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{{short description|Norwegian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|Norwegian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
'''Uta Erickson''' was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] actress who was in many [[sexploitation]] films of the late 1960s.
'''Uta Erickson''' (who often used the [[stage name]]s '''Artemidia Grillet''' and '''Carla Erikson'''<ref name=el/>) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] actress who was in many [[sexploitation]] films of the late 1960s. She starred in several provocatively titled films directed by [[Michael Findlay (filmmaker)|Michael and Roberta Findlay]], including ''The Kiss Of Her Flesh'', ''A Thousand Pleasures'', ''The Curse Of Her Flesh'' and ''The Ultimate Degenerate''. Erickson was also a favorite of the directors [[Doris Wishman]] (''[[Love Toy]]'') and [[Barry Mahon]] (''Sex Killer''). Some of her films, notably ''Mnasidika'', were arty enough to pass as the "low end" of an arthouse pairing with a film by a European [[auteur]]. At her best, such as in ''Passion in Hot Hollows '' directed by [[Joseph W. Sarno|Joe Sarno]], her acting could make a softcore scene far more erotic. ''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]]'' rang the death knell to this [[Softcore pornography|softcore]] [[genre]] and effectively ended Erickson's film career.

==Career==
Erickson often used [[stage name]]s: '''Artemidia Grillet''', '''Carla Erikson''', Arti Jane, Artie Giovanni, Sharon Spitz, Tia Trevino, Jennie Reeves, Carla Costa, Artemida Diannini, Marion Shelton, Jo-Ann Perry, Gia Nina, Rose Dunn, Willa Mist, Dyana Alicia, and Britt Hansen.<ref name="goregirl/uta-erickson">{{cite web |title=The Goddesses of Underground Cinema: UTA ERICKSON |url=https://goregirl.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-goddesses-of-underground-cinema-uta-erickson/ |website=Goregirl's Dungeon |access-date=3 December 2023 |language=en |date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

She starred in several provocatively titled films directed by [[Michael Findlay (filmmaker)|Michael]] and [[Roberta Findlay]],<ref name="ReFocus-Roberta">{{cite book |last1=Alilunas |first1=Peter |last2=Strub |first2=Whitney |title=ReFocus: the Films of Roberta Findlay |date=2023 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-1-4744-9746-6 |language=en}}</ref> including ''The Kiss Of Her Flesh'', ''A Thousand Pleasures'', ''The Curse Of Her Flesh'' and ''The Ultimate Degenerate''. Erickson was also a favorite of the directors [[Doris Wishman]] (''[[Love Toy]]'') and [[Barry Mahon]] (''Sex Killer'').

Some of her films, notably ''Mnasidika'', were arty enough to pass as the "low end" of an arthouse pairing with a film by a European [[auteur]]. At her best, such as in ''Passion in Hot Hollows '' directed by [[Joseph W. Sarno|Joe Sarno]], her acting could make a softcore scene far more erotic.

''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]]'' rang the death knell to this [[Softcore pornography|softcore]] [[genre]] and effectively ended Erickson's film career.


Ms Erickson's current whereabouts, or even if she is dead, or alive, are unknown.
Ms Erickson's current whereabouts, or even if she is dead, or alive, are unknown.
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==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
* ''Unholy Matrimony'' (1966)
* ''Unholy Matrimony'' (1966)
* ''Electronic Lover'' (1966)
* ''Electronic Lover'' (1966)<ref name=el>{{Citation|title=Electronic Lover (1966) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275322/fullcredits|access-date=2021-06-02}}</ref>
* ''Olga's Dance Hall Girls'' (1966)
* ''Olga's Dance Hall Girls'' (1966)
* ''The Sex Killer'' (1967)
* ''The Sex Killer'' (1967)
* ''[[Love Toy]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Love Toy]]'' (1968) (as Willa Mist)
* ''Seeds of Sin'' (1968)
* ''Seeds of Sin'' (1968) <ref name="talkhouse/love-smut"/>
* ''The Kiss of Her Flesh'' (1968)<ref name="SoS/roberta-findlay">{{cite news |last1=Heller-Nicholas |first1=Alexandra |title=What’s Inside a Girl?: Porn, Horror and the Films of Roberta Findlay |url=https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/20-years-of-senses/whats-inside-a-girl-porn-horror-and-the-films-of-roberta-findlay-issue-80-september-2016/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=Senses of Cinema |date=September 2016}}</ref>
* ''The Curse of Her Flesh'' (1968)
* ''The Curse of Her Flesh'' (1968) <ref name="SoS/roberta-findlay"/>
* ''See How They Come'' (1968)
* ''See How They Come'' (1968)
* ''Passion in Hot Hollows'' (1969) (as Britt Hansen)<ref name="lostfilm/183574">{{cite web |title=Uta Erickson |url=https://lostfilm.info/person/183574/ |website=lostfilm.info |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
* ''Passion in Hot Hollows'' (1969)
* ''She Came By Bus'' aka ''The Sick Ones'' (1969)
* ''She Came By Bus'' aka ''The Sick Ones'' (1969)
* ''Mnasidika'' (1969)
* ''Mnasidika'' (1969) (as Artimidia Grillet)
* ''She's Doing It Again'' (1969)
* ''She's Doing It Again'' (1969)
* ''The Ultimate Degenerate'' (1969) <ref name="dennisschwartz/ultimatedegenerate/">{{cite web |title=Ultimate Degenerate, The (1969) |url=https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/ultimatedegenerate/ |website=Dennis Schwartz Reviews |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
* ''The Ultimate Degenerate'' (1969)
* ''Bacchanale'' (1970) <ref name="Ghastly One">{{cite book |last1=McDonough |first1=Jimmy |title=The Ghastly One: The Sex-gore Netherworld of Filmmaker Andy Milligan |date=2001 |publisher=A Cappella |isbn=978-1-55652-495-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="talkhouse/love-smut">{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Zach |title=Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-smut/ |website=Talkhouse |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Sleazoid Express">{{cite book |last1=Landis |first1=Bill |last2=Clifford |first2=Michelle |title=Sleazoid Express: A Mind-Twisting Tour Through the Grindhouse Cinema of Times Square |date=3 December 2002 |publisher=Touchstone |isbn=978-0-7432-1583-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="therialtoreport/bacchanale">{{cite web |title=When Soft-Core Became Hard: The Story of 'Bacchanale' (1971) |url=http://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/05/07/bacchanale/ |website=The Rialto Report |date=7 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="23268743.2017.1333026">{{cite journal |last1=Strub |first1=Whitney |title=Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970) |journal=Porn Studies |date=3 July 2017 |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=263–271 |doi=10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026}}</ref>
* ''Bacchanale'' (1970)
* ''Women Women Women Moira'' (1970)
* ''Women Women Women Moira'' (1970)
* ''Dynamite'' (1972)
* ''Dynamite'' (1972)
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==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/913142%7C0/Uta-Erickson/
*https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/913142%7C0/Uta-Erickson/
*https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/0%7C16511/Artimidia-Grillet
* {{IMDb name|id=0259128|name=Uta Erickson}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0259128|name=Uta Erickson}}


