'Benson' star Inga Swenson is dead at 90.
The actress died Sunday night in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes ... her son,, was with her when she died at a board and care facility. We're told Inga's heath had been in decline for the past 6 months, so her death did not come as a shock to the family.
Inga famously played German cook Gretchen Kraus on"Benson" ... appearing in over 150 episodes over seven years and earning three Emmy nominations for her work. "Benson" was a spin-off of another TV sitcom,"Soap," where Inga had a multi-episode role as Ingrid Svenson. In addition to"Benson," Inga also starred on Broadway ... and her performances as Lizzie Curry in"110 in the Shade" and Irene Adler in"Baker Street" resulted in two nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She's a trained lyrical soprano.
Inga acted in two movies in 1962 ... with a pair of supporting roles in"Advise and Consent" and"The Miracle Worker," where she playsShe married Lowell, a sound engineer, in February 1953, and the couple had two children, one of whom already passed away ... and in 1998 she retired from Hollywood.Inga was 90.
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