Born Jytte Stensgaard, she moved to the United Kingdom to improve her English in 1963. She worked as an au pair, studied stenography and became a model for a time. Stensgaard began her acting career in the film La Ragazza con la pistola (The Girl with the Pistol, 1968). She then played parts in diverse UK TV-series: The Saint (1968; episode: "The Desperate Diplomat"); Broaden Your Mind (1969); Doctor in the House (1969/70) - in which she played the recurring role of Helga, Dave Briddock's girlfriend; On the Buses (1970; episode: "The New Uniforms", as Ingrid, a Swedish tourist); Special Branch (1970; episode: "Miss International" as Nina Sareth); sci-fi comedy series The Adventures of Don Quick (1970; as Flosshilda); Jason King (1971; as Arlene in the episode "As Easy as A.B.C."); The Persuaders! (1971; playing Bibi, a Judo instructress who assists Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) in the episode "The Morning After"); The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1972), and anthology series Dead of Night (1972; as Gertrude Wickett in the episode "Bedtime").
Stensgaard's most famous role is that of the vampire Carmilla/Mircalla in Hammer's Lust for a Vampire (1971). The film was the sequel to The Vampire Lovers (1970), which had starred Ingrid Pitt as Mircalla. The original film was an adaptation of Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. However, Lust for a Vampire shared little with the novel; it only used the vampire characters, and was thus a completely new story. In the film, the bisexual Carmilla infiltrates an all-girl boarding school while falling in love with a novelist.
Stensgaard auditioned for the part of the Doctor Who companion Jo Grant, alongside third Doctor Jon Pertwee in 1970. Towards the end of her career she appeared in pantomime and the stage-farce Boeing-Boeing (1971). She also appeared on TV as a hostess on the popular game show The Golden Shot hosted by Bob Monkhouse.
Personal lifeEdit
Stensgaard has married three times: first to art director Tony Curtis; second to John Kerwin.[1] She left acting in 1972, went to live in the U.S. and had a son. She became a Christian and for years worked at a radio station selling air-time and refusing to discuss her acting career. She married Paul Walter in June 2012 in Oregon, USA. [2] She was tracked down by a Danish horror fan, Nicolas Barbano, and eventually agreed to an interview (which appeared in Video Watchdog). Soon after, she was guest of honour at a horror convention.[1]
Stensgaard's image continues to feature on the covers of numerous book and magazine publications; for instance, Marcus Hearn's book Hammer Glamour (2009), which contains a chapter on her.
yutte, stensgaard, born, 1946, danish, actress, born, thisted, jutland, denmark, best, known, starring, role, hammer, lust, vampire, 1971, bornjytte, stensgaard, 1946, 1946, thisted, jutland, denmarkoccupationactressyears, active1968, 1972spouse, tony, curtis,. Yutte Stensgaard born 14 May 1946 is a Danish actress born in Thisted Jutland Denmark best known for her starring role in Hammer s Lust for a Vampire 1971 Yutte StensgaardBornJytte Stensgaard 1946 05 14 14 May 1946 age 77 Thisted Jutland DenmarkOccupationActressYears active1968 1972Spouse s Tony Curtis m 1967 1971 divorced John Kerwin m 1974 1982 divorced 1 Child Paul Walter m 2012 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBorn Jytte Stensgaard she moved to the United Kingdom to improve her English in 1963 She worked as an au pair studied stenography and became a model for a time Stensgaard began her acting career in the film La Ragazza con la pistola The Girl with the Pistol 1968 She then played parts in diverse UK TV series The Saint 1968 episode The Desperate Diplomat Broaden Your Mind 1969 Doctor in the House 1969 70 in which she played the recurring role of Helga Dave Briddock s girlfriend On the Buses 1970 episode The New Uniforms as Ingrid a Swedish tourist Special Branch 1970 episode Miss International as Nina Sareth sci fi comedy series The Adventures of Don Quick 1970 as Flosshilda Jason King 1971 as Arlene in the episode As Easy as A B C The Persuaders 1971 playing Bibi a Judo instructress who assists Danny Wilde Tony Curtis in the episode The Morning After The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 1972 and anthology series Dead of Night 1972 as Gertrude Wickett in the episode Bedtime Her film parts include the Bulldog Drummond film Some Girls Do 1969 as Robot One she played small parts in If It s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium 1969 Scream and Scream Again 1970 and Doctor in Trouble 1970 She also appeared in the low budget sci fi sex comedy Zeta One 1969 Stensgaard s most famous role is that of the vampire Carmilla Mircalla in Hammer s Lust for a Vampire 1971 The film was the sequel to The Vampire Lovers 1970 which had starred Ingrid Pitt as Mircalla The original film was an adaptation of Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu However Lust for a Vampire shared little with the novel it only used the vampire characters and was thus a completely new story In the film the bisexual Carmilla infiltrates an all girl boarding school while falling in love with a novelist Stensgaard auditioned for the part of the Doctor Who companion Jo Grant alongside third Doctor Jon Pertwee in 1970 Towards the end of her career she appeared in pantomime and the stage farce Boeing Boeing 1971 She also appeared on TV as a hostess on the popular game show The Golden Shot hosted by Bob Monkhouse Personal life EditStensgaard has married three times first to art director Tony Curtis second to John Kerwin 1 She left acting in 1972 went to live in the U S and had a son She became a Christian and for years worked at a radio station selling air time and refusing to discuss her acting career She married Paul Walter in June 2012 in Oregon USA 2 She was tracked down by a Danish horror fan Nicolas Barbano and eventually agreed to an interview which appeared in Video Watchdog Soon after she was guest of honour at a horror convention 1 Stensgaard s image continues to feature on the covers of numerous book and magazine publications for instance Marcus Hearn s book Hammer Glamour 2009 which contains a chapter on her Selected filmography EditThe Girl with the Pistol 1968 Zeta One 1969 Some Girls Do 1969 If It s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium 1969 Carry On Camping 1969 Carry On Again Doctor 1969 Scream and Scream Again 1970 Erika Doctor in Trouble 1970 Eve Model This That and the Other 1970 Taxi Girl The Buttercup Chain 1970 Ullah Carry On Loving 1970 Mrs Roxby scenes deleted Lust for a Vampire 1971 Mircalla Carmilla Karnstein Burke amp Hare 1971 JanetReferences EditCitations a b D Hazell Biography for Yutte Stensgaard IMDb Retrieved 18 February 2013 Jim Kouri News With Views Editor Weds British Film Star Yutte Stensgaard News With Views Retrieved 24 September 2021 LiteratureTim Greaves Yutte Stensgaard A Pictorial Souvenir 1 Shot Publications England 1992 Tim Greaves Yutte Stensgaard Memories of a Vampire 1 Shot Publications England 1993 Nicolas Barbano The Strange Loves of Yutte Stensgaard An Interview with the Vampire in Video Watchdog 117 USA 2005 External links EditYutte Stensgaard at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yutte Stensgaard amp oldid 1172163664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
