Christina Lindberg Bio
December 6, 1950 / Sagittarius / Age 75
Christina Lindberg is a Swedish-born Penthouse model, erotic actress, glamour model, and journalist, born Britt Christina Marinette Lindber on December 6, 1950 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Throughout her modeling career, she has also appeared as Britt Lindberg.
Christina Lindberg was crowned Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1970, stepping into the spotlight at just 19 years old. With her statuesque 38-21-36 figure, charming brown eyes, rich brown hair, and prominent natural breasts, Christina balances youthful curiosity with a growing confidence, creating an allure that feels both innocent and daring.
Photographed by Amnon Bar-Tur, the Swedish beauty had already begun attracting attention in her home country. Raised in a working-class family alongside her sister and three brothers, Christina balanced an academic curiosity with a growing fascination for modeling. At school she studied Latin and once imagined a future in archaeology, but the camera soon opened a different path. While still in her final year of high school, she began posing for Scandinavian men’s magazines, and the attention she received quickly pushed her toward a career in film and international modeling.
Her transition to cinema happened just as Sweden’s film industry was beginning to explore bolder themes and provocative storytelling. Christina made her early screen appearances at the start of the 1970s, including a role in the Swedish comedy Rötmånad, which became a commercial success and introduced her to a wide audience. Not long afterward she appeared in Maid in Sweden and the much-discussed Exponerad, the latter generating significant attention at the Cannes Film Festival and launching her into international celebrity. As her reputation grew, she traveled widely for film promotions and projects, even working in Japan where she appeared in the cult classic Sex & Fury.
Throughout the decade, Christina became one of the most recognizable faces in European sexploitation cinema. Among her most famous performances was her role in the controversial revenge thriller Thriller – en grym film, a performance that later inspired Quentin Tarantino when creating the character Elle Driver in the Kill Bill films. Despite the growing notoriety surrounding the genre, Christina maintained clear personal boundaries. When some productions began pushing toward explicit hardcore material, she refused to participate, choosing instead to walk away from projects that no longer aligned with her comfort or artistic direction.
In the years that followed, Christina gradually shifted her focus away from acting and toward journalism and publishing. After studying journalism in Stockholm, she began writing for men’s magazines and later became deeply involved in the aviation publication Flygrevyn, eventually taking over as editor-in-chief. Her life beyond the screen proved just as varied as her film career: she remained passionate about Swedish nature, wildlife preservation, and a wide range of creative projects. Though she would occasionally return to cinema for cameo appearances decades later, Christina Lindberg’s legacy had already been secured—an intelligent, independent Scandinavian icon whose career bridged glamour modeling, cult cinema, and journalism with effortless confidence.
