Ann Smyrner
Encyclopedia
Ann Smyrner is a Danish
actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy
, the USA, Austria
and West Germany
. She played in adventure, comedy, science fiction
, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies Reptilicus
and Journey to the Seventh Planet (both 1962).
Ann Smyrner spent most of her screen career in Germany. After she retired from acting in 1971, she moved to Spain
because, as she stated in a 2001 interview, "Both the country and its people are too cold and boring." Smyrner is the daughter of the late Danish stage actor Poul Smyrner.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the USA, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. She played in adventure, comedy, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies Reptilicus
Reptilicus
Reptilicus, a giant monster film about a fictional prehistoric reptile, is a Danish-American co-production, produced by American International Pictures and Saga Studios, and is upon close examination two distinctly different films helmed by two different directors.The original version, which was...
and Journey to the Seventh Planet (both 1962).
Ann Smyrner spent most of her screen career in Germany. After she retired from acting in 1971, she moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
because, as she stated in a 2001 interview, "Both the country and its people are too cold and boring." Smyrner is the daughter of the late Danish stage actor Poul Smyrner.
Selected filmography
- Lilli - ein Mädchen aus der Großstadt (1958)
- Breakfast in BedBreakfast in Bed (film)Breakfast in Bed is a 1963 German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver and Ann Smyrner. The wife of a newspaper editor grows sick of his frequent absences.-Cast:...
(1963) - Marry Me, CherieMarry Me, CherieMarry Me, Cherie is a 1964 German-Austrian comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Paul Hubschmid, Letícia Román and Ann Smyrner...
(1964)