Biography of ingrid boulting

Part of what led me to become a fashion historian, was my obsessive love of late s and early s British fashion. My interest in Ingrid stemmed first from her beauty, but as I started to research her many years ago a much greater depth began to be revealed to me. A ballerina, a model, an actress, a mother, a yoga teacher, a business owner, a painter, an animal lover, a trauma survivor—Ingrid truly exemplifies the type of person I have sought to talk with in this series—someone who molds and creates the life they desire in the face of ups and downs and veers off the path.

Photo by Alen MacWeeney for Mademoiselle , Born in Transvaal in South Africa in , she was raised by her grandparents for several years before moving to London to join her mother, step-father and new half-siblings. Her stepfather was Roy Boulting, an English filmmaker known for the satirical movies he made with his twin brother John.

Ingrid Boulting is an actress and model, daughter of actress turned fashion model Enid Munnik step-daughter of English film-maker Roy Boulting and step-niece of John Boulting and Sydney Boulting a.k.a.

A delicate child, Ingrid studied ballet at the Royal Ballet School. At around twelve she was discovered at the school by Queen fashion editor Catherine Milinaire, who chose her to pose for a story on a young ballerina. From ballet Ingrid shifted her focus to studying acting and working for experimental repertory companies. Modeling was a way to make a living and became a constant fallback throughout her life, yet the pretty blonde was never interested in being a model.

Ingrid Boulting (born in Transvaal, Union of South Africa in ) is an actress and model, daughter of actress turned fashion model Enid Munnik (later Enid Boulting from her 2nd marriage in ) step-daughter of English film-maker Roy Boulting and step-niece of John Boulting and Sydney Boulting a.k.a.

From London to Paris to New York, Ingrid sought to break into acting yet her looks invited in more immediate opportunities in fashion. While collaborating with master photographers enlivened her creatively, overall modeling was unfulfilling to her. Seeking to find greater fulfillment and understanding of her purpose, Ingrid turned in the early s to meditation and yoga—practices she maintained through the ups and downs of the following decades.

Though she had filmed several B-movies in the late s and the early s, her acting career was truly launched in when she was cast as Kathleen in the movie adaptation of F. Boulting was chosen over more well-known actresses at the behest of producer Sam Spiegel, and though she had actively sought the role, she found the filming difficult.