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Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer, born Elke von Schletz, is a German actress, entertainer and artist, who has starred in many Hollywood films. She was spotted by film director Vittorio De Sica while on holiday in Italy, and began appearing in films there in 1958. Also that year, she changed her surname from Schletz to Sommer, which was easier to pronounce for a non-German audience. She quickly became a noted sex symbol and moved to Hollywood in the early 1960s. She also became one of the most popular pin-up girls of the time, and posed for several pictorials in Playboy magazine, including the September 1964 and December 1967 issues. Sommer became one of the top film actresses of the 1960s. She made just shy of 100 film and television appearances between 1959 and 2005, including A Shot in the Dark with Peter Sellers, The Art of Love with James Garner and Dick Van Dyke, The Oscar with Stephen Boyd, Boy Did I Get a Wrong Number! with Bob Hope, the Bulldog Drummond extravaganza Deadlier Than the Male, The Wrecking Crew with Dean Martin, and The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz. In 1964, she won a Golden Globe award as Most Promising Newcomer Actress for The Prize, a film in which she co-starred with Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson. A frequent guest on television, Sommer sang and participated in comedy sketches on episodes of The Dean Martin Show and on Bob Hope specials, made 10 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and was a panelist on the Hollywood Squares game show many times between 1973 and 1980, when Peter Marshall was its "Square-Master", or host. Sommer's films during the 1970s included the thriller Zeppelin, in which she co-starred with Michael York, and a remake of Agatha Christie's frequently filmed murder mystery Ten Little Indians. In 1972, she starred in two Italian horror films directed by Mario Bava: Baron Blood and Lisa and the Devil. The latter was subsequently re-edited (with 1975 footage inserted) to make a different film called House of Exorcism. Sommer went back to Italy to act in additional scenes for Lisa and the Devil, which its producer inserted into the film to convert it to House of Exorcism, against the wishes of the director. In 1975, Peter Rogers cast her in the British comedy Carry On Behind as the Russian Professor Vrooshka.[2] She became the Carry On films' joint highest-paid performer, at £30,000; this was an honor that she shared with Phil Silvers (who starred in Follow That Camel). Most of her movie work during the decade came in European films. After the 1979 comedy The Prisoner of Zenda, which reunited her with Sellers, the actress did virtually no more acting in Hollywood films, concentrating more on her artwork. She provided the voice for Yzma in the German release of The Emperor's New Groove. Sommer also performed as a singer, recording and releasing several albums. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elke Sommer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1940-11-05

Birth Place

Berlin, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

1963

4.2

Movie
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

6.4

Movie
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964

7.2

Movie
poster

Abendschau

2000

6.0

TV
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

2021

0.0

Movie
poster

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994

5.0

TV
Alles nur Tarnung

Alles nur Tarnung

1996

1.5

Movie
poster

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

1986

7.0

TV
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

1974

5.7

Movie
Auf Wiedersehen

Auf Wiedersehen

1961

0.0

Movie
Bahía de Palma

Bahía de Palma

1962

0.0

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Baron Blood

Baron Blood

1972

6.2

Movie
Beloved Con Artist

Beloved Con Artist

1961

6.0

Movie
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
poster

Bio’s Bahnhof

1978

0.0

TV
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966

5.1

Movie
Café Oriental

Café Oriental

1962

4.5

Movie
Carry On Behind

Carry On Behind

1975

5.4

Movie
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
poster

Dalli Dalli

1971

8.0

TV
Daniella by Night

Daniella by Night

1961

3.2

Movie
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

1962

4.0

Movie
Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

5.9

Movie
Death Stone

Death Stone

1987

3.0

Movie
poster

Der goldene Schuß

1964

6.0

TV
poster

Der große Preis

1974

6.0

TV
Der Mann Im Pyjama

Der Mann Im Pyjama

1981

6.5

Movie
poster

Destiny Ridge

1993

1.0

TV
poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

7.0

TV
poster

Die Pyramide

1979

6.0

TV
Die Reise nach Wien

Die Reise nach Wien

1973

5.5

Movie
poster

Die WIB-Schaukel

2001

0.0

TV
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1961

5.1

Movie
Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne

Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne

1999

0.0

Movie
Elke Sommer erzählt...

Elke Sommer erzählt...

2010

0.0

Movie
Ewig rauschen die Gelder

Ewig rauschen die Gelder

2005

8.0

Movie
Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

2006

8.0

TV
Flashback

Flashback

2000

4.9

Movie
poster

Florian III

1994

0.0

TV
Frontier Hellcat

Frontier Hellcat

1964

6.2

Movie
poster

Gisbert

1999

7.0

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Happy Holiday

1993

0.0

TV
poster

Heut' abend

1980

0.0

TV
Himmel, Amor und Zwirn

Himmel, Amor und Zwirn

1960

0.0

Movie
Himmelsheim

Himmelsheim

1989

0.0

Movie
Hollywood Ghost Stories

Hollywood Ghost Stories

1986

4.4

Movie
Hotel der toten Gäste

Hotel der toten Gäste

1965

3.8

Movie
Howlers of the Dock

Howlers of the Dock

1960

4.9

Movie
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978

4.6

Movie
Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982

7.3

Movie
Jamaican Gold

Jamaican Gold

1979

4.3

Movie
poster

Je später der Abend

1973

0.0

TV
Jenny's War

Jenny's War

1985

6.0

Movie
poster

Jenny's War

1985

5.5

TV
poster

Krimistunde

1982

9.0

TV
L'amico del giaguaro

L'amico del giaguaro

1959

0.0

Movie
La Pica sul Pacifico

La Pica sul Pacifico

1959

5.0

Movie
poster

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

2006

2.0

TV
Lampenfieber

Lampenfieber

1960

6.0

Movie
Le Chien

Le Chien

1962

5.2

Movie
Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

2010

5.0

Movie
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: The World's Most Exotic Vacation Resorts

