40 Glamorous Photos of Britt Ekland in the 1970s

Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; October 6, 1942) is a Swedish actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in The Double Man (1967), The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968), Machine Gun McCain (1969) and Stiletto (1969). 

In the 1970s, Ekland was one of the most recognizable and glamorous actresses of the decade, a true symbol of the jet-set era. She appeared in the British crime film Get Carter (1971), opposite Michael Caine, which established her as a sex symbol.

Ekland played a memorable role as a seductive pagan villager in this cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973). Her dance scene in the film became iconic. She is widely known for her role as Bond girl Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), opposite Roger Moore.

Britt Ekland embodied the 1970s blonde bombshell look — big hair, dramatic eyeliner, and chic fashion. Her style ranged from bohemian and free-spirited in her early 1970s years to sleek and disco-inspired later in the decade. She was often featured in magazines and photographed at parties, premieres, and fashionable London hotspots.

She was part of the Swinging London social scene, often in the public eye for her relationships. After her high-profile marriage to Peter Sellers (which ended in the late 1960s), she dated musician Rod Stewart during the mid-1970s. Their relationship was widely covered in the press and made her a fixture of pop culture. Her celebrity persona mixed Hollywood allure with a European sophistication.

By the end of the 1970s, Ekland was known not only as an actress but as a style icon and tabloid favorite, representing the glamour and excess of the decade.