Actor

1949-04-06 · Landskrona (Sweden) · Female

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Lena Janet Yvonne Ågren (born 6 April 1949) is a Swedish former actress and model, known for her roles in Italian exploitation films.

Early life

Ågren was born in Landskrona, Scania Province, a town she once described to Italian entertainment journalists as a "Northern Naples". After winning a beauty contest in Copenhagen, she began a modeling career, notably for Christian Dior. Her modeling career brought her to Rome where she studied acting at the Drama School directed by Alessandro Fersen.

Acting career

Ågren made her film debut in Luciano Salce's Colpo di stato, and her early roles included the Michael Caine film Pulp (1972) as a receptionist, and the Jack Lemmon comedy Avanti! (1972) as a nurse. She appeared in 57 films, including The Left Hand of the Law (1975), Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead (1980), Umberto Lenzi's Eaten Alive! (1980), Panic (1982), Red Sonja (1985), the Bud Spencer comedy Aladdin (1986) and the cult horror film Ratman (1988). In the early 1980s, she also had a brief musical career.

Personal life

Ågren is married to Italian film producer Carlo Maietto.

Ågren left acting in the early 1990s and moved to the US where she currently resides. She works as an interior designer and decorator in Miami.

National Library of Sweden Catalog – Janet Ågren