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This gorgeous Teutonic temptress was one of Hollywood's most captivating imports of the 1960s. Blonde and beautiful, Berlin-born Elke Sommer, with her trademark pouty lips, high cheekbones and sky-high bouffant hairdos, proved irresistible to American audiences, whether adorned in lace or leather, or donning lingerie or lederhosen... See full bio »

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Elke Schletz
in Berlin, Germany
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???? Unbelievable!!!!! (pre-production)
 
2010 Das Leben ist zu lang
Alfis Mutter
 
2005 Ewig rauschen die Gelder (TV movie)
Frau von Korff
 
2005 Reblaus (TV movie)
Maria Rüppel
 
2000 Flashback - Mörderische Ferien
Frau Lust
 
2000 Nicht mit uns (TV movie)
Andrea Paretti
 
1999 Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne
Frau Lorenz
 
1999 Gisbert (TV series)
– Gute Reise (1999)
 
1998 Gotta Have It (TV movie)
 
1996 Alles nur Tarnung
Die Bösen: Jutta
 
1994 Florian III (TV series)
Sonja Carpenter
 
1993 Destiny Ridge (TV series)
Anna
 
1993 Happy Holiday (TV series)
Isabella Scattini
– Der Star (1993) … Isabella Scattini
 
1992 Counterstrike (TV series)
Anita Duvalier
– No Honour Among Thieves (1992) … Anita Duvalier
 
1992 Severed Ties
Helena Harrison
 
1988 Himmelsheim
Helga Münzel
 
1987 Der Stein des Todes
Kris Patterson
 
1987 Adventures Beyond Belief (TV series)
Headmistress Bruno
 
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (TV movie)
Isabel Von Hohenstauffen
 
1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Natasha
– Brand New Bag (1986) … Natasha
 
1986 Peter the Great (TV mini-series)
Charlotte
 
1985 Jenny's War (TV movie)
Eva Gruenberg
 
1984 Niemand weint für immer
Lou Parker
 
1984 Lily in Love
Alicia Braun
 
1981-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Benita James / Inga Van Damme
– Vicki and the Fugitive/Lady in the Window/Stolen Years/Dutch Treat: Part 1 (1984) … Inga Van Damme
– Vicki and the Fugitive/Lady in the Window/Stolen Years/Dutch Treat: Part 2 (1984) … Inga Van Damme
– Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 1 (1981) … Benita James
– Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 2 (1981) … Benita James
 
1984 Heut' abend (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 June 1984 (1984)
 
1982 Inside the Third Reich (TV movie)
Magda Goebbels
 
1981 Der Mann im Pyjama
Frau Lachmann
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Etain
– Night in the Harem/Druids (1981) … Etain
 
1980 Top of the Hill (TV movie)
Eva Heggener
 
1980 Exit Sunset Boulevard
 
1979 The Double McGuffin
Prime Minister Kura
 
1979 The Fantastic Seven (TV movie)
Rebecca Wayne
 
1979 The Prisoner of Zenda
The Countess
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Miss Pelham
 
1979 Jamaican Gold
Ursula
 
1978 I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Magdalene Kruschen
 
1977 Nicht von gestern (TV movie)
Billie Dawn
 
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV series)
Elke Sommer
 
1976 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Dr. Ilse Martin
– H+2+O = Death (1976) … Dr. Ilse Martin
 
1976 Meet Him and Die
Perrone's Secretary
 
1976 The Swiss Conspiracy
Rita Jensen
 
1976 The Astral Factor
Chris Hartman
 
1976 One Away
Elsa
 
1975 Carry on Behind
Professor Anna Vooshka
 
1975 The Net
Christa Sonntag
 
1974 Ten Little Indians
Vera Clyde
 
1974 It's Not the Size That Counts
Clarissa
 
1974 One or the Other
Miezi
 
1974 Lisa and the Devil
Lisa Reiner
 
1973 Die Reise nach Wien
Toni Simon
 
1972 Lodynskis Flohmarkt Company (TV series)
– Episode #1.7 (1972)
 
1972 Baron Blood
Eva Arnold
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
Heideline 'Uli' Ullman
 
1971 Perlico - Perlaco (TV movie)
 
1971 Zeppelin
Erika Altschul
 
1971 Percy
Helga
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 18 June 1970 (1970)
– Episode dated 19 March 1970 (1970)
 
1970 The Invincible Six
Zari
 
1968 The Wrecking Crew
Linka Karensky
 
1968 They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Ann Bennett
 
1968 The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
Paula Schultz
 
1967 Deadlier Than the Male
Irma Eckman
 
1967 The Corrupt Ones
Lilly Mancini
 
1967 The Venetian Affair
Sandra Fane
 
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Didi
 
1966 The Oscar
Kay Bergdahl
 
1965 The Money Trap
Lisa Baron
 
1965 The Art of Love
Nikki
 
1965 The Dolls
Ulla (segment "Trattato di Eugenetica, Il")
 
1964 Frontier Hellcat
Annie Dillman
 
1964 A Shot in the Dark
Maria Gambrelli
 
1964 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 February 1964 (1964)
 
