Essy Persson

Actor · born 15 June 1941 · Gothenburg, Sweden

Essy Ingeborg Vilhelmina Persson is a Swedish stage and film actress most noted for her role in "I, a Woman" (1965). She started out on the theatre before being discovered by Swedish film director and cinematographer Mac Ahlberg. Later American producer Radley Metzger offered Essy a string of parts in international erotic films. She studied at the Art Academy Valand and Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Designs, from 1981 to 1984 and became an artist.

Where to start: Blomstrande tider (1980).