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| Inga | |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Gender: | Female |
| Location: | Castle Frankenstein, Transylvania |
| Known relatives: | Lewis Castle husband |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | 1944 [1] |
| First: | Young Frankenstein (1974) |
| Actor: | Teri Garr |
Inga is a fictional assistant and one of the main characters in the 1974 horror/comedy Young Frankenstein. She was played by actress Teri Garr.
Overview[]
Inga was a young woman in her mid-twenties with shoulder-length blonde hair. Her country of origin is unclear. Though her name and accent would suggest that she is Swedish, she was living in Transylvania in the mid-1970s.
Inga cam to work as a personal assistant to Doctor Frederick Frankenstein. Along with the hunchback manservant Eye-Gor, she aided Frankenstein in the creation of an artificial humanoid male.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Inga was created by writer/director Mel Brooks and co-screenwriter and lead actor Gene Wilder.
- Inga always enjoyed a good roll in the hay, except in her case, she literally meant rolling about in a pile of hay.
- Inga is one of three main female characters in Young Frankenstein. The others are Frau Blücher and Elizabeth.
- Unlike many of the other characters featured in Young Frankenstein, Inga does not have a counterpart from either the original novel, or any of its numerous screen adaptations.
- Clips of Inga from Young Frankenstein can be seen in the 2008 documentary, Role Model: Gene Wilder.
- Inga is one of two characters in Young Frankenstein whose name begins with the letter I. The other is Igor.
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- ↑ Date is apprxoximated based upon the age of actress Teri Garr. This database presumes that the events of Young Frankenstein take place in the same year in which the film was released.