1964 Seven Tons of Gunfire
 
1963 The Prize
Inger Lisa Andersson
 
1963 ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol
 
1963 The Victors
Helga
 
1963 Verführung am Meer
Eva
 
1963 Who Stole the Body?
Brigitte
 
1962 Bahía de Palma
Olga
 
1962 Un chien dans un jeu de quilles
Ariane
 
1962 Le chien (TV movie)
Elle
 
1962 Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
Renate Hecker
 
1962 Sweet Ecstasy
Elke
 
1962 Café Oriental
Sylvia
 
1962 The Phone Rings Every Night
 
1961 Auf Wiedersehen
Suzy Dalton
 
1961 Geliebte Hochstaplerin
Barbara Shadwell
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
Ingrid
 
1961 Daniella by Night
Daniella
 
1961 Und sowas nennt sich Leben
Britta
 
1960 Love, the Italian Way
Greta
 
1960 The Warrior Empress
 
1960 Himmel, Amor und Zwirn
Eva
 
1960 Men and Noblemen
Caterina
 
1960 Howlers of the Dock
Giulia Giommarelli
 
1960 Lampenfieber
Evelyne
 
1959 A Christmas Festival (TV movie)
The Princess
 
1959 The Day It Rained
Ellen
 
1959 Ship of the Dead
Mylene, ein Französisches Mädchen
 
1959 Ragazzi del Juke-Box
Giulia Cesari
 
1959 La pica sul Pacifico
Rossana
 
1959 L'amico del giaguaro
Grete
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.19 (1978) (performer: "Animal Crackers in My Soup" - uncredited, "Row, Row, Row" - uncredited)
 
1965 Tausend Takte Übermut (performer: "Oh I Love You")
 
1965 Hotel der toten Gäste (performer: "'Ma ora no' Ich sage no")
 
1962 Café Oriental (performer: "Some of these days")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Sharon Tate - Das Ende der Unschuld (2012) … Herself
 
2012 Match Play with Ray Adams (TV series)
Herself
– Tom Dreesen (2012) … Herself
 
2010 Tietjen und Hirschhausen (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 August 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Markus Lanz (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.2 (2010) … Herself
 
2005 Filmlegenden. Deutsch (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Die WIB-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
– Wigald Boning trifft Elke Sommer (2003)
 
2002 The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Last Days of Sharon Tate (1999) … Herself
 
1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV series)
Herself
– Show #168 - Die neuesten Thesen von Martin Luther (1996) … Herself
 
1990 Sally Jessy Raphael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 January 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1990 The Geraldo Rivera Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 January 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1989 Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.49 (1989) … Herself
 
1987-1989 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 May 1989 (1989) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 October 1988 (1988) … Herself
– Episode #1.171 (1987) … Herself
 
1983-1987 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Herself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Ludwigshafen (1987) … Herself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Mainz (1983) … Herself
 
1987 The 1987 Annual Salute to Hollywood Benefit (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 Hollywood Ghost Stories (documentary)
Herself
 
1985 Body Language (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 June 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1973-1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 September 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 September 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 July 1977 (1977) … Herself
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1979 Circus of the Stars #4 (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1973-1979 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 July 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 January 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1979 Dalli Dalli (TV series)
Herself - Kandidatin
– Episode dated 12 April 1979 (1979) … Herself - Kandidatin
 
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.19 (1978) … Herself
 
1970-1978 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 June 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 January 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 1974 (1974) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 July 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
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1978 America 2-Night (TV series)
Herself
– Miss City of Merchandise (1978) … Herself
 
1977 Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1977 US Against the World (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976-1977 Break the Bank (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 October 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1976 Je später der Abend... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 September 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 August 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.175 (1975) … Herself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Film Language
 
1972 Sommer-Sprossen (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 7 February 1972 (1972) … Herself - Co-Host
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.67 (1971) … Herself
– Episode #4.59 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 Ver-r-r-ry Interesting (TV movie)
Herself
 
1966-1970 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself / Himself
– The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #18.4 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #17.4 (1966) … Herself
 
1970 The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.12 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #2.5 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 It Takes Two (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Original Score
 
1968-1969 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.2 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 October 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1969 Der goldene Schuß (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 May 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 Treffpunkt Airport (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.121 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.41 (1967) … Herself
 
1968 Stars in der Manege (TV series documentary)
– Stars in der Manege 1968 (1968)
 
1966 A Bob Hope Comedy Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 December 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film
 
1965 The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
Herself/Maria Poppenini
 
1965 Tausend Takte Übermut
Herself
 
1965 Hotel der toten Gäste
Herself
 
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
– Episode #2.22 (1965) … Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1963 Musik aus Studio B (TV series)
Singer
– Episode dated 18 February 1963 (1963) … Singer
 
1962 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth (documentary)
Kay Bergdahl in 'The Oscar'
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Carry on Quizzing (Video Game)
Prof. Anna Vooshka (uncredited)
 
2001 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1998 What's a Carry On? (TV documentary)
Professor Anna Vooshka (uncredited)
 
1997 François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Carry on Laughing (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Professor Anna Vooshka
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1975) She acted in the play, "Born Yesterday," at the Drury Lane Theatre North in Chicago, Illinois, with Art Kassul. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | 79 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on her painting] I'd rather be known as a painter who acts than as an actress who paints. See more »

Trivia:

She's the daughter of a Lutheran minister who died when she was only fourteen. See more »

Trademark:

Sky-high bouffant hairdo See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio