Janet Ågren Maietto is a Swedish former actress of mostly Italian

Italy

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 exploitation film

Exploitation film

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Ågren was born in Landskrona

Landskrona

Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...

, Sweden

Sweden

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. Her modeling

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 career brought her to Italy where she started to appear in films. She made her debut in Giuseppe Orlandini

Giuseppe Orlandini

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's I due crociati (1968). She appeared in a total of 57 films, among the most famous are: Lucio Fulci

Lucio Fulci

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's Paura nella città dei morti viventi (1980), Umberto Lenzi

Umberto Lenzi

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's Mangiati Vivi (1980), Carlo Vanzina

Carlo Vanzina

Carlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale.....

's Dagger Eyes

Dagger Eyes

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(1983), and Richard Fleischer

Richard Fleischer

-Early life:Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie and animator/producer Max Fleischer. He started in motion pictures as director of animated shorts produced by his father including entries in the Betty Boop, Popeye and Superman series.His live-action film career began in 1942 at the RKO...

's Red Sonja

Red Sonja (1985 film)

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(1985). Janet also appeared in 1972 Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

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 comedy Avanti!

Avanti!

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as a nurse. She quit acting in the early 1990s and moved to the US where she currently resides.