Anne Lonnberg

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Anne Lonnberg
Born
Berkeley, California, United States
Occupation(s)actress, singer
Years active1965–1988

Anne Lonnberg is an American actress and singer of Swedish descent.

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Life and career

Lonnberg was born in Berkeley, California to a Swedish father. She began her acting career in 1965, starring mostly in Greek films. She has appeared throughout her career in a number of American and French films and television series, but only supporting roles. Lonnberg is best remembered for playing the museum guide and one of Drax's girls in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979). [1] [2] Her last role was in the film The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), in which she played a Swiss photographer. She has not starred in any other films or series since.[ citation needed ]

Lonnberg has also made a singing career at the time she started acting, and released a few albums and songs[ vague ] where she sings in French and English.[ citation needed ]

Lonnberg is fluent in both English and French, and has lived in France for several years. She is the author of novels with the name Anne de Pasquale.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Discography

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References

  1. BÉGUIN, Monique (2017-05-24). "Roger Moore. Anne de Pasquale, la James Bond girl, se souvient". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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