Elke Sommer

Actor Nov 5 (age 85) Berlin, Germany 1948–2021 (73 year career)

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Biography

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 gir…

Known For

Film

A Shot in the Dark

Maria Gambrelli

Film

The Prize

Inger Lisa Andersson

Film

Lisa and the Devil

Lisa Reiner

Film

Baron Blood

Eva Arnold

Film

The Winds of War

7.2 1983

Film

Frontier Hellcat

Annie Dillman

Film

And Then There Were None

Vera Clyde

Film

The Wrecking Crew

Linka Karensky

Filmography

Acting (156)

Movies (98)

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Life Is Too Long

2010

as Alfis Mutter

5.0

Elke Sommer erzählt...

2010

as Self

Ewig rauschen die Gelder

2005

as Mrs. von Korff

8.0

Reblaus

2005

as Maria Rüppel

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

as Self

6.0

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

2002

as self

Nicht mit uns

2000

as Andrea Paretti

Flashback

2000

as Frau Lust

4.8

The Last Days of Sharon Tate

1999

Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne

1999

as Frau Lorenz

What's a Carry On?

1998

as Professor Anna Vooshka (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.8

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

1997

as Self - Actress

Alles nur Tarnung

1996

as Jutta

2.5

Twisted Sex Vol. 5

1993

as (archive)

Severed Ties

1992

as Helena Harrison

4.3

Himmelsheim

1989

as Helga Münzel

Training Your Best Friend

1989

as Self

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

1988

as Self

Death Stone

1987

as Kris Patterson

2.3

Hollywood Ghost Stories

as Herself

Jenny's War

as Eva Gruenberg

Lily in Love

as Alicia Braun

Niemand weint für immer

1984

as Lou Parker

Der Mann im Pyjama

1981

as Frau Lachmann

6.5

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

as Miss Pelham

6.1

The Top of the Hill

1980

as Eva Heggener

The Fantastic Seven

1979

as Rebecca Wayne

1.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

1979

as Countess Montparnasse

5.7

The Double McGuffin

1979

as Prime Minister Kura

5.0

Jamaican Gold

1979

as Ursula

4.3

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978

as Magdalene Kruschen

The Astral Factor

as Chris Hartman

That's Carry On!

as Professor Anna Vooshka (archive footage)

5.7

US Against the World

1977

as Self

Nicht von gestern

1977

as Billie Dawn

One Away

as Elsa

The Swiss Conspiracy

as Rita Jensen

Meet Him and Die

as Perrone's Secretary

5.4

Carry On Behind

1975

as Professor Anna Vooshka

5.4

The Net

1975

as Christa Sonntag

5.0

The House of Exorcism

1975

as Lisa Reiner

4.5

And Then There Were None

as Vera Clyde

Lisa and the Devil

as Lisa Reiner

Percy's Progress

as Clarissa

One or the Other of Us

1974

as Miezi

4.4

The Journey to Vienna

1973

as Toni Simon

4.6

Probe

1972

as Heideline 'Uli' Ullman

Baron Blood

as Eva Arnold

Zeppelin

as Erika Altschul

Percy

as Helga

Perlico - Perlaco

The Invincible Six

as Zari

The Wrecking Crew

as Linka Karensky

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

as Ann Bennett

5.9

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

as Paula Schultz

The Corrupt Ones

as Lilly Mancini

Deadlier Than the Male

as Irma Eckman

The Venetian Affair

as Sandra Fane

Mondo Hollywood

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as Didi

The Oscar

as Kay Bergdahl

The Art of Love

as Nikki Dunnay

The Jack Benny Hour

as Elke Sommer / Maria Poppenini

The Money Trap

1965

as Lisa Baron

5.0

Hotel der toten Gäste

1965

as Herself

5.4

The Dolls

1965

as Ulla (segment "Il Trattato di Eugenetica")

5.2

Tausend Takte Übermut

as Herself

A Shot in the Dark

as Maria Gambrelli

Frontier Hellcat

as Annie Dillman

The Prize

as Inger Lisa Andersson

The Victors

as Helga

Who Stole the Body?

as Brigitte

Seduction by the Sea

as Eva

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

1963

as Singer

4.2

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

as Renate Hecker

Sweet Ecstasy

as Elke

Café Oriental

as Sylvia

Bahía de Palma

as Olga

Le Chien

1962

as Elle

5.2

Nachts ging das Telefon

1962

as Mabel Meyer

Un chien dans un jeu de quilles

1962

as Ariane

Auf Wiedersehen

1961

as Suzy Dalton

Geliebte Hochstaplerin

1961

as Barbara Shadwell

5.4

Don't Bother to Knock

1961

as Ingrid

4.5

Und sowas nennt sich Leben

as Britta

Daniella by Night

as Daniella

Howlers of the Dock

as Giulia Giommarelli

4.9

Love, the Italian Way

1960

as Greta

3.8

Himmel, Amor und Zwirn

1960

as Eva

The Warrior Empress

Lampenfieber

as Evelyne

L'amico del giaguaro

as Greta

Ship of the Dead

as Mylène Loureau

The Jukebox Kids

as Giulia Cesari

Men and Noblemen

as Caterina

The Day the Rains Came

as Ellen

La Pica sul Pacifico

as Rossana

Television (58)

Wer weiß denn sowas?

2015

as Self

7.6

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

2006

as Self

2.0

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

2006

as Self

8.0

Wir in Bayern

2003

as Self

Die WIB-Schaukel

2001

as self

Abendschau

as Self

Menschen der Woche

as Self

Gisbert

Tietjen und Bommes

as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

as Self

7.1

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994

as Self

5.0

Florian III

1994

as Sonja Carpenter

Happy Holiday

1993

as Isabella Scattini

Destiny Ridge

as Anna Hansen

Schmidteinander

Nachtcafé

as Self

Na siehste!

as Self

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1986

as Self

1.5

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

1986

as Isabel Von Hohenstauffen

6.6

Showgeschichten

1986

as Self

Peter the Great

as Charlotte

Jenny's War

as Eva Gruenberg

The Winds of War

St. Elsewhere

as Natasha

Inside the Third Reich

1982

as Magda Goebbels

Krimistunde

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Heut' abend

as Self

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

as Self

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Die Pyramide

as Self - Musician

Bio’s Bahnhof

as Self

The Love Boat

1977

as Benita James

6.3

The Muppet Show

1976

as Self - Special Guest Star

8.0

Schnick-Schnack

1975

as Self

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Ilse Martin

Dinah!

as Self

Der große Preis

as Self

Je später der Abend

as Self

The Bobby Darin Show

Dalli Dalli

as Self - Candidate

Münchner Bilderbogen

as Self

Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde

1969

as Self

Wünsch dir was

1969

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Der goldene Schuß

as Self

Zwischenstation

as Self

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

as Self

6.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

Musik aus Studio B

1961

as Self

Stars in the Ring

as Self

Cinépanorama

as Self

Miss Universe

as Host

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Princess

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Bambi

as Self