Revision as of 21:04, 3 December 2023

Uta Erickson was a Norwegian actress who was in many sexploitation films of the late 1960s.

Career

Erickson often used stage names: Artemidia Grillet, Carla Erikson, Arti Jane, Artie Giovanni, Sharon Spitz, Tia Trevino, Jennie Reeves, Carla Costa, Artemida Diannini, Marion Shelton, Jo-Ann Perry, Gia Nina, Rose Dunn, Willa Mist, Dyana Alicia, and Britt Hansen.[1]

She starred in several provocatively titled films directed by Michael and Roberta Findlay,[2] including The Kiss Of Her Flesh, A Thousand Pleasures, The Curse Of Her Flesh and The Ultimate Degenerate. Erickson was also a favorite of the directors Doris Wishman (Love Toy) and Barry Mahon (Sex Killer).

Some of her films, notably Mnasidika, were arty enough to pass as the "low end" of an arthouse pairing with a film by a European auteur. At her best, such as in Passion in Hot Hollows directed by Joe Sarno, her acting could make a softcore scene far more erotic.

Deep Throat rang the death knell to this softcore genre and effectively ended Erickson's film career.

Ms Erickson's current whereabouts, or even if she is dead, or alive, are unknown.

Partial filmography

  • Unholy Matrimony (1966)
  • Electronic Lover (1966)
  • Olga's Dance Hall Girls (1966)
  • The Sex Killer (1967)
  • Love Toy (1968) (as Willa Mist)
  • Seeds of Sin (1968) [3]
  • The Kiss of Her Flesh (1968)[4]
  • The Curse of Her Flesh (1968) [4]
  • See How They Come (1968)
  • Passion in Hot Hollows (1969) (as Britt Hansen)[5]
  • She Came By Bus aka The Sick Ones (1969)
  • Mnasidika (1969) (as Artimidia Grillet)
  • She's Doing It Again (1969)
  • The Ultimate Degenerate (1969) [6]
  • Bacchanale (1970) [7][3][8][9][10]
  • Women Women Women Moira (1970)
  • Dynamite (1972)

References

  1. ^ "The Goddesses of Underground Cinema: UTA ERICKSON". Goregirl's Dungeon. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ Alilunas, Peter; Strub, Whitney (2023). ReFocus: the Films of Roberta Findlay. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-9746-6.
  3. ^ a b Clark, Zach. "Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In". Talkhouse. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (September 2016). "What's Inside a Girl?: Porn, Horror and the Films of Roberta Findlay". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Uta Erickson". lostfilm.info. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultimate Degenerate, The (1969)". Dennis Schwartz Reviews. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ^ McDonough, Jimmy (2001). The Ghastly One: The Sex-gore Netherworld of Filmmaker Andy Milligan. A Cappella. ISBN 978-1-55652-495-0.
  8. ^ Landis, Bill; Clifford, Michelle (3 December 2002). Sleazoid Express: A Mind-Twisting Tour Through the Grindhouse Cinema of Times Square. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-7432-1583-1.
  9. ^ "When Soft-Core Became Hard: The Story of 'Bacchanale' (1971)". The Rialto Report. 7 May 2017.
  10. ^ Strub, Whitney (3 July 2017). "Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970)". Porn Studies. 4 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026.
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