Karin Lannby, daughter of Gunnar & Lilly Lannby, was born on 13 Apr 1916 in Linkoping, Sweden.
CODE NAME:
Anette
As a student in the 1930s, Karin, being a convinced anti-fascist, joined the Swedish Communists. During the Spanish civil-war, she served as an interpreter and secretary at a hospital in Valencia. She made contact with the Comintern in Barcelona, who gave her an assignment to infiltrate the troops of Francisco Franco in the south of France.
After having failed her task, she was excluded from the communists and returned to Sweden. From 1939–45, she was an agent in service of the Swedish state during the second world war; under the code name Anette, she reported of her observations from the cultural and diplomatic circles of Stockholm's party life.
She acted in several films during the war. In 1940–41, she had a relationship with Ingmar Bergman. After the war, Karin Lannby changed her name to Maria Cyliakus and moved to France (1952), where she was active as an actress, translator and journalist.
She acted in several films during the war. In 1940–41, she had a relationship with Ingmar Bergman. After the war, Karin Lannby changed her name to Maria Cyliakus and moved to France (1952), where she was active as an actress, translator and journalist.
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