What is Inga Swenson?
[[File:Inga Swenson 1958.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Swenson in 1958]] '''Inga Swenson''' (December 29, 1932 &ndash; July 23, 2023) was an [[Americans|American]] actress. She was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]].<ref name=Contemp>{{cite book |chapter=Inga Swenson |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |volume=7 |location=[[Detroit]] |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |year=1989 |access-date=2013-12-04 |url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1609002225&source=Bookmark&u=fairfax_main&jsid=b14428584cbd249b5694ca0e83164df2 |id=Gale Document Number: GALE<nowiki>|</nowiki>K1609002225 |format=fee, via [[Fairfax County Public Library]]}} Biography in Context. {{subscription required}}</ref> Swenson was best known for her roles as Gretchen Kraus in the TV [[sitcom]] ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]'' and as Ingrid Svenson on the TV sitcom ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]'', which had the same producers. She also appeared as northern matriarch Maude Hazard in the acclaimed mini-series ''[[North and South (TV miniseries)|North and South]]'' in 1985 and again in 1986. Swenson died of natural causes on July 23, 2023 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Furdyk |first1=Brent |title='Benson' Star Inga Swenson Dead at 90 |url=https://etcanada.com/news/1009671/benson-star-inga-swenson-dead-at-90/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728210409/https://etcanada.com/news/1009671/benson-star-inga-swenson-dead-at-90/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category-inline}} * {{IMDb name|id=0842421|name=Inga Swenson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Swenson, Inga}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2023 d