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Inga Swenson (born December 29, 1932; Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actress. ==Career== Inga Swenson graduated from Omaha Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950. She studied drama at Northwestern University, under Alvina Krause, among others.〔 Please see also 〕〔 〕 and was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. Early in her career Swenson had supporting roles in the films ''Advise and Consent'' (1962) and ''The Miracle Worker'' (1962) in which she played Helen Keller's mother. Swenson is a trained lyric soprano 〔Gaver, Jack. ("What Price Praise?" ). ''The Oxnard Press-Courier''. March 21, 1964.〕〔Witbeck, Charles. ("Gretchen is Thawing" ). ''The Hendersonville Times-News''. January 19, 1983.〕 and starred on Broadway in ''New Faces'' (c. 1956), ''The First Gentleman'' (1959) and received Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in ''110 in the Shade'' (1964) and ''Baker Street'' (1965). Swenson had a role in the TV western series ''Bonanza'' in two episodes: "Inger, My Love" (1962) and "Journey Remembered" (1963). Swenson took a brief leave of absence from her starring role in ''110 in the Shade'' on Broadway to appear in the later episode. In these episodes she played the second wife of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), the mother of Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker), She was actually four years younger than Blocker. Swenson later guest starred in an episode of Lorne Greene's short-lived crime drama ''Griff'' (1973). Swenson is best known for her portrayal of Gretchen Kraus, the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later head housekeeper and budget director) in the TV sitcom ''Benson''. She got the part by appearing in a multi-episode stint as Ingrid Svenson, birth mother of Corinne Tate (Diana Canova), on the TV sitcom ''Soap'', which had the same producers. She also appeared as northern matriarch Maude Hazard in the acclaimed mini-series ''North and South'' in 1985 and again in 1986. A life member of The Actors Studio, her favorite role was Lizzie Currie in the musical ''110 in the Shade''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inga Swenson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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