Born 1943 in Sandnes, Norwegian actress and model Julie Ege began to work as a model at the age of 15. She made her film debut in a low-budget Norwegian film Stompa til sjøs (Stompa at Sea). She was a Penthouse Pet of May which landed her a role in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as Helen, the “Scandinavian girl”. She later starred in Hammer Film Productions’ Creatures the World Forgot and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires.
Ege is probably best remembered for her role in the 1971 comedy hit film Up Pompeii alongside Frankie Howerd. She played Voluptua, a Roman ruler. Her voice, however, was overdubbed by Sheila Steafel for the film.
In a UK TV documentary a few years before her death, Ege stated that she never minded being labelled a glamor actress and that it had been a good life that basically helped pay the bills. She returned to Norway and did a few films before qualifying as a registered nurse in 1998. She lived in Oslo, where she worked as a nurse.
Take a look at these fabulous photos to see portraits of young Julie Ege in the 1960s and ’70s.
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