1974)

Midcredits 85th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anita Strindberg's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Anita Strindberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anita Strindberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernesto Gastaldi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers