Elke Sommer is a German actress well-known for her roles in such movies as Deadlier Than the Male (1967) (costarring alongside Sylva Koscina) and The Double McGuffin (1979).
Born on November 5th, 1940 in Berlin, she first moved to Great Britain during her teenage years and learned English. She was scouted as a model while she was on holiday in Italy, and eventually did quite well in her modeling career, moving to California in the 60s, and beginning to appear in movies.
She has been married to Wolf Walther since 1993.
Elke Sommer Filmography
Ship of the Dead (1959)
Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959)
The Day It Rained (1959)
Men and Noblemen (1959)
La Pica sul Pacifico (1959)
L’amico del giaguaro (1959)
The Warrior Empress (1960)
Love, the Italian Way (1960)
Howlers of the Dock (1960)
Lampenfieber (1960)
Himmel, Amor und Zwirn (1960)
Why Bother to Knock (1961)
Daniella by Night (1961)
Geliebte Hochstaplerin (1961)
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
Und sowas nennt sich Leben (1961)
Sweet Violence (1962)
Bahía de Palma (1962)
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles (1962)
Café Oriental (1962)
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962)
The Phone Rings Every Night (1962)
The Victors (1963)
The Prize (1963)
Seduction by the Sea (1963)
…denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
Who Stole the Body? (1963)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Amongst Vultures (1964)
The Money Trap (1965)
The Art of Love (1965)
Dolls (1965)
Hotel der toten Gäste (1965)
Tausend Takte Übermut (1965)
The Oscar (1966)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
The Venetian Affair (1966)
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
The Corrupt Ones (1967)
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968)
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
The Invincible Six (1970)
Percy (1971)
Zeppelin (1971)
Baron Blood (1972)
Lisa and the Devil (1973)
Die Reise nach Wien (1973)
Ten Little Indians (1974)
It’s Not the Size That Counts (1974)
One or the Other (1974)
Carry on Behind (1975)
The House of Exorcism (1975)
The Net (1975)
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
Risking (1976)
One Away (1976)
The Astral Factor (1978)
Drop Dead, Dearest (1978)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
The Double McGuffin (1979)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
Jamaican Gold (1979)
Exit Sunset Boulevard (1980)
Der Mann im Pyjama (1981)
The Man in the Iron Cage (1983)
Lily in Love (1984)
Niemand weint für immer (1984)
Hollywood Ghost Stories (1986)
Der Stein des Todes (1987)
Himmelsheim (1988)
Severed Ties (1992)
Alles nur Tarnung (1996)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne (1999)
Flashback (2000)
Das Leben ist zu lang (2010)
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Interests include:: coffee, jackhammers, grandma’s medicine cabinet and sympathetic yawning.