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: The World's Most Exotic Vacation Resorts

1988

0.0

Movie
Lily in Love

Lily in Love

1984

6.0

Movie
Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil

1973

6.3

Movie
Love, the Italian Way

Love, the Italian Way

1960

4.4

Movie
Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

6.0

Movie
Meet Him and Die

Meet Him and Die

1976

5.4

Movie
Men and Noblemen

Men and Noblemen

1959

6.1

Movie
poster

Menschen der Woche

2000

6.0

TV
poster

Miss Universe

1955

6.0

TV
poster

Münchner Bilderbogen

1970

0.0

TV
poster

Musik aus Studio B

1961

0.0

TV
poster

Na siehste!

1987

0.0

TV
poster

Nachtcafé

1987

6.5

TV
Nachts ging das Telefon

Nachts ging das Telefon

1962

0.0

Movie
poster

NDR Talk Show

1979

6.5

TV
Nicht mit uns

Nicht mit uns

2000

0.0

Movie
Nicht von gestern

Nicht von gestern

1977

0.0

Movie
Niemand weint für immer

Niemand weint für immer

1984

0.0

Movie
One Away

One Away

1976

4.0

Movie
One or the Other of Us

One or the Other of Us

1974

4.8

Movie
Percy

Percy

1971

4.3

Movie
Percy's Progress

Percy's Progress

1974

3.9

Movie
Perlico - Perlaco

Perlico - Perlaco

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

Peter the Great

1986

8.2

TV
Probe

Probe

1972

5.5

Movie
Reblaus

Reblaus

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Reflets de Cannes

1954

0.0

TV
poster

Schmidteinander

1990

8.0

TV
poster

Schnick-Schnack

1975

0.0

TV
Seduction by the Sea

Seduction by the Sea

1963

5.9

Movie
Severed Ties

Severed Ties

1992

4.1

Movie
Ship of the Dead

Ship of the Dead

1959

6.5

Movie
poster

Showgeschichten

1986

0.0

TV
poster

St. Elsewhere

1982

5.4

TV
poster

Stars in der Manege

1959

5.3

TV
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

1997

0.0

Movie
Sweet Ecstasy

Sweet Ecstasy

1962

4.5

Movie
Tausend Takte Übermut

Tausend Takte Übermut

1965

5.7

Movie
That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

5.8

Movie
The Art of Love

The Art of Love

1965

5.3

Movie
The Astral Factor

The Astral Factor

1978

4.0

Movie
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Bobby Darin Show

1973

0.0

TV
The Corrupt Ones

The Corrupt Ones

1967

5.3

Movie
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

6.3

TV
The Day the Rains Came

The Day the Rains Came

1959

6.8

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Dolls

The Dolls

1965

5.7

Movie
The Double McGuffin

The Double McGuffin

1979

5.3

Movie
The Fantastic Seven

The Fantastic Seven

1979

0.0

Movie
The House of Exorcism

The House of Exorcism

1975

4.8

Movie
The Invincible Six

The Invincible Six

1970

2.7

Movie
The Jack Benny Hour

The Jack Benny Hour

1965

0.0

Movie
The Jukebox Kids

The Jukebox Kids

1959

5.7

Movie
The Last Days of Sharon Tate

The Last Days of Sharon Tate

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Money Trap

The Money Trap

1965

4.9

Movie
poster

The Muppet Show

1976

8.0

TV
The Net

The Net

1975

5.0

Movie
The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

5.1

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1979

5.6

Movie
The Prize

The Prize

1963

6.8

Movie
poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

7.2

TV
The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

4.8

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Top of the Hill

The Top of the Hill

1980

0.0

Movie
The Venetian Affair

The Venetian Affair

1967

4.7

Movie
The Victors

The Victors

1963

6.3

Movie
The Warrior Empress

The Warrior Empress

1960

5.0

Movie
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

1968

3.7

Movie
poster

The Winds of War

1983

7.3

TV
The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

1968

5.6

Movie
They Came to Rob Las Vegas

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

5.7

Movie
poster

Tietjen und Bommes

1997

0.0

TV
Training Your Best Friend

Training Your Best Friend

1989

0.0

Movie
Twisted Sex Vol. 5

Twisted Sex Vol. 5

1993

0.0

Movie
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles

Un chien dans un jeu de quilles

1962

0.0

Movie
Und sowas nennt sich Leben

Und sowas nennt sich Leben

1961

7.0

Movie
poster

Unsere kleine Show

1969

0.0

TV
US Against the World

US Against the World

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

1980

3.8

TV
poster

Wer weiß denn sowas?

2015

7.6

TV
poster

Wetten, dass..?

1981

5.5

TV
Who Stole the Body?

Who Stole the Body?

1963

6.5

Movie
poster

Wünsch dir was

1969

0.0

TV
poster

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1986

1.7

TV
Zeppelin

Zeppelin

1971

6.3

Movie
poster

Zwischenstation

1964

0.0

TV