Inga Swenson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inga Swenson (December 29, 1932 - July 23, 2023) was an American actress. Inga Swenson was a graduate of Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, Class of 1950. Swenson was a member of Alpha Phi sorority at Northwestern University where she studied in their famed Drama Department. Swenson is best known to American audiences for her portrayal of Gretchen Kraus, the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later Head Housekeeper and Budget Director) on the TV si...
Known For
Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Self (segment "Rose-Marie") (archive footage)
Doctor Doctor
1989
Bay Coven
1987
as Matty Kline
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Marilyn
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Golden Girls
1985
as Holly
North and South
1985
as Maude Hazard
Newhart
1982
The Mountain Men
1980
as White Singer at the Mountain Men Gathering. (uncredited)
Benson
1979
as Gretchen Kraus
The Betsy
1978
as Mrs. Craddock
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
as Nora Bayes
Vega$
1978
Soap
1977
Soap
1977
as Ingrid Svenson
ABC Weekend Specials
1977
Testimony of Two Men
1977
as Amelia Foster
Lipstick
1976
as Sister Monica
Griff
1973
as Katherine McAfee
The Rookies
1972
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Marston
Earth II
1971
as Ilyana Kovalefskii
Androcles and the Lion
1967
as Lavinia
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Kate
The Miracle Worker
1962
as Kate Keller
Advise & Consent
1962
as Ellen Anderson
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Victoria Regina
1961
as Lady Jane
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Paula Waller
Heart of Darkness
1958
as Maria
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lady